Exodus 16:36

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 16:36 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.
Exodus 16:36 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 16

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
36Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.] Frequent mention being made of this measure in the above relation, as containing the quantity of each man’s share of the manna daily, during the forty years’ stay in the wilderness; an account is given by the historian how much it contained, by which it may appear what a sufficient provision was made: an ephah, according to Jarchi, contained three seahs (or pecks); a scab, six kabs; a kab, four logs; a log, six egg shells; and the tenth part of an ephah was forty three egg shells, and the fifth part of one: but Dr. Cumberland f533 has reduced this to our measure, and has given it more clearly and distinctly; an ephah, according to him, contained,…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Exo 16:16, Exo 16:32, Exo 16:33 Next: Exodus Chapter 17”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“In conclusion, the quantity of the manna collected for the daily supply of each individual, which was preserved in the sanctuary, is given according to the ordinary measurement, viz., the ephah. The common opinion, that עמר was the name for a measure of capacity, which was evidently shared by the Seventy, who have rendered the word γομόρ, has no foundation so far as the Scriptures are concerned. Not only is it a fact, that the word omer is never used as a measure except in this chapter, but the tenth of an ephah is constantly indicated, even in the Pentateuch, by "the tenth part of an ephah" ( Lev 5:11; Lev 6:13; Num 5:15; Num 28:5), or "a tenth deal" ( Exo 29:40; Lev 14:10, etc.; in all 30…”
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