Exodus 16:28

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

Then the LORD said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep My commandments and instructions?

American Standard Version (1901)

And Jehovah said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?

Bible in Basic English

And the Lord said to Moses, How long will you go against my orders and my laws?

Douay-Rheims 1899

And the Lord said to Moses: How long will you refuse to keep my commandments, and my law?

Free Bible Version

The Lord told Moses, “How long are you going to refuse to obey my commands and instructions?

Geneva Bible 1599

And the Lord sayde vnto Moses, Howe long refuse yee to keepe my commandements, and my lawes?

King James (Authorized) Version

And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?

One Unity Resource Bible

Adonai said to Moses [Drawn out], “How long do you refuse to keep my mitzvot ·instructions· and my torot ·teachings·?

Translation for Translators

Then Yahweh told Moses/me to say this to the people: “How long will you people refuse to do all the things that I tell you?

Unlocked Literal Bible

Then Yahweh said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?

Noah Webster Bible

And the LORD said to Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?

World English Bible

Yahweh said to Moses, “How long do you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?

Young's Literal Translation

And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'How long have ye refused to keep My commands, and My laws?

Context

The Sabbath Observed

²⁷Yet on the seventh day some of the people went out to gather, but they did not find anything.²⁸Then the LORD said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep My commandments and instructions?²⁹Understand that the LORD has given you the Sabbath; that is why on the sixth day He will give you bread for two days. On the seventh day, everyone must stay where he is; no one may leave his place.”

Summary

In Exodus 16:28, the Israelites are instructed not to gather manna on the Sabbath day, as it is a day of rest and worship. This commandment serves as a test of obedience and faithfulness to God's instructions. By providing manna for six days and withholding it on the seventh, God teaches His people to depend on Him for their daily needs and to honor the Sabbath as a day set apart for rest and worship. This verse underscores the importance of trusting in God's provision and following His commands, even when it requires sacrifice and discipline.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

See, for that the Lord hath given you the sabbath,.... These are either the words of Jehovah, the Angel of the Lord, out of the cloud continued; or the words of Moses to the children of Israel, upon what the Lord had said to him, and would have them observe and take notice, that whereas the Lord had given them a sabbath, or enjoined them a day of rest: therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; wherefore they had no occasion to go out in search of manna, as well as it was a vain thing to do it; and especially as it was against a command of God, and being ungrateful in them, as there was such a provision made for them: abide ye every man in his place; in his tent for that day, giving himself up to religious exercises, to pray and praise, instruct his family, and in all things serve the Lord he was directed to: let no man go out of his place on the seventh day; not beyond two thousand cubits, as the Targum of Jonathan, which is the space the Jews generally fix upon for a man to walk on a sabbath day, so far he might go and no further; and which perhaps is the same space as is called a sabbath day's journey; see Gill on Act 1:12.