Exodus 16:5

Exodus 16:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.
• New International Version (NIV)On the sixth day they are to prepare what they bring in, and that is to be twice as much as they gather on the other days.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather daily."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it shall be on the sixth day that they shall prepare what they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.”

Context of Exodus 16:5

3The Israelites said to them, ‘It would have been better if the Lord had killed us in Egypt! There, we sat round pots with plenty of meat. We ate all the food that we wanted. But now you have brought us into this desert. We are so hungry that we will soon die!’ 4Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘I will cause bread to fall down from the sky for you like rain. Each day, the people must go out and pick up enough bread for that day. In this way I will test them. I will discover whether they will obey my rules. On the sixth day, they must pick up and prepare twice as much bread.’ 6So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, ‘In the evening, you will know who brought you out of Egypt. It was the Lord! 7Then, in the morning, you will see how great the Lord is. The Lord has heard the bad things that you have said against him. We, Moses and Aaron, are the Lord's servants. So you are complaining against him, not against us!’

Exodus 16:5 word by word

וְהָיָה֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשִּׁשִּׁ֔י וְהֵכִ֖ינוּ אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר־יָבִ֑יאוּ וְהָיָ֣ה מִשְׁנֶ֔ה עַ֥ל אֲשֶֽׁר־יִלְקְט֖וּ י֥וֹם׀ יֽוֹם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it shall come to pass, that on the sixthשִׁשִּׁיshishshîy · sixthH8345
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• they shall prepareכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• they bring inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• and it shall be twiceמִשְׁנֶהmishneh · secondH4932
• as much as they gatherלָקַטlâqaţ · to gatherH3950

Cross-references for Exodus 16:5

• Exodus 16:23Moses said to them, ‘This is what the Lord has said: “Tomorrow is a special day of rest. It is a Sabbath day, to worship the Lord. Today, you must bake any food that you want to bake. Boil the meat that you want to boil. Keep until the morning whatever food you do not eat today.” ’
• Exodus 35:2You may work for six days each week, but the seventh day will be a holy day for you. It will be a day of complete rest to give honour to the Lord. If anyone works on that day, you must punish him with death.
• Leviticus 25:21God will cause a lot of food to grow in the sixth year. They will have food for three more years.

Commentaries on Exodus 16:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5It shall be twice as much - They should collect and prepare a double quantity.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5These were the Lord’s instructions for gathering the food he gave in the wilderness. He provided enough for each day. On the sixth day, he gave a double portion. This way, the people did not need to gather food on the Sabbath (see 16:21–30). The Israelites kept the Sabbath even before it was written in the Ten Commandments. Many people resist a way of life that requires daily trust in God. We prefer to store up supplies so that we feel independent. But…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-361. they took their journey from Elim--where they had remained several days. came unto the wilderness of Sin--It appears from Nu 32:1-42, that several stations are omitted in this historical notice of the journey. This passage represents the Israelites as advanced into the great plain, which, beginning near El-Murkah, extends with a greater or less breadth to almost the extremity of the peninsula. In its broadest part northward of Tur it is called El-Kaa…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 16:5

• Aaron
• Israel
• Manna
• Miracles
• Sabbath
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Ashamed
• Exodus
• Manna
• None
• Remain
• Rest
• Testimony
• Exodus, the Book of
• Leviticus
• Moses

Commentaries on Exodus 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings