English Standard Version
Exodus 16:5
5On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather daily."
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.”
- 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.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)On the sixth day they will gather food, and when they prepare it, there will be twice as much as usual.”
Context of Exodus 16:5
3and the people of Israel said to them, "Would that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots and ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger." 4Then the Lord said to Moses, "Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not. On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather daily." 6So Moses and Aaron said to all the people of Israel, "At evening you shall know that it was the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, 7and in the morning you shall see the glory of the Lord, because he has heard your grumbling against the Lord. For what are we, that you grumble against us?"
Read all of Exodus 16Exodus 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 16:23he said to them, "This is what the Lord has commanded: 'Tomorrow is a day of solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to the Lord; bake what you will bake and boil what you will boil, and all that is left over lay aside to be kept till the morning.'"
- Exodus 35:2Six days work shall be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.
- Leviticus 25:21I will command my blessing on you in the sixth year, so that it will produce a crop sufficient for three 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
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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
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