Exodus 16:25
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.
Exodus 16:25 in other translations
| BSB | “Eat it today,” Moses said, “because today is a Sabbath to the LORD. Today you will not find anything in the field. |
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| WEB | Moses said, “Eat that today, for today is a Sabbath to the LORD. Today you shall not find it in the field. |
| ASV | And Moses said, Eat that to-day; for to-day is a sabbath unto Jehovah: to-day ye shall not find it in the field. |
| YLT | And Moses saith, ‘Eat it to-day, for to-day is a sabbath to Jehovah; to-day ye find it not in the field: |
| DARBY | And Moses said, Eat it to-day; for to-day is sabbath to Jehovah: to-day ye shall not find it in the field. |
| BBE | And Moses said, Make your meal today of what you have, for this day is a Sabbath to the Lord: today you will not get any in the fields. |
| Webster | And Moses said, Eat that to-day; for to-day is a sabbath to the LORD; to-day ye will not find it in the field. |
What does Exodus 16:25 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 16:13-31
13-31. at even the quails came up, and covered the camp--This bird is of the gallinaceous kind [that is, relating to the order of heavy-bodied, largely terrestrial birds], resembling the red partridge, but not larger than the turtledove. They are found in certain seasons in the places through which the Israelites passed, being migratory birds, and they were probably brought to the camp by "a wind from the Lord" as…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 16:22-31
Here is mention of a seventh-day sabbath. It was known, not only before the giving of the law upon mount Sinai, but before the bringing of Israel out of Egypt, even from the beginning, Ge 2:3. The setting apart one day in seven for holy work, and, in order to that, for holy rest, was ever since God created man upon the earth, and is the most ancient of the Divine laws. Appointing them to rest on the seventh day, he…
Exodus 16:25 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Exodus 16:25
- Exodus 16:23
And he said unto them, This is that which the Lord hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the Lord: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.
- Exodus 16:29
See, for that the Lord hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
- Nehemiah 9:14
And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant:
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Context
- Exodus 16:24
And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.
- Exodus 16:25
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.
- Exodus 16:26
Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.
Exodus 16:25 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dijo Moisés: Comedlo hoy, porque hoy es sábado de Jehová: hoy no hallaréis en el campo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Moïse dit: Mangez-le aujourd’hui, car aujourd’hui est le sabbat consacré à l’ Éternel; aujourd’hui vous n’en trouverez point aux champs. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da sprach Mose: Esset es heute, denn heute ist Sabbath dem Jehova; ihr werdet es heute auf dem Felde nicht finden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixitque Moyses: Comedite illud hodie, quia sabbatum est Domini: non invenietur hodie in agro. |