King James Version
Exodus 16:26 in the King James Version says “Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 16 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.”
Exodus 16:26 · KJV
And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.
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.
Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.
And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none.
And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Six”
H8337six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal, sixth
“day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“ye shall gather”
H3950properly, to pick up, i.e., (generally) to gather; specifically, to glean
“day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
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