Exodus 16:4

Exodus 16:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then said the Lord unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test them and see whether they will follow my instructions.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you. And the people shall go out and gather a certain quota every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in My law or not.

Context of Exodus 16:4

2The entire company of Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron in the desert. 3The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat, when we ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this desert to kill this whole assembly with hunger!” Then the Lord said to Moses, “I am going to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people will go out and gather the amount for each day, so that I may test them. Will they walk in my law or not? 5On the sixth day they will prepare what they bring in, and it will be twice as much as they gather every other day.” 6Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “In the evening you will know that the Lord has brought you out of the land of Egypt,

Exodus 16:4 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה הִנְנִ֨י מַמְטִ֥יר לָכֶ֛ם לֶ֖חֶם מִן־הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְיָצָ֨א הָעָ֤ם וְלָֽקְטוּ֙ דְּבַר־י֣וֹם בְּיוֹמ֔וֹ לְמַ֧עַן אֲנַסֶּ֛נּוּ הֲיֵלֵ֥ךְ בְּתוֹרָתִ֖י אִם־לֹֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• unto Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• Behold, I will rainמָטַרmâţar · to rainH4305
• breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• from heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• for you; and the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• shall go outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• and gatherלָקַטlâqaţ · to gatherH3950
• a certain rateדָּבָרdâbâr · word: portionH1697
• every dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• that I may proveנָסָהnâsâh · to testH5254
• them, whether they will walkיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• in my lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451

Cross-references for Exodus 16:4

• Psalms 78:24He rained down manna for them to eat; he gave them the grain of heaven.
• Psalms 105:40They asked for food, and he sent quails; he satisfied them with food from the sky.
• John 6:31Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
• 1 Corinthians 10:3and all ate the same spiritual food,
• Nehemiah 11:23For they were under royal orders which determined their activity day by day.
• Proverbs 30:8Remove falsehood and lies far from me; do not give me poverty or riches, feed me with my allotted portion of bread,
• Matthew 6:11Give us today our daily bread,
• Luke 11:3Give us each day our daily bread,
• Exodus 15:25He cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree. When Moses threw it into the water, the water became safe to drink. There the Lord made for them a binding ordinance, and there he tested them.
• Deuteronomy 8:2Remember the whole way by which he has brought you these forty years through the desert so that he might, by humbling you, test you to see if you have it within you to keep his commandments or not.
• Joshua 24:15If you have no desire to worship the Lord, choose today whom you will worship, whether it be the gods whom your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family will worship the Lord!”

Commentaries on Exodus 16:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4I will rain bread - Therefore this substance was not a production of the desert: nor was the dew that was the instrument of producing it common there, else they must have had this bread for a month before.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4That I may prove them - The trial consisted in the restriction to the supply of their daily wants.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. 44. Then said the Lord unto Moses--Though the outbreak was immediately against the human leaders, it was indirectly against God: yet mark His patience, and how graciously He promised to redress the grievance. I will rain bread from heaven--Israel, a type of the Church which is from above, and being under the conduct, government, and laws of heaven, received their food from heaven also (Psa 78:24). that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 16:4

• Aaron
• Israel
• Manna
• Miracles
• Sin

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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