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Exodus 16:27

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

On the seventh day, some of the people went out to gather food, but they found nothing.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse shows that some Israelites disobeyed God's instruction to rest on the seventh day and found no manna when they went looking for it.

📚 Historical Context

In the book of Exodus, the Israelites were wandering in the desert after their escape from Egypt, and God miraculously provided manna as food each morning to sustain them. He commanded them to gather double portions on the sixth day so they could rest fully on the seventh day, the Sabbath, without working to collect more. When some people disobeyed and went out to gather on that day, they found no manna, illustrating the consequences of ignoring God's instructions.

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