Exodus 16:27

27 And the seventh day came; and some of the people going forth to gather, 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 And Moses said: Eat it to day, because it is the sabbath of the Lord: to day it shall not be found in the field.
26 Gather it six days; but on the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord, therefore it shall not be found.
27 And the seventh day came; and some of the people going forth to gather, found none.
28 And the Lord said to Moses: How long will you refuse to keep my commandments, and my law?
29 See that the Lord hath given you the sabbath, and for this reason on the sixth day he giveth you a double provision: let each man stay at home, and let none go forth out of his place the seventh day.
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