God’s Word Translation
Exodus 16:22
22But on the sixth day they gathered twice as much food, four quarts per person. All the leaders of the community came to Moses and told him about it.
Exodus 16:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
- New International Version (NIV)On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much—two omers for each person—and the leaders of the community came and reported this to Moses.
- English Standard Version (ESV)On the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers each. And when all the leaders of the congregation came and told Moses,
- New King James Version (NKJV)And so it was, on the sixth day, that they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one. And all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
Context of Exodus 16:22
20But 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. 21Each morning they gathered as much food as they could eat. When the sun was hot, it melted away. But on the sixth day they gathered twice as much food, four quarts per person. All the leaders of the community came to Moses and told him about it. 23He said to them, “This is what the Lord said: Tomorrow is a day of rest—a holy day dedicated to the Lord. Bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil. Save all that’s left over, and keep it until tomorrow morning.” 24So they saved it until the next morning as Moses had commanded, but it didn’t smell or have worms in it.
Read all of Exodus 16Exodus 16:22 word by word
וַיְהִ֣י׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשִּׁשִּׁ֗י לָֽקְט֥וּ לֶ֙חֶם֙ מִשְׁנֶ֔ה שְׁנֵ֥י הָעֹ֖מֶר לָאֶחָ֑ד וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ כָּל־נְשִׂיאֵ֣י הָֽעֵדָ֔ה וַיַּגִּ֖ידוּ לְמֹשֶֽׁה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- on the sixthשִׁשִּׁיshishshîy · sixthH8345
- dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- they gatheredלָקַטlâqaţ · to gatherH3950
- twiceמִשְׁנֶהmishneh · secondH4932
- as much breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
- twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
- omersעֹ֫מֶר‛ômer · omerH6016
- for oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- and all the rulersנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
- of the congregationעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
- cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- and toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
Cross-references for Exodus 16:22
- Deuteronomy 8:3So he made you suffer from hunger and then fed you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had seen before. He did this to teach you that a person cannot live on bread alone but on every word that the Lord speaks.
- Exodus 16:5But on the sixth day when they prepare what they bring home, it should be twice as much as they gather on other days.”
- Leviticus 25:12The jubilee ⌞year⌟ will be holy to you. You will eat what the field itself produces.
Commentaries on Exodus 16:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22On the sixth day they gathered twice as much - This they did that they might have a provision for the Sabbath, for on that day no manna fell, Exodus 16:26, Exodus 16:27. What a convincing miracle was this! No manna fell on the Sabbath! Had it been a natural production it would have fallen on the Sabbath as at other times; and had there not been a supernatural influence to keep it sweet and pure, it would have been corrupted on the Sabbath as well as on…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Twice as much bread - See Exodus 16:5. From this passage and from Exodus 16:5 it is inferred that the seventh day was previously known to the people as a day separate from all others, and if so, it must have been observed as an ancient and primeval institution.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-31Verses 22-31 Here is mention of a seventh-day sabbath. It was known, not only before the giving of the law upon mount Sinai, but before the bringing of Israel out of Egypt, even from the beginning, Ge 2:3. The setting apart one day in seven for holy work, and, in order to that, for holy rest, was ever since God created man upon the earth, and is the most ancient of the Divine laws. Appointing them to rest on the seventh day, he took care that they should…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-30The Sabbath was a day set apart for the Lord (16:23). It was also a gift from the Lord to his people (16:29). Rest and worship are not meant to be an obligation, but a privilege. However, because people often try to meet their needs in our own way, God commands rest and worship (16:28).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-3113-31. at even the quails came up, and covered the camp--This bird is of the gallinaceous kind [that is, relating to the order of heavy-bodied, largely terrestrial birds], resembling the red partridge, but not larger than the turtledove. They are found in certain seasons in the places through which the Israelites passed, being migratory birds, and they were probably brought to the camp by "a wind from the Lord" as on another occasion (Nu 11:31). and in…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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