Exodus 16:27

27 On the seventh day, some of the people went out to gather anyway but they didn't find anything.

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 Moses said, "Now eat it; this is the day, a Sabbath for God. You won't find any of it on the ground today.
26 Gather it every day for six days, but the seventh day is Sabbath; there won't be any of it on the ground."
27 On the seventh day, some of the people went out to gather anyway but they didn't find anything.
28 God said to Moses, "How long are you going to disobey my commands and not follow my instructions?
29 Don't you see that God has given you the Sabbath? So on the sixth day he gives you bread for two days. So, each of you, stay home. Don't leave home on the seventh day."
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