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Exodus 16:25 "Eat it today," Moses said, "because today is a Sabbath to the LORD. Today you will not find anything in the field.
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You will not find any of it on the ground today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Moses said, “Eat this food today, for today is a Sabbath day dedicated to the LORD. There will be no food on the ground today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Moses said, “Eat it today, for today is a Sabbath to the LORD; today you will not find it in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Eat it today,” Moses said, “because today is a Sabbath to the LORD. Today you will not find anything in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day <i>is</i> a sabbath unto the LORD: to day ye shall not find it in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Moses said, “Eat that today, for today <i>is</i> a Sabbath to the LORD; today you will not find it in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Moses said, “Eat it today, for today is a Sabbath to the LORD; today you will not find it in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Moses said, “Eat it today, for today is a sabbath to the LORD; today you will not find it in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Moses said, “Eat it today, for today is a sabbath to the LORD; today you will not find it in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Moses said, “Eat it today, for today is a sabbath to Yahweh; today you will not find it in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Moses said, “Eat that today, for today is a Sabbath to the LORD; today you will not find it in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Eat it today,” Moses said, “because today is a Sabbath to the LORD. Today you won’t find any in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Eat it today,” Moses said, “because today is a Sabbath to the LORD. Today you won’t find any in the field. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses said, Eat that to-day; for to-day is a sabbath unto Jehovah: to-day ye shall not find it in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"You may eat the food," Moses said. "Today is the Sabbath in honor of the LORD, and there won't be any of this food on the ground today. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Moses said, Eat that today; for today is a sabbath unto the LORD: today ye shall not find it in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Eat it today," Moses said, "because today is a day of worship dedicated to the LORD. You won't find anything on the ground today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Moses said, "Eat this today, because today is the Sabbath, a day of rest dedicated to the LORD, and you will not find any food outside the camp. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Moses said, "Eat it today, since today is a Sabbath to the LORD, and today you won't find it in the field. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Eat it today,? Moses said, ?because today is a Sabbath to the LORD. Today you will not find anything in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Moses said, "Eat it today, for today is a Sabbath to the LORD; today you will not find it in the area.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Moses said, "Eat that today, for today is a Sabbath to the LORD. Today you shall not find it in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Moses said, Eat that to-day; for to-day is a sabbath to the LORD; to-day ye will not find it in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moses said, “Eat that today, for today is a Sabbath to Yahweh. Today you shall not find it in the field. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses says, “Eat it today, for today [is] a Sabbath to YHWH; today you do not find it in the field:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Moses saith, 'Eat it to-day, for to-day is a sabbath to Jehovah; to-day ye find it not in the field:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Moses will say, Eat this day; for the Sabbath this day to Jehovah: this day ye shall not find in the field.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Moses said: Eat it to day, because it is the sabbath of the Lord: to day it shall not be found in the field. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Moses said: “Eat it today, because it is the Sabbath of the Lord. Today it will not be found in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Moses then said, “Eat it today, for today is the sabbath of the LORD. Today you will not find any in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Moses said, “Eat it today, for today is a sabbath to the LORD; today you will not find it in the field.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Moses said to them, Eat it today; for today is a sabbath to the LORD; today you shall not find it in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Moshe said to them, “Eat it today, because today is the Sabbath to LORD JEHOVAH; today you will not find it in the field.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Moses said: 'Eat that to-day; for to-day is a sabbath unto the LORD; to-day ye shall not find it in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Moses said, Eat <i>that</i> to-day, for to-day is a sabbath to the Lord: <i>it</i> shall not be found in the plain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/16-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=4197" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/16.htm">The Sabbath Observed</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>So they set it aside until morning as Moses had commanded, and it did not smell or contain any maggots. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ’iḵ·lu·hū (V-Qal-Imp-mp:: 3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">“Eat it today,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">“because</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">today</a> <a href="/hebrew/7676.htm" title="7676: šab·bāṯ (N-cs) -- Sabbath. Intensive from shabath; intermission, i.e the Sabbath.">is a Sabbath</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">Today</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">you will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: ṯim·ṣā·’u·hū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp:: 3ms) -- To attain to, find. ">find anything</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: baś·śā·ḏeh (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">in the field.