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Exodus 16:5

in Exodus 16

Then on the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather on the other days.”

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And it shall come to pass on the sixth day, that they shall prepare that which they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.

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.

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This verse in Exodus 16

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

rain down bread from heaven

on Exodus 16:4-5

The phrase bread from heaven occurs here first, and Psalm 78:24 echoes it. John 6:31 puts it in the mouth of a crowd asking Jesus for a sign.

This site's exposition

when they prepare what they bring in

The verb prepare points to cooking, and at verse 23 the people bake and boil the sixth day's portion. The rule arrives before the Sabbath has a name.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day,....

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

It shall be twice as much - They should collect and prepare a double quantity.

The words behind it

14 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְהָיָה֙and it will be

    vehayahH1961 →3559 times

  • בַּיּ֣וֹםon the day

    baiyomH3117 →2304 times

  • הַשִּׁשִּׁ֔י<the> sixth

    hashishiH8345 →28 times

  • וְהֵכִ֖ינוּand they will prepare

    vehekhinuH3559 →217 times

  • אֵ֣ת<obj.>

    ʾetH853 →10935 times

  • אֲשֶׁר־[that] which

    ʾasher-H834 →5497 times

  • יָבִ֑יאוּthey will bring

    yaviuH935 →2568 times

  • וְהָיָ֣הand it will be

    vehayahH1961 →3559 times

  • מִשְׁנֶ֔הdouble

    mishnehH4932 →

  • עַ֥לto

    ʾalH5921 →5755 times

  • אֲשֶֽׁר־[that] which

    ʾasher-H834 →5497 times

  • יִלְקְט֖וּthey will gather

    yilketuH3950 →37 times

  • י֥וֹם׀day

    yomH3117 →2304 times

  • יֽוֹם׃ סday

    yomH3117 →2304 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

4 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Exodus 16:22–23On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much food—two omers per person—and all the leaders of the congregation came and reported this to Moses.5 worksLeviticus 25:21–22But I will send My blessing upon you in the sixth year, so that the land will yield a crop sufficient for three years.4 worksExodus 35:2–3For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death.3 worksExodus 12:16On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly, and another on the seventh day. You must not do any work on those days, except to prepare the meals—that is all you may do.3 works

Where this verse is studied

About Exodus

The Israelites Leaving Egypt, David Roberts, 1829. Public domain.
The Israelites Leaving Egypt, David Roberts, 1829. Public domain.
Exodus: the study guide →Read Exodus 16 →

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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