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Exodus 16:26 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 26. 26Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.
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Quick Meaning
The 16:26 wording “Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none” carries one distinct piece of the unit's speech, case, ritual, action, or response.
Read It With
- Exodus 16:22–30
Read Exodus 16:26 with 16:22–30. The 16:26 wording “Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none” carries one distinct piece of the unit's speech, case, ritual, action, or response. The whole unit shows: A sixth-day double gathering prepares for holy rest, preserved food does not spoil, some still go out to gather, and the people are told to remain in place.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Exodus 16:13–21 establishes the preceding movement: Quail arrives, fine breadlike substance appears, each household gathers according to need, hoarding breeds worms, and the morning supply melts. This unit continues that movement: A sixth-day double gathering prepares for holy rest, preserved food does not spoil, some still go out to gather, and the people are told to remain in place. At 16:26, the wording “Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none” makes this verse's contribution precise. The 16:26 wording “Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none” carries one distinct piece of the unit's speech, case, ritual, action, or response.
What Remains True
Because Exodus 16:26 contributes “Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none” to “The Double Portion Teaches Sabbath Rest,” its proportionate enduring truth is: Rest is prepared for through enough provision and a limit on production; it is not merely an individual attitude added to an unchanged system.
How It Can Shape Life
- At Exodus 16:26, the line “Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none” serves this contextual meaning: A sixth-day double gathering prepares for holy rest, preserved food does not spoil, some still go out to gather, and the people are told to remain in place. The bounded action is: A proportionate application of “The Double Portion Teaches Sabbath Rest” is this: Plan workloads and coverage so hourly workers, caregivers, and people with little schedule control can actually rest without losing income, safety, or necessary care.
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Read Exodus 16:22–30 — The Double Portion Teaches Sabbath RestSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Supports: Exact KJV wording, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage for this thought unit.
Exact location: Exodus 16:22–30, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Exodus
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording, morphology, names, speech, law, ritual vocabulary, older-English controls, and translation limits.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Exod.xml, words and morphology for 16:22–30
Open source ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible: Exodus with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
eBible.org distribution of the NET Bible, PDF generated 2026-08-12
Supports: Unit-bounded Hebrew, syntax, lexical, textual, name, measure, legal, ritual, and older-English notes; silence is not evidence.
Exact location: NET Bible Exodus PDF, complete 127-page PDF, translation and verse-attached translator notes for 16:22–30
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