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Exodus 16:19-20. Left until morning. In morning light a Hebrew man recoils from a small open clay bowl of spoiled pale manna with a few tiny worms visible, holding it away from his face; Moses looks sternly toward him. Restrained small-scale depiction, no grotesque infestation, no wounds, no other household food spoiled. Bronze Age Exodus setting, not first-century staging. One 16:9 single scene. No text or lettering.
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Exodus 16:19-20

Left until morning

Hunger in the wilderness · Exodus 16

Story guide: Some ignore Moses and keep manna overnight; it breeds worms and smells bad.

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19And Moses said to them, “Let no one leave any of it until morning.”

20But they did not listen to Moses, and some men left some of it until morning, and it bred worms and stank; and Moses was angry with them.

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