Exodus 16:5
New International Version
On the sixth day they are to prepare what they bring in, and that is to be twice as much as they gather on the other days.”

New Living Translation
On the sixth day they will gather food, and when they prepare it, there will be twice as much as usual.”

English Standard Version
On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather daily.”

Berean Standard Bible
Then on the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather on the other days.”

King James Bible
And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.

New King James Version
And it shall be on the sixth day that they shall prepare what they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.”

New American Standard Bible
On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather daily.”

NASB 1995
“On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather daily.”

NASB 1977
“And it will come about on the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather daily.”

Legacy Standard Bible
Now it will be on the sixth day, they shall prepare what they bring in, and it will be twice as much as they gather daily.”

Amplified Bible
And it shall be that on the sixth day, they shall prepare to bring in twice as much as they gather daily [so that they will not need to gather on the seventh day].”

Christian Standard Bible
On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather on other days.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather on other days.”

American Standard Version
And it shall come to pass on the sixth day, that they shall prepare that which they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And it will be in the sixth day they shall prepare what they bring and each one will be double over anything that they gather on every day.”

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And it shall come to pass on the sixth day that they shall prepare whatsoever they have brought in, and it shall be double of what they shall have gathered for the day, daily.

Contemporary English Version
But on the sixth day of each week they must gather and cook twice as much."

Douay-Rheims Bible
But the sixth day let them provide for to bring in: and let it be double to that they were wont to gather every day.

English Revised Version
And it shall come to pass on the sixth day, that they shall prepare that which they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But on the sixth day when they prepare what they bring home, it should be twice as much as they gather on other days."

Good News Translation
On the sixth day they are to bring in twice as much as usual and prepare it."

International Standard Version
On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be double what they gather on other days."

JPS Tanakh 1917
And it shall come to pass on the sixth day that they shall prepare that which they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.'

Literal Standard Version
and it has been on the sixth day, that they have prepared that which they bring in, and it has been double above that which they gather day [by] day.”

Majority Standard Bible
Then on the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather on the other days.”

New American Bible
On the sixth day, however, when they prepare what they bring in, let it be twice as much as they gather on the other days.

NET Bible
On the sixth day they will prepare what they bring in, and it will be twice as much as they gather every other day."

New Revised Standard Version
On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather on other days.”

New Heart English Bible
It shall come to pass on the sixth day, that they shall prepare that which they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily."

Webster's Bible Translation
And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.

World English Bible
It shall come to pass on the sixth day, that they shall prepare that which they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.”

Young's Literal Translation
and it hath been on the sixth day, that they have prepared that which they bring in, and it hath been double above that which they gather day by day.'

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Manna and Quail from Heaven
4Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions. 5Then on the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather on the other days.” 6So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “This evening you will know that it was the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt,…

Cross References
Exodus 16:22
On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much food--two omers per person--and all the leaders of the congregation came and reported this to Moses.

Exodus 16:6
So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, "This evening you will know that it was the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt,


Treasury of Scripture

And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.

prepare

Exodus 16:23
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.

Exodus 35:2,3
Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death…

Leviticus 25:21,22
Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years…

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Exodus 16
1. The Israelites come to Sin, and murmur for want of bread
4. God promises them bread and meat from heaven, and they are rebuked
13. Quail and manna are sent
16. The ordering of manna
25. It was not to be found on the Sabbath
32. An omer of it is preserved














(5) On the sixth day--i.e., the sixth day after the first giving of the manna (Kalisch). Although in Babylonia, from a time certainly earlier than the Exodus, a Sabbath was observed on the seventh, fourteenth, twenty-first, and twenty-eighth day of each month (Sayce: Records of the Past, vol. vii., pp. 157-167), yet we have no evidence that the year was divided into weeks, much less that the several days of the week were known as the first, second, third, fourth, &c. In Egypt, the week of seven days was at this time unknown.

They shall prepare.--On the method of preparation see Numbers 11:8.

It shall be twice as much.--Some suppose this to be a command--"Ye shall gather twice as much;" but it is more natural to take it as an announcement of a fact--"You will find that what you have gathered turns out to be twice as much." (So Kurtz, Kalisch, and Knobel.) A miraculous doubling of the quantity seems to be intended. (Comp. Exodus 16:22.)

Verse 5. - On the sixth day. That a period of seven days was known to the Hebrews as a week appears from the story of Jacob and Laban (Genesis 29:27). But there is no distinct evidence that the year was as yet divided into weeks, much less that the several days of the week were as yet distinguished as the first, second, third day, etc. "The sixth day," here probably means (as Kalisch says), "the sixth day after' the first supply of the manna. They shall prepare. The preparation would be, first, by measurement (ver. 18), and then by pounding and grinding (Numbers 11:8). It shall be double. Some commentators suppose that in these words is implied an order that on the sixth day they should set themselves to gather a double quantity. But the natural meaning of the words is, that, having gathered the usual quantity, they should find, when they measured it, that, by miracle, the supply sufficient for one day was multiplied, so as to suffice for two. (So Kalisch, Knobel, Kurtz, and others.) This view is in harmony with verse 18, which tells of a miraculous expansion and diminution of the manna after it had been gathered, and with verse 22, which shows us "the rulers" surmised by the miracle of the sixth day.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then
וְהָיָה֙ (wə·hā·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

on the sixth
הַשִּׁשִּׁ֔י (haš·šiš·šî)
Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular
Strong's 8345: Sixth, ord, fractional

day,
בַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

when they prepare
וְהֵכִ֖ינוּ (wə·hê·ḵî·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3559: To be erect

what
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

they bring in,
יָבִ֑יאוּ (yā·ḇî·’ū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

it will be
וְהָיָ֣ה (wə·hā·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

twice
מִשְׁנֶ֔ה (miš·neh)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4932: A repetition, a duplicate, a double, a second

as
עַ֥ל (‘al)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

much
אֲשֶֽׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

as they gather
יִלְקְט֖וּ (yil·qə·ṭū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3950: To pick up, to gather, to glean

on the other days.”
י֥וֹם ׀ (yō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day


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