The Meaning of Exodus 16:34 Explained

Exodus 16:34

KJV: As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.

YLT: as Jehovah hath given commandment unto Moses, so doth Aaron let it rest before the Testimony, for a charge.

Darby: As Jehovah had commanded Moses, so Aaron deposited it before the Testimony, to be kept.

ASV: As Jehovah commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

As the LORD  commanded  Moses,  so Aaron  laid it up  before  the Testimony,  to be kept. 

What does Exodus 16:34 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 16:27-36 - Daily Food And Its Memorial
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Chapter Summary: Exodus 16

1  The Israelites come to Sin, and murmur for want of bread
4  God promises them bread and meat from heaven, and they are rebuked
13  Quail and manna are sent
16  The ordering of manna
25  It was not to be found on the Sabbath
32  An omer of it is preserved

What do the individual words in Exodus 16:34 mean?

As commanded Yahweh - Moses so laid it up Aaron before the Testimony to be preserved
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־ מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיַּנִּיחֵ֧הוּ אַהֲרֹ֛ן לִפְנֵ֥י הָעֵדֻ֖ת לְמִשְׁמָֽרֶת

צִוָּ֥ה  commanded 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: צָוָה  
Sense: to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order.
יְהוָ֖ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֶל־  - 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
מֹשֶׁ֑ה  Moses 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֹשֶׁה  
Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus.
וַיַּנִּיחֵ֧הוּ  so  laid  it  up 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: מֻנָּח  
Sense: to rest.
אַהֲרֹ֛ן  Aaron 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַהֲרֹון  
Sense: brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest.
לִפְנֵ֥י  before 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
הָעֵדֻ֖ת  the  Testimony 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֵדוּת  
Sense: testimony.
לְמִשְׁמָֽרֶת  to  be  preserved 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִשְׁמֶרֶת  
Sense: guard, charge, function, obligation, service, watch.