Exodus 16:23

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“He told them, “This is what the LORD has said: ‘Tomorrow is to be a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. So bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil. Then set aside whatever remains and keep it until morning.’””

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BSBPD

“He told them, “This is what the LORD has said: ‘Tomorrow is to be a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. So bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil. Then set aside whatever remains and keep it until morning.’””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he said unto them, This is that which Jehovah hath spoken, To-morrow is a solemn rest, a holy sabbath unto Jehovah: bake that which ye will bake, and boil that which ye will boil; and all that remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he saith unto them, `It <FI>is<Fi> that which Jehovah hath spoken <FI>of<Fi> ; a rest--a holy sabbath to Jehovah--<FI> is<Fi> to-morrow; that which ye bake, bake; and that which ye boil, boil; and all that is over, let rest for yourselves in charge till the morning.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 16:23 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 2:2And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work.
  2. Exodus 20:8Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
  3. Exodus 23:12For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed, as well as the foreign resident.
  4. Exodus 31:15For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death.
  5. Exodus 35:2For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death.
  6. Leviticus 23:3For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD.
  7. Numbers 11:7Now the manna resembled coriander seed, and its appearance was like that of gum resin.
  8. Numbers 11:8The people walked around and gathered it, ground it on a handmill or crushed it in a mortar, then boiled it in a cooking pot or shaped it into cakes. It tasted like pastry baked with fine oil.
  9. Mark 2:27Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
  10. Luke 23:56Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.
  11. Revelation 1:10On the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,

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