Exodus 16:23

Translations

Modern

He told them, “This is what the LORD has said: ‘Tomorrow is to be a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. So bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil. Then set aside whatever remains and keep it until morning.’”

Traditional

And he said unto them, This is that which the Lord hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the Lord: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.

Literal

And he said to them, “This is what YHWH has said: ‘Tomorrow is a complete rest, a holy Sabbath to YHWH,. What you bake, bake, and what you boil, boil; and all that remains, lay up for yourselves to be kept until the morning.’”

Latin

Qui ait eis: Hoc est quod locutus est Dominus: Requies sabbati sanctificata est Domino cras: quodcumque operandum est, facite, et quæ coquenda sunt coquite: quidquid autem reliquum fuerit, reponite usque in mane.

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Hebrew

English

He told them, “This is what the LORD has said: ‘Tomorrow is to be a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. So bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil. Then set aside whatever remains and keep it until morning.’”

Notes

Exodus 16:21–30

The Sabbath was a day set apart for the Lord (16:23). It was also a gift from the Lord to his people (16:29). Rest and worship are not meant to be an obligation, but a privilege. However, because people often try to meet their needs in our own way, God commands rest and worship (16:28).

Exodus 16:1–36

God demonstrated care for his people by providing manna and quail as food for them.

Exodus 15:22–18:27

On the journey from the sea to Mount Sinai, God continued to care for the people's needs. During the events where he rescued them, he showed his power. Here, he showed that he cares about their basic needs.

Theme notes and profiles

Moses Bread from Heaven God’s Sabbath Rest

Events

Wilderness Wanderings

Related verses

Leviticus 23:3
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.
Exodus 20:8–11
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
Exodus 31:15
For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death.
Genesis 2:2–3
And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work.
Exodus 35:2–3
For 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.
Exodus 23:12
For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed, as well as the foreign resident.
Luke 23:56
Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.
Mark 2:27–28
Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
Revelation 1:10
On the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,
Numbers 11:8
The people walked around and gathered it, ground it on a handmill or crushed it in a mortar, then boiled it in a cooking pot or shaped it into cakes. It tasted like pastry baked with fine oil.

Parallels

Genesis 2:1–3 Hebrews 4:1–11

People

Sabbath: The seventh day of the week, set apart for rest and worship

Glossary

Book of Exodus Bread Criminal Law and Punishment Deuteronomy, Book of Mount, Mountain Omer Tamarisk

Topics

Frugality: The Gathering of Manna Israel: Provided with Manna and Quail Journey of Israel Through The Desert: Through the Wilderness of Sin: Manna Sent Manna: General Scriptures Concerning Manna: Two Portions of, Gathered the Sixth Day on Account of The Miracles: Catalogue of Manna Sabbath: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Sin: Desert of, a Wilderness Between Elim and Sinai: Manna and Quail Given In The Sabbath: Called: The Rest of the Holy Sabbath

Exodus 16:23

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