Exodus 16:34

34 As the Lord commanded Moses, Aaron placed it before the testimony to be preserved.

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 Moses said, "This is what the Lord has commanded: 'Two quarts of it are to be preserved throughout your generations, so that they may see the bread I fed you in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.' "

33 Moses told Aaron, "Take a container and put two quarts of manna in it. Then place it before the Lord to be preserved throughout your generations."

34 As the Lord commanded Moses, Aaron placed it before the testimony to be preserved.

35 The Israelites ate manna for 40 years, until they came to an inhabited land. They ate manna until they reached the border of the land of Canaan.

36 (Two quarts are a tenth of an ephah.)