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

3“If only the Lord had killed us back in Egypt,” they moaned. “There we sat around pots filled with meat and ate all the bread we wanted. But now you have brought us into this wilderness to starve us all to death.” 4Then the Lord said to Moses, “Look, I’m going to rain down food from heaven for you. Each day the people can go out and pick up as much food as they need for that day. I will test them in this to see whether or not they will follow my instructions. On the sixth day they will gather food, and when they prepare it, there will be twice as much as usual.” 6So Moses and Aaron said to all the people of Israel, “By evening you will realize it was the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt. 7In the morning you will see the glory of the Lord, because he has heard your complaints, which are against him, not against us. What have we done that you should complain about 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 16:23He told them, “This is what the Lord commanded: Tomorrow will be a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath day set apart for the Lord. So bake or boil as much as you want today, and set aside what is left for tomorrow.”
• Exodus 35:2You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day must be a Sabbath day of complete rest, a holy day dedicated to the Lord. Anyone who works on that day must be put to death.
• Leviticus 25:21Be assured that I will send my blessing for you in the sixth year, so the land will produce a crop large enough 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

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