</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>For six days you may gather, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, it will not be there.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8-11</a></span><br />Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. / Six days you shall labor and do all your work, / but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-2.htm">Genesis 2:2-3</a></span><br />And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work. / Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-3.htm">Leviticus 23:3</a></span><br />For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-12.htm">Deuteronomy 5:12-15</a></span><br />Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you. / Six days you shall labor and do all your work, / but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-14.htm">Nehemiah 9:14</a></span><br />You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath and gave them commandments and statutes and laws through Your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-13.htm">Isaiah 58:13-14</a></span><br />If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words, / then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-12.htm">Ezekiel 20:12</a></span><br />I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-20.htm">Ezekiel 20:20</a></span><br />Keep My Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us, so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/15-32.htm">Numbers 15:32-36</a></span><br />While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day. / Those who found the man gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation, / and because it had not been declared what should be done to him, they placed him in custody. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">2 Kings 4:42-44</a></span><br />Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha. / But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’” / So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-1.htm">Matthew 12:1-8</a></span><br />At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them. / When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.” / Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/2-23.htm">Mark 2:23-28</a></span><br />One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along. / So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” / Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-1.htm">Luke 6:1-5</a></span><br />One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them. / But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” / Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-31.htm">John 6:31-35</a></span><br />Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” / Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. / For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-48.htm">John 6:48-51</a></span><br />I am the bread of life. / Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. / This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath to the LORD: to day you shall not find it in the field.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/16-23.htm">Exodus 16:23,29</a></b></br> And he said unto them, This <i>is that</i> which the LORD hath said, To morrow <i>is</i> the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake <i>that</i> which ye will bake <i>to day</i>, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/9-14.htm">Nehemiah 9:14</a></b></br> And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/16-21.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/exodus/10-15.htm">Field</a> <a href="/exodus/10-5.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/exodus/7-18.htm">Find</a> <a href="/exodus/16-14.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/exodus/12-11.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/exodus/16-24.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/16-23.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/exodus/14-13.htm">Today</a> <a href="/exodus/14-13.htm">To-Day</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/16-32.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/exodus/22-5.htm">Field</a> <a href="/exodus/23-10.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/exodus/17-2.htm">Find</a> <a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/exodus/18-12.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/exodus/16-28.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/16-26.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/exodus/19-10.htm">Today</a> <a href="/exodus/19-10.htm">To-Day</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/16-1.htm">The Israelites come to Sin, and murmur for want of bread</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/16-4.htm">God promises them bread and meat from heaven, and they are rebuked</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/16-13.htm">Quail and manna are sent</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/16-16.htm">The ordering of manna</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/16-25.htm">It was not to be found on the Sabbath</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/16-32.htm">An omer of it is preserved</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The command to "eat it today" emphasizes the immediacy and sufficiency of God's provision. In the context of the Israelites' journey, this daily provision was a test of their obedience and trust in God. The manna symbolizes God's care and sustenance, pointing forward to Jesus as the "bread of life" (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>).<p><b>"because today is a Sabbath to the LORD."</b><br>The Sabbath is a day of rest instituted by God, first mentioned in <a href="/genesis/2-2.htm">Genesis 2:2-3</a> when God rested on the seventh day after creation. Here, the Sabbath is reinforced as a day dedicated to the LORD, highlighting its importance in the covenant relationship between God and Israel. The Sabbath serves as a sign of the covenant (<a href="/exodus/31-13.htm">Exodus 31:13</a>) and a reminder of God's creation and deliverance. It foreshadows the rest found in Christ (<a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-10</a>).