Exodus - 16:26



26 Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day is the Sabbath. In it there shall be none."

Verse In-Depth

Explanation and meaning of Exodus 16:26.

Differing Translations

Compare verses for better understanding.
Gather it six days: but on the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord, therefore it shall not be found.
For six days you will get it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will not be any.
Gather for six days. But on the seventh day, it is the Sabbath of the Lord, for which reason it will not be found."
Sex diebus colligetis illud: die autem septimo est Sabbathum, non erit in illo.

*Minor differences ignored. Grouped by changes, with first version listed as example.


Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Six days ye shall gather it,.... Day after day, every morning, as they had done the six days past, so they should during their stay in the wilderness:
but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath; which is repeated, being a new thing, to impress it on their minds: in it there shall be none: no manna; none shall fall, and so none can be gathered, and therefore it would be to no purpose to go out and seek for it; as also there would be no need of it, since they would always have a double portion on the sixth day.

*More commentary available at chapter level.


Discussion on Exodus 16:26

User discussion of the verse.






*By clicking Submit, you agree to our Privacy Policy & Terms of Use.