What Does Exodus 16:33 Mean in the King James?
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.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
A portion of the manna is guarded beyond its use, turning daily provision into a witness that outlives the moment.
THE MEANING
Provision does not end at consumption: a portion remains before the LORD as a witness for generations. Moses (מֹשֶׁה, Moshe, associated with מָשָׁה, mashah, “draw out”) carries the image of one drawn out; here, nourishment is drawn from its daily use and kept in view. What sustains you now can remain visible as testimony for those who come after.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
The lie this undoes is that what feeds you matters only while you are consuming it.
THE ROOT
לְמִשְׁמֶרֶת
le-mishmeret
GROWS FROM
שׁמר
sh-m-r
To watch over, guard, or keep.
In English, “kept” names the result; the Hebrew מִשְׁמֶרֶת (mishmeret) also carries the image of an entrusted charge under watch. Preservation here is active guarding, leaving the provision visible as a witness.
ALSO GROWS
shamar: To keep, guard, or watch over.
שָׁמַר
The manna is held under care so it remains available as a witness.
mishmeret: A charge or deposit entrusted for safekeeping.
מִשְׁמֶרֶת
This is the word used for the portion set aside, giving its keeping the sense of an entrusted duty.
shomer: A keeper or watchman.
שֹׁמֵר
This branch brings out the watchful care contained in the idea of keeping.
THE PATTERN
What meets an immediate need can be preserved as a witness and resource for those who follow.
Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.THE THREAD
As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.The same Hebrew word, מִשְׁמֶרֶת (mishmeret, “a charge entrusted for safekeeping”), names the keeping in both verses. The next line locates the manna before the Testimony, showing its preservation as an entrusted witness.
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