<p><b>"Today you will not find anything in the field."</b><br>This statement underscores the miraculous nature of the manna. On the sixth day, a double portion was provided so that the Israelites would not need to gather on the Sabbath. This provision teaches reliance on God's commands and His ability to meet needs. It also illustrates the principle of resting in God's provision, a theme echoed in Jesus' teaching about not worrying for tomorrow (<a href="/matthew/6-34.htm">Matthew 6:34</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt. In this passage, Moses is instructing the Israelites on how to observe the Sabbath.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and are now in the wilderness, learning to trust and obey God's commands.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>The setting where the Israelites are journeying towards the Promised Land. It is a place of testing and reliance on God's provision.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sabbath.htm">The Sabbath</a></b><br>A day of rest instituted by God, signifying His creation rest and a covenant sign between God and Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/manna.htm">Manna</a></b><br>The miraculous bread from heaven provided by God to sustain the Israelites in the wilderness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_rest.htm">The Importance of Rest</a></b><br>God designed the Sabbath as a day of rest, reflecting His own rest after creation. It is a gift for physical, mental, and spiritual renewal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>The Israelites were instructed to gather manna for six days and rest on the seventh. This teaches us the importance of trusting and obeying God's instructions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god's_provision.htm">Dependence on God's Provision</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites depended on God for daily manna, we are called to rely on Him for our daily needs, trusting in His faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/sabbath_as_a_sign_of_covenant.htm">Sabbath as a Sign of Covenant</a></b><br>Observing the Sabbath was a sign of the covenant between God and Israel, reminding them of their unique relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_rest_in_christ.htm">Spiritual Rest in Christ</a></b><br>The Sabbath points to the ultimate rest found in Jesus Christ, who offers rest for our souls through His finished work on the cross.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_you_find_peace_and_remain_still.htm">What did the Ark of the Covenant contain?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_israel_avoid_fire_weekly.htm">(Exodus 35:1-3) How could Israel realistically avoid kindling any fire at all in a harsh desert environment for an entire day each week?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_kill_uzzah_for_touching_the_ark.htm">Why does God kill Uzzah instantly for touching the Ark to prevent it from falling (2 Samuel 6:7)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_clear_evidence_of_manna's_reality.htm">Why is there no clear archaeological or historical evidence that manna was a real, sustained food source for such a large group (Exodus 16)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) <span class= "bld">To day is a sabbath</span>.--That is to say, <span class= "ital">a rest </span>By these words the Sabbath was either instituted, or re-instituted, and became thenceforth binding on the Israelites. Its essential character of a weekly "rest" was at once assigned to it--(1) by its name; (2) by God's resting on it from His self-imposed task of giving the manna; and (3) by the rest which the absence of manna on the seventh day imposed on the people. Thus the way was prepared for the stringent law of Sabbath observance laid down in the fourth commandment.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 25, 26.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Moses said</span>. The Sabbath being come, Moses explained fully the reason for the order which he had given, and generalized it. God required the Sabbath to be "a day of holy rest" - no manna would fall on it, and therefore none could be gathered - the produce of the sixth day's gathering would be found to suffice both for the sixth day and the seventh. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/16-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Eat it today,”</span><br /><span class="heb">אִכְלֻ֣הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’iḵ·lu·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁה֙</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֤אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">today</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּ֖וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is a Sabbath</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁבָּ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(šab·bāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7676.htm">Strong's 7676: </a> </span><span class="str2">Intermission, the Sabbath</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַיהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Today</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּ֕וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">find anything</span><br /><span class="heb">תִמְצָאֻ֖הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯim·ṣā·’u·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the field.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(baś·śā·ḏeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/16-25.htm">Exodus 16:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/16-25.htm">Exodus 16:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/16-25.htm">Exodus 16:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/16-25.htm">Exodus 16:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/16-25.htm">Exodus 16:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/16-25.htm">Exodus 16:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/16-25.htm">Exodus 16:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/16-25.htm">Exodus 16:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/16-25.htm">Exodus 16:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/16-25.htm">Exodus 16:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/16-25.htm">OT Law: Exodus 16:25 Moses said Eat that today for today (Exo. 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