Bible Strands
Exodus 16:33
So Moses told Aaron, “Take a jar and fill it with an omer of manna. Then place it before the LORD to be preserved for the generations to come.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses commands Aaron to take a jar of manna during the wilderness period after the daily provision was established.
The words — The Hebrew noun צִנְצֶנֶת (tzin.Tze.net) translates literally to "a jar" or "vessel," identifying the specific container Moses orders Aaron to prepare.
The thread — The preserved jar appears later in Hebrews 9:4 as an object located inside the gold-covered ark of the covenant.
Why it lands — The text explicitly commands the physical preservation of one omer of manna before the LORD so future generations may see it.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Hebrews 9:4 containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.