Exodus 16:30
“So the people rested on the seventh day.”
Exodus 16:30 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- So the people rested on the seventh day.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And the people kept the sabbath on the seventh day.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- So the people rested on the seventh day.
- DARBYDarby
- And the people rested on the seventh day.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- So the people rested on the seventh day.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And the people rest on the seventh day,
- BPVBiblePics Version
- So the people rested on the seventh day.
Context: Exodus 16
28And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?
29See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
30So the people rested on the seventh day.
31And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.
32And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.
About Exodus 16: Manna for the Israelites
God provides manna and quail for the Israelites to eat in the wilderness.
Commentary
Exodus 16 is a pivotal chapter in the book of Exodus, as it marks the beginning of the Israelites’ journey through the wilderness. In this chapter, God provides the Israelites with manna, a miraculous food that sustains them during their journey. This miraculous provision is a sign of God’s faithfulness and care for His people.