Exodus 16:32
ESV
Moses said, "This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Let an omer of it be kept throughout your generations, so that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’"
NIV
Moses said, "This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Take an omer of manna and keep it for the generations to come, so they can see the bread I gave you to eat in the wilderness when I brought you out of Egypt.’ "
NASB
Then Moses said, 'This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘A full omer of it is to be kept safe throughout your generations, so that they may see the bread that I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’?'
CSB
Moses said, "This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Two quarts of it are to be preserved throughout your generations, so that they may see the bread I fed you in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’"
NLT
Then Moses said, 'This is what the Lord has commanded: Fill a two-quart container with manna to preserve it for your descendants. Then later generations will be able to see the food I gave you in the wilderness when I set you free from Egypt.'
KJV
And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.
NKJV
Then Moses said, “This is the thing which the Lord has commanded: ‘Fill an omer with it, to be kept for your generations, that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’ ”
What does Exodus 16:32 mean?
God has provided the people with "manna" (Exodus 16:31), which is provided daily in a miraculous way (Exodus 16:14–15, 21). This grain-like material (Numbers 11:7–8) would sustain them for the next forty years (Exodus 16:35; Joshua 5:12). Once the manna stops arriving, however, God intends for future generations to see what it was like. So, He commands the people to keep one person's daily portion (Exodus 16:16) in a jar. Presumably, this will not spoil like other manna kept beyond its time (Exodus 16:19–20).This manna would be a relic reminding Israel of their miraculous rescue from Egyptian slavery (Exodus 1:11–14; 12:40–41). Several other artifacts were known even during the New Testament era (Hebrews 9:4) but were lost. Aaron is said to have kept this jar of manna (Exodus 16:34) with the "testimony." This is a reference to the tablets on which God will record His covenant with Israel (Exodus 25:16). Some commentators suggest that Joshua included these details after Moses' death.
