Exodus 16:29

Understand 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.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The LORD instructs Moses to tell the Israelites that He has provided the Sabbath and double bread on the sixth day, commanding everyone to remain in place on the seventh day.

The words — The text opens with רְא֗וּ (re'U), meaning "consider," before declaring that יְהוָה (Yahweh) has נָתַ֣ן (naTan), "given," the Sabbath.

The thread — This Sabbath command and its function as a covenant sign appear in Exodus 31:13, Isaiah 58:13, and Ezekiel 20:12.

Why it lands — The passage states that Sabbath observance requires staying in place on the seventh day and trusting God's prior provision, which the cross-references treat as a permanent sign of divine sanctification.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Exodus 31:13 “Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
Isaiah 58:13 If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words,
Ezekiel 20:12 I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
Luke 23:56 Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.
Nehemiah 9:14 You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath and gave them commandments and statutes and laws through Your servant Moses.