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There will be no food on the ground that day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, which is a Sabbath, there will be none.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For six days you may gather, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, it will not be there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, <i>which is</i> the sabbath, in it there shall be none.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will be none.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, <i>the</i> Sabbath, there will be none.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, the sabbath, there will be none.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, <i>the</i> sabbath, there will be none.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, <i>the</i> sabbath, there will be none.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will be none [in the field].”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For six days you will gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will be none.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For six days you may gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will be none.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You will find it there for the first six days of the week, but not on the Sabbath." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You can gather food on six days, but on the seventh day, the day of worship, you won't find any."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You must gather food for six days, but on the seventh day, the day of rest, there will be none." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For six days you are to gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there won't be any." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Six days you will gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will not be any." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day is the Sabbath. In it there shall be none."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there will be none.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For six days you may gather, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, it will not be there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day is the Sabbath. In it there shall be none.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />six days you gather it, and in the seventh day—the Sabbath—there is none in it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> six days ye do gather it, and in the seventh day -- the sabbath -- in it there is none.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Six days ye shall gather, and in the seventh day, the Sabbath, it shall not be in it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Gather it six days: but on the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord, therefore it shall not be found. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Gather for six days. But on the seventh day, it is the Sabbath of the Lord, for which reason it will not be found.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Six days you will gather it, but on the seventh day, the sabbath, it will not be there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Six days you shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is a sabbath, there will be none.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Six days you shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Six days you will be gathering it and the seventh day is the Sabbath; there is none in it.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Six days ye shall gather it, and on the seventh day is a sabbath, for there shall be none on that <i>day</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/16-26.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=4206" 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">25</span>“Eat it today,” Moses said, “because today is a Sabbath to the LORD. Today you will not find anything in the field. <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8337.htm" title="8337: šê·šeṯ (Number-msc) -- Masculine shishshah; a primitive number; six (see suws) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. Sixth.">For six</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days</a> <a href="/hebrew/3950.htm" title="3950: til·qə·ṭu·hū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp:: 3ms) -- To pick or gather up, glean. A primitive root; properly, to pick up, i.e. to gather; specifically, to glean.">you may gather,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7637.htm" title="7637: haš·šə·ḇî·‘î (Art:: Number-oms) -- Seventh (an ord. number). Or shbi iy; ordinal from shib'iym. seventh.">but on the seventh</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: ū·ḇay·yō·wm (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7676.htm" title="7676: šab·bāṯ (N-cs) -- Sabbath. Intensive from shabath; intermission, i.e the Sabbath.">the Sabbath,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">it will not be there.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></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."></a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>Yet on the seventh day some of the people went out to gather, but they did not find anything.…<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="/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="/deuteronomy/5-12.htm">Deuteronomy 5:12-14</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="/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="/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="/matthew/12-8.htm">Matthew 12:8</a></span><br />For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/2-27.htm">Mark 2:27-28</a></span><br />Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. / Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-5.htm">Luke 6:5</a></span><br />Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-4.htm">Hebrews 4:4</a></span><br />For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: “And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-10</a></span><br />There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God. / For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/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="/jeremiah/17-21.htm">Jeremiah 17:21-22</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. / You must not carry a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath day, but you must keep the Sabbath day holy, just as I commanded your forefathers.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Six days you shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/20-9.htm">Exodus 20:9-11</a></b></br> Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/5-13.htm">Deuteronomy 5:13</a></b></br> Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/46-1.htm">Ezekiel 46:1</a></b></br> Thus saith the Lord GOD; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/16-21.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/exodus/16-25.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/exodus/13-6.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/exodus/14-7.htm">Six</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/16-27.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/exodus/16-29.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/exodus/16-27.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/exodus/20-9.htm">Six</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 six-day workweek is rooted in the creation narrative (Genesis 1), where God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh. This pattern establishes a rhythm of work and rest that is foundational to the Israelite community. The gathering of manna for six days symbolizes human responsibility and the provision of God, emphasizing the need for diligence and reliance on divine sustenance.<p><b>but on the seventh day, the Sabbath</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>, where God rested on the seventh day after creation. It is a sign of the covenant between God and Israel (<a href="/exodus/31-16.htm">Exodus 31:16-17</a>) and serves as a reminder of God's rest and the liberation from Egyptian slavery (<a href="/deuteronomy/5-15.htm">Deuteronomy 5:15</a>). The Sabbath is a day set apart for rest and worship, highlighting the importance of spiritual renewal and trust in God's provision. It foreshadows the ultimate rest found in Christ (<a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-10</a>), who offers spiritual rest to believers.<p><b>it will not be there.</b><br>This phrase underscores the miraculous nature of the manna and the importance of obedience to God's commands. The absence of manna on the Sabbath reinforces the need for preparation and trust in God's provision. It serves as a test of faith for the Israelites, teaching them to rely on God's instructions and to honor the sanctity of the Sabbath. This principle of divine provision and rest is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus, the Bread of Life (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>), fulfills the spiritual needs of humanity, offering eternal sustenance and rest.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who conveyed God's instructions regarding the gathering of manna.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were wandering in the wilderness and were provided with manna from heaven.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness_of_sin.htm">The Wilderness of Sin</a></b><br>The location where the Israelites were camped and where God provided manna.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sabbath.htm">Sabbath</a></b><br>The seventh day, a day of rest commanded by God, during which no manna would be provided.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/manna.htm">Manna</a></b><br>The miraculous food provided by God to the Israelites in the wilderness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_principle_of_rest.htm">The Principle of Rest</a></b><br>God designed the Sabbath as a day of rest, reflecting His own rest after creation. This principle is vital 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 the importance of obedience to God's commands, even when it requires trust and faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/provision_and_dependence.htm">Provision and Dependence</a></b><br>God's provision of manna teaches us to rely on Him for our daily needs. The absence of manna on the Sabbath underscores the need to trust in God's provision and timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/sabbath_as_a_gift.htm">Sabbath as a Gift</a></b><br>The Sabbath is a gift from God, intended for our benefit. It is a time to cease from labor and focus on worship, family, and spiritual growth.<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/why_are_sabbath_rules_stricter_here.htm">(Exodus 35) Why do these Sabbath regulations here seem stricter than in some other parts of the Torah, creating possible inconsistencies in biblical commands?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_manna_fit_natural_laws.htm">How can the miraculous appearance of manna every day (Exodus 16:4–5) be reconciled with natural laws or scientific explanations? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_add_wait_and_sacrifice_in_lev_15_13.htm">Leviticus 15:13 – If repeated washing was hygienic, why add a waiting period and a sacrifice with no clear scientific basis? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_manna_compare_to_other_miracles.htm">How does the detailed description of manna's properties (Exodus 16:14-21) align or conflict with accounts of other supernatural provisions in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/16-26.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">For six</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁ֥שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(šê·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8337.htm">Strong's 8337: </a> </span><span class="str2">Six (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">days</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<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 may gather,</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּלְקְטֻ֑הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(til·qə·ṭu·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_3950.htm">Strong's 3950: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pick up, to gather, to glean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but on the seventh</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְּׁבִיעִ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šə·ḇî·‘î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7637.htm">Strong's 7637: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seventh (an ordinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבַיּ֧וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, 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">the Sabbath,</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁבָּ֖ת</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">it will not be [there].”</span><br /><span class="heb">יִֽהְיֶה־</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yeh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/16-26.htm">Exodus 16:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/16-26.htm">Exodus 16:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/16-26.htm">Exodus 16:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/16-26.htm">Exodus 16:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/16-26.htm">Exodus 16:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/16-26.htm">Exodus 16:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/16-26.htm">Exodus 16:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/16-26.htm">Exodus 16:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/16-26.htm">Exodus 16:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/16-26.htm">Exodus 16:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/16-26.htm">OT Law: Exodus 16:26 Six days you shall gather it (Exo. 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