You should gather the food for six days. But the seventh day {of the week} is a day of rest—so there will not be any of the special food on the ground.”
Exodus 16:27 - Easy To Read Version On Saturday, some of the people went out to gather some of the food, but they could not find any. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition On the seventh day some of the people went out to gather, but they found none. American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass on the seventh day, that there went out some of the people to gather, and they found none. Common English Bible On the seventh day some of the people went out to gather bread, but they found nothing. Catholic Public Domain Version And the seventh day arrived. And some of the people, going out to collect it, did not find it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the seventh day came: and some of the people going forth to gather, found none. |
You should gather the food for six days. But the seventh day {of the week} is a day of rest—so there will not be any of the special food on the ground.”
Then the Lord said to Moses, “How long will you people refuse to obey my commands and teachings?
A lazy person is too lazy to plant seeds. So, at the time of harvest he looks for food and finds nothing.