And Moses said to them, “Let no one leave any of it over until morning.”
Exodus 16:20 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 But they did not listen to Moses; some left part of it until morning, and it became wormy and rotten. And Moses was angry with them. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was wroth with them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But they did not listen to Moses; some of them left of it until morning, and it bred worms, became foul, and stank; and Moses was angry with them. American Standard Version (1901) Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and became foul: and Moses was wroth with them. Common English Bible But they didn’t listen to Moses. Some kept part of it until morning, but it became infested with worms and stank. Moses got angry with them. Catholic Public Domain Version And they did not listen to him, but they left some of it behind until morning, and it began to swarm with worms, and it putrefied. And Moses became angry against them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they hearkened not to him, but some of them left until the morning: and it began to be full of worms, and it putrefied, and Moses was angry with them. |
And Moses said to them, “Let no one leave any of it over until morning.”
Morning by morning they gathered it, as much as each needed, but when the sun grew hot, it melted.
So they put it aside until morning, just as Moses commanded them, and it did not rot, and there were no maggots in it.
Now the man Moses was very humble, more so than anyone else on the face of the earth.
Moses was very angry and said to the Lord, “Pay no attention to their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them, and I have not harmed any one of them.”
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal,
But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not stop them, for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs.
He looked around at them with anger; he was grieved at their hardness of heart and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.
And he said to them, “Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.”
Sell your possessions and give alms. Make purses for yourselves that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for he himself has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you.”