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Exodus 16:22

The Pulpit Commentary on Exodus 16:22

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

This is that which the Lord hath said. Rather, "said," i.e; declared to me when he announced the manna. See . It has been supposed that Moses had not communicated the declaration to the elders; but this seems unlikely.

The rest of the holy sabbath. If this translation were correct, the previous institution of the sabbath, and the knowledge of its obligation by the Hebrews, would follow; but the absence of the article is a strong indication that the whole idea was new, at any rate to those whom Moses was addressing.

Bake that which ye will bake, etc. "Do," i.e; "as you have done on other days—bake some and seethe some—but also reserve a portion to be your food and sustenance to-morrow."

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