Moses said, “Eat this food today, for today is a Sabbath day dedicated to the Lord. There will be no food on the ground today.
Parallel translations
- WEB Moses said, “Eat that today, for today is a Sabbath to Yahweh. Today you shall not find it in the field.
- KJV And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the LORD: to day ye shall not find it in the field.
- BSB “Eat it today,” Moses said, “because today is a Sabbath to the LORD. Today you will not find anything in the field.
- NKJV Then Moses said, “Eat that today, for today is a Sabbath to the Lord; today you will not find it in the field.
- NASB Then Moses said, “Eat it today, for today is a Sabbath to the Lord; today you will not find it in the field.
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Quick answer
Moses tells the people to eat the saved manna because today is a Sabbath to Yahweh, and none will be found in the field. The Sabbath is a gift of rest, not deprivation.
Overview
Moses frames the day positively: the Sabbath is to the Lord, a time to enjoy his provision and cease from labor. The absence of field manna underscores that God himself supplies rest. This pattern teaches Israel to trust God's prior provision and to honor the rhythm of work and rest he establishes.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Exod 16:23He said to them, “This is that which Yahweh has spoken, ‘Tomorrow is a solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to Yahweh. Bake that which you want to bake, and boil that which you want to boil; and all that remains over lay up for yourselves to be kept until the morning.’”
- Exod 16:29Behold, because Yahweh has given you the Sabbath, therefore he gives you on the sixth day the bread of two days. Everyone stay in his place. Let no one go out of his place on the seventh day.”
- Neh 9:14and made known to them your holy Sabbath, and commanded them commandments, statutes, and a law, by Moses your servant,
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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