Exodus 16:20 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and they have not hearkened unto Moses, and some of them do leave of it till morning, and it bringeth up worms and stinketh; and Moses is wroth with them.

English ASV

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.

English Amplified

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.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

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.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

But they did not listen to Moses; some people left part of it until morning, and it became infested with maggots and began to smell. So Moses was angry with them.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

But they didn’t listen to Moses; some people left part of it until morning, and it bred worms and stank. Therefore Moses was angry with them.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

But they did not hearken to Moses; and some men left of it until the morning; then worms bred in it and it stank. And Moses was wroth with them.

English EASY 2024

But some of the people did not listen to Moses. They kept part of the food until the morning. But worms appeared in it, and it began to have a bad smell. Then Moses was angry with those people.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

But some of the people did not obey Moses. They saved their food for the next day. But worms got into the food and it began to stink. Moses was angry with the people who did this.

But they did not listen to Moses. Some left part of it till the morning, and it bred worms and stank. And Moses was angry with them.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

But some of them did not listen to Moses and saved part of it. The next morning it was full of worms and smelled rotten, and Moses was angry with them.

English God's Word - GW 1995

But some of them didn't listen to Moses. They kept part of it until morning, and it was full of worms and smelled bad. So Moses was angry with them.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

But they didn't listen to Moses; some people left part of it until morning, and it bred worms and smelled. Therefore Moses was angry with them.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

But they did not listen to Moses, and some left part of it until morning, and it bred worms and became foul; and Moses was angry with them.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

However, they did not listen to Moses, and some of them left part of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank, and Moses was angry with them.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

But they did not listen to Moses, and some left part of it until morning, and it bred worms and became foul; and Moses was angry with them.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

But they would not listen to him. When some kept a part of it over until the following morning, it became wormy and rotten. Therefore Moses was displeased with them.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

But they did not listen to Moses; some kept part of it until morning, and it was full of worms and began to stink, and Moses was angry with them.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Some of them didn't pay any attention to Moses. They kept part of it until morning. But it was full of maggots and began to stink. So Moses became angry with them.

English NIV

However, some of them paid no attention to Moses; they kept part of it until morning, but it was full of maggots and began to smell. So Moses was angry with them.

English NKJ 1982

Notwithstanding they did not heed Moses. But some of them left part of it until morning, and it bred worms and stank. And Moses was angry with them.

English NLT

But, of course, some of them didn't listen and kept some of it until morning. By then it was full of maggots and had a terrible smell. And Moses was very angry with them.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

But they did not listen to Moses; some left part of it until morning, and it bred worms and became foul. And Moses was angry with them.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

But they did not listen to Moses; some left part of it till the morning, and it bred worms and became foul; and Moses was angry with them.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

But of course some of them wouldn't listen, and left it until morning; and when they looked, it was full of maggots and had a terrible odor; and Moses was very angry with them.

English Tyndale 1537

Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses: but some of the left of it until the mornynge, and it waxed full of worms and stank, and Moses was angry with them.