Exodus 16:28
New International Version
Then the LORD said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep my commands and my instructions?

New Living Translation
The LORD asked Moses, “How long will these people refuse to obey my commands and instructions?

English Standard Version
And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?

Berean Standard Bible
Then the LORD said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep My commandments and instructions?

King James Bible
And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?

New King James Version
And the LORD said to Moses, “How long do you refuse to keep My commandments and My laws?

New American Standard Bible
Then the LORD said to Moses, “How long do you refuse to keep My commandments and My instructions?

NASB 1995
Then the LORD said to Moses, “How long do you refuse to keep My commandments and My instructions?

NASB 1977
Then the LORD said to Moses, “How long do you refuse to keep My commandments and My instructions?

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Yahweh said to Moses, “How long do you refuse to keep My commandments and My laws?

Amplified Bible
Then the LORD said to Moses, “How long do you [people] refuse to keep My commandments and My instructions (laws)?

Christian Standard Bible
Then the LORD said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep my commands and instructions?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the LORD said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep My commands and instructions?

American Standard Version
And Jehovah said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?

Contemporary English Version
Then the LORD said, "Moses, how long will you people keep disobeying my laws and teachings?

English Revised Version
And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD said to Moses, "How long will you refuse to do what I have commanded and instructed you to do?

Good News Translation
Then the LORD said to Moses, "How much longer will you people refuse to obey my commands?

International Standard Version
Then the LORD asked Moses, "How long will you people refuse to keep my commandments and my instructions?

Majority Standard Bible
Then the LORD said to Moses, ?How long will you refuse to keep My commandments and instructions?

NET Bible
So the LORD said to Moses, "How long do you refuse to obey my commandments and my instructions?

New Heart English Bible
The LORD said to Moses, "How long do you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?

Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD said to Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?

World English Bible
Yahweh said to Moses, “How long do you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And YHWH says to Moses, “How long have you refused to keep My commands and My laws?

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'How long have ye refused to keep My commands, and My laws?

Smith's Literal Translation
And Jehovah will say to Moses, How long refused ye to watch my commands and my law?
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord said to Moses: How long will you refuse to keep my commandments, and my law?

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then the Lord said to Moses: “How long will you be unwilling to keep my commandments and my law?

New American Bible
Then the LORD said to Moses: How long will you refuse to keep my commandments and my instructions?

New Revised Standard Version
The LORD said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep my commandments and instructions?
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the LORD said to Moses, How long will you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And LORD JEHOVAH said to Moshe, “How long will you not keep my commands and my law?
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the LORD said unto Moses: 'How long refuse ye to keep My commandments and My laws?

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the Lord said to Moses, How long are ye unwilling to hearken to my commands and my law?

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Sabbath Observed
27Yet on the seventh day some of the people went out to gather, but they did not find anything. 28Then the LORD said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep My commandments and instructions? 29Understand 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.”…

Cross References
Numbers 14:11
And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people treat Me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, despite all the signs I have performed among them?

Numbers 20:12
But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust Me to show My holiness in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them.”

Deuteronomy 9:7
Remember this, and never forget how you provoked the LORD your God in the wilderness. From the day you left the land of Egypt until you reached this place, you have been rebelling against the LORD.

Deuteronomy 9:24
You have been rebelling against the LORD since the day I came to know you.

Psalm 78:10
They failed to keep God’s covenant and refused to live by His law.

Psalm 78:22
because they did not believe God or rely on His salvation.

Psalm 78:32
In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; despite His wonderful works, they did not believe.

Psalm 106:24-25
They despised the pleasant land; they did not believe His promise. / They grumbled in their tents and did not listen to the voice of the LORD.

Isaiah 1:2
Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.

Jeremiah 7:23-24
but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you. / Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.

Ezekiel 20:13
Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness.

Matthew 17:17
“O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to Me.”

Matthew 23:37
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

Mark 9:19
“O unbelieving generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to Me.”

Luke 9:41
“O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”


Treasury of Scripture

And the LORD said to Moses, How long refuse you to keep my commandments and my laws?

Exodus 10:3
And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.

Numbers 14:11
And the LORD said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?

Numbers 20:12
And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.

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Exodus 16
1. The Israelites come to Sin, and murmur for want of bread
4. God promises them bread and meat from heaven, and they are rebuked
13. Quail and manna are sent
16. The ordering of manna
25. It was not to be found on the Sabbath
32. An omer of it is preserved














Then the LORD said to Moses
This phrase underscores the direct communication between God and Moses, a central theme in the narrative of Exodus. The Hebrew word for "LORD" here is "YHWH," the sacred tetragrammaton, which signifies God's eternal and unchanging nature. This divine name is a reminder of God's covenantal faithfulness and His role as the ultimate authority. The direct address to Moses highlights Moses' unique role as a mediator between God and the Israelites, emphasizing the weight of responsibility on his shoulders to lead the people according to divine will.

How long will you refuse
The phrase "How long" is a rhetorical question that conveys God's frustration and disappointment with the Israelites' repeated disobedience. The Hebrew root for "refuse" is "ma'en," which implies a stubborn or willful rejection. This reflects the Israelites' persistent struggle with faith and obedience, despite witnessing God's miraculous provisions. It serves as a call for introspection, urging the people to recognize their resistance to divine guidance and to realign themselves with God's will.

to keep My commandments and instructions
The word "keep" is derived from the Hebrew "shamar," meaning to guard, observe, or give heed. It suggests a vigilant and active commitment to God's laws. "Commandments" and "instructions" refer to the divine laws and decrees given by God, which are meant to guide the Israelites in their covenant relationship with Him. This phrase emphasizes the importance of obedience as a demonstration of faith and trust in God's provision and wisdom. Historically, this moment is set against the backdrop of the Israelites' journey through the wilderness, where their reliance on God for sustenance was a daily test of faith. The call to keep God's commandments is a timeless reminder of the blessings that come from living in accordance with divine principles, encouraging believers to embrace a life of faithful obedience.

(28) How long refuse ye to keep my commandments ?--The people had already broken one of the positive precepts with respect to the manna (see Exodus 16:20); now they broke another--in the spirit, at any rate--since they would have gathered had they found anything to gather. Thus they provoked God a second time; yet was He "so merciful, that He destroyed them not," but "turned His anger away, and did not stir up all His wrath" (Psalm 78:38). Apparently He made allowance for the ordinance being a new one, to which they were not yet accustomed.

Verse 28. - How long refuse ye to keep my commandments! Though Moses is addressed, it is the people who are blamed. Hence the plural verb, "refuse ye." Already there had been one act of disobedience in connection with the manna (see ver. 20) - now there was another - when would such sinful folly come to an end? When would the people learn that they could gain nothing by disobedience? It was "long" indeed before they were taught the lesson.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

said
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

Moses,
מֹשֶׁ֑ה (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver

“How long
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

will you refuse
מֵֽאַנְתֶּ֔ם (mê·’an·tem)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 3985: To refuse

to keep
לִשְׁמֹ֥ר (liš·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

My commandments
מִצְוֺתַ֖י (miṣ·wō·ṯay)
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 4687: Commandment

and instructions?
וְתוֹרֹתָֽי׃ (wə·ṯō·w·rō·ṯāy)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law


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