Exodus 16:33
ESV
And Moses said to Aaron, "Take a jar, and put an omer of manna in it, and place it before the Lord to be kept throughout your generations."
NIV
So Moses said to Aaron, "Take a jar and put an omer of manna in it. Then place it before the Lord to be kept for the generations to come."
NASB
And Moses said to Aaron, 'Take a jar and put a full omer of manna in it, and place it before the Lord to be kept safe throughout your generations.'
CSB
Moses told Aaron, "Take a container and put two quarts of manna in it. Then place it before the Lord to be preserved throughout your generations."
NLT
Moses said to Aaron, 'Get a jar and fill it with two quarts of manna. Then put it in a sacred place before the Lord to preserve it for all future generations.'
KJV
And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before the Lord, to be kept for your generations.
NKJV
And Moses said to Aaron, “Take a pot and put an omer of manna in it, and lay it up before the Lord, to be kept for your generations.”
What does Exodus 16:33 mean?
God often emphasizes the need to teach future generations about what He has done (Exodus 12:24–27; 13:14; Deuteronomy 4:10; 6:7; Psalm 78:5). The story of Israel's path from Egyptian slavery (Exodus 1:11–14), to wilderness travel (Exodus 12:40–41), to the borders of the Promised Land (Numbers 13:1) is fundamental to the nation's identity. For this reason, the Lord instructed certain relics to be kept (Hebrews 9:4). These included the stone tablets recording the covenant (Exodus 25:16), Aaron's staff (Numbers 17:10), and a jar of manna (Exodus 16:32).Moses directs his brother, Aaron (Exodus 4:14–17), to put a single person's daily portion of manna (Exodus 16:16) in a jar. Normally, manna kept overnight would spoil (Exodus 16:19–20). Only what was collected on the sixth day would last, and that was for only one more day (Exodus 16:23–24). This jar would remain clean, however, so future Israelites would have a token of remembrance once manna was no longer being provided (Exodus 16:35; Joshua 5:12).
