Exodus 16:30
New International Version
So the people rested on the seventh day.

New Living Translation
So the people did not gather any food on the seventh day.

English Standard Version
So the people rested on the seventh day.

Berean Standard Bible
So the people rested on the seventh day.

King James Bible
So the people rested on the seventh day.

New King James Version
So the people rested on the seventh day.

New American Standard Bible
So the people rested on the seventh day.

NASB 1995
So the people rested on the seventh day.

NASB 1977
So the people rested on the seventh day.

Legacy Standard Bible
So the people rested on the seventh day.

Amplified Bible
So the people rested on the seventh day.

Christian Standard Bible
So the people rested on the seventh day.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So the people rested on the seventh day.

American Standard Version
So the people rested on the seventh day.

Contemporary English Version
And so they rested on the Sabbath.

English Revised Version
So the people rested on the seventh day.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So the people never worked on the seventh day of the week.

Good News Translation
So the people did no work on the seventh day.

International Standard Version
So the people rested on the seventh day.

Majority Standard Bible
So the people rested on the seventh day.

NET Bible
So the people rested on the seventh day.

New Heart English Bible
So the people rested on the seventh day.

Webster's Bible Translation
So the people rested on the seventh day.

World English Bible
So the people rested on the seventh day.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the people rest on the seventh day,

Young's Literal Translation
And the people rest on the seventh day,

Smith's Literal Translation
And the people shall rest in the seventh day.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the people kept the sabbath on the seventh day.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the people kept the Sabbath on the seventh day.

New American Bible
After that the people rested on the seventh day.

New Revised Standard Version
So the people rested on the seventh day.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
So the people rested on the seventh day.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the people were rested on the seventh day.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
So the people rested on the seventh day.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the people kept sabbath on the seventh day.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Sabbath Observed
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.” 30So the people rested on the seventh day. 31Now the house of Israel called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey.…

Cross References
Genesis 2:2-3
And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work. / Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.

Exodus 20:8-11
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. / Six days you shall labor and do all your work, / but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates. ...

Deuteronomy 5:12-14
Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you. / Six days you shall labor and do all your work, / but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do.

Leviticus 23:3
For 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.

Nehemiah 9:14
You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath and gave them commandments and statutes and laws through Your servant Moses.

Isaiah 58:13-14
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, / then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

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.

Ezekiel 20:20
Keep My Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us, so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.’

Hebrews 4:9-10
There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God. / For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His.

Mark 2:27-28
Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. / Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”

Matthew 12:8
For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

Luke 6:5
Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

Colossians 2:16-17
Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. / These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.

Acts 13:42-44
As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people urged them to continue this message on the next Sabbath. / After the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God. / On the following Sabbath, nearly the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.

Acts 15:21
For Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”


Treasury of Scripture

So the people rested on the seventh day.

Leviticus 23:3
Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.

Deuteronomy 5:12-14
Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee…

Hebrews 4:9
There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

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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














So the people rested on the seventh day
So the people
This phrase refers to the Israelites, the chosen people of God, who were delivered from slavery in Egypt. The Hebrew word for "people" is "עַם" (am), which signifies a community bound together by shared identity and purpose. In the context of Exodus, the Israelites are learning to live as a covenant community under God's guidance. This phrase reminds us of the collective identity and unity that God desires for His people, emphasizing the importance of community in the life of faith.

rested
The Hebrew word for "rested" is "שָׁבַת" (shavat), which is the root of the word "Sabbath." This rest is not merely physical cessation from labor but a spiritual act of obedience and trust in God. It is a recognition of God's sovereignty and provision. The concept of rest here is deeply tied to the creation narrative in Genesis, where God rested on the seventh day. This rest is a divine ordinance, a gift from God that allows His people to pause, reflect, and rejuvenate spiritually and physically.

on the seventh day
The "seventh day" is significant as it marks the Sabbath, a day set apart by God for rest and worship. The number seven in Hebrew culture symbolizes completeness and perfection, reflecting God's perfect creation. Observing the Sabbath was a sign of the covenant between God and Israel, as outlined in Exodus 31:16-17. It served as a weekly reminder of God's deliverance and provision, encouraging the Israelites to trust in Him rather than their own efforts. For Christians, the Sabbath principle continues to hold spiritual significance, inviting believers to find rest in Christ, who fulfills the law and offers eternal rest for our souls.

Verse 30. - So the people rested. Having found by experience that nothing was to be gained by seeking manna on the sabbath, and received the severe rebuke of verse 28, the people henceforth obeyed the new commandment, and "rested on the sabbath day." Of the nature of the "rest" intended more will be said in the comment on Exodus 20:8-11.

CHAPTER 16:31-36

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So the people
הָעָ֖ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

rested
וַיִּשