Exodus 16:26
ESV
Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, which is a Sabbath, there will be none."
NIV
Six days you are to gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will not be any."
NASB
Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will be none.'
CSB
For six days you will gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will be none."
NLT
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.'
KJV
Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.
NKJV
Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will be none.”
What does Exodus 16:26 mean?
As God reveals more of His covenant with Israel, the "Sabbath" will become a central concept (Exodus 20:8–11; 31:12–17; 35:1–3). The Sabbath is a period of rest which Israel is to observe on the seventh day of the week (Exodus 16:23). To make this simpler to obey, God provided a double portion of food on the sixth day (Exodus 16:22). This would last until after the Sabbath (Exodus 16:23–24). Manna (Exodus 16:31) collected any other day would spoil by morning (Exodus 16:19–20).Because the seventh day was intended for rest, the Lord would not provide this miraculous "bread" (Exodus 16:14–15) on that morning. Despite this instruction, some of the people will attempt to collect on the Sabbath (Exodus 16:27). This provokes an angry response from God (Exodus 16:28–29).
