Exodus 16:34

34 So Aaron did what the Lord had commanded Moses. He put the jar of manna in front of the Agreement to keep it safe.

Exodus 16:34 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 16:34

As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the
testimony, to be kept.
] That is, before the ark of the testimony; when that was made, as it was in a little time after this, called the testimony, because it contained in it the law, which was a testimony or testification of the mind and will of God unto Israel, see ( Exodus 25:16 Exodus 25:21 Exodus 25:22 ) the apostle says, the pot of manna was in the ark, ( Hebrews 9:4 ) that is, on one side of it, (See Gill on Hebrews 9:4).

Exodus 16:34 In-Context

32 Then Moses said, "The Lord said, 'Save two quarts of this food for your descendants. Then they can see the food I gave you to eat in the desert when I brought you out of Egypt.'"

33 Moses told Aaron, "Take a jar and fill it with two quarts of manna. Then place it before the Lord, and save it for your descendants."

34 So Aaron did what the Lord had commanded Moses. He put the jar of manna in front of the Agreement to keep it safe.

35 The Israelites ate manna for forty years, until they came to the land where they settled -- the edge of the land of Canaan.

36 The measure they used for the manna was two quarts, or one-tenth of an ephah.