26 Six days you are to gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will not be any."

Other Translations of Exodus 16:26

King James Version

26 Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.

English Standard Version

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

The Message

26 Gather it every day for six days, but the seventh day is Sabbath; there won't be any of it on the ground."

New King James Version

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

New Living Translation

26 You may gather the food for six days, but the seventh day is the Sabbath. There will be no food on the ground that day."

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 16:26

Commentary on Exodus 16:22-31

(Read Exodus 16:22-31)

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, Genesis 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 be no losers by it; and none ever will be losers by serving God. On that day they were to fetch in enough for two days, and to make it ready. This directs us to contrive family affairs, so that they may hinder us as little as possible in the work of the sabbath. Works of necessity are to be done on that day; but it is desirable to have as little as may be to do, that we may apply ourselves the more closely to prepare for the life that is to come. When they kept manna against a command, it stank; when they kept it by a command, it was sweet and good; every thing is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. On the seventh day God did not send the manna, therefore they must not expect it, nor go out to gather. This showed that it was produced by miracle.