God’s Word Translation
Exodus 16:26
26You can gather food on six days, but on the seventh day, the day of rest, you won’t find any.”
Exodus 16:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.
- New International Version (NIV)Six days you are to gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will not be any.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, which is a Sabbath, there will be none."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will be none.”
Context of Exodus 16:26
24So they saved it until the next morning as Moses had commanded, but it didn’t smell or have worms in it. 25“Eat it today,” Moses said, “because today is a day of rest—a holy day dedicated to the Lord. You won’t find anything on the ground today. You can gather food on six days, but on the seventh day, the day of rest, you won’t find any.” 27On the seventh day some people went out to gather food, but they didn’t find any. 28The Lord said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to do what I have commanded and instructed you to do?
Read all of Exodus 16Exodus 16:26 word by word
שֵׁ֥שֶׁת יָמִ֖ים תִּלְקְטֻ֑הוּ וּבַיּ֧וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֛י שַׁבָּ֖ת לֹ֥א יִֽהְיֶה־בּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Exodus 16:26
- Exodus 20:9You have six days to do all your work.
- Deuteronomy 5:13You have six days to do all your work.
- Ezekiel 46:1“ ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: The east gate of the inner courtyard must be closed during the six working days, but it must be opened on the weekly day of rest—a holy day. It must also be opened on the New Moon Festival.
- Luke 13:14The synagogue leader was irritated with Jesus for healing on the day of rest. The leader told the crowd, “There are six days when work can be done. So come on one of those days to be healed. Don’t come on the day of rest—a holy day.”
Commentaries on Exodus 16:26
- 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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