Exodus 16:27

27 However, on the seventh day, some of the people went out to gather and found none.

Exodus 16:27 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 16:27

And it came to pass
Perhaps the next seventh day following:

[that] there went out [some] of the people for to gather;
to gather manna, as on other days; which they did not through want of provision or a greedy appetite, for they had bread every day, and on that day to the full, but to gratify their curiosity, or to see whether the words of Moses stood, as Aben Ezra expresses it, that is, whether what he said was true, or came to pass, that there should be none, and they should not be able to find any on that day, and so it was:

and they found none;
no manna; in the places where they used to find it in plenty on other days.

Exodus 16:27 In-Context

25 Moshe said, "Today, eat that; because today is a Shabbat for ADONAI - today you won't find it in the field.
26 Gather it six days, but the seventh day is the Shabbat - on that day there won't be any."
27 However, on the seventh day, some of the people went out to gather and found none.
28 ADONAI said to Moshe, "How long will you refuse to observe my mitzvot and teachings?
29 Look, ADONAI has given you the Shabbat. This is why he is providing bread for two days on the sixth day. Each of you, stay where you are; no one is to leave his place on the seventh day."
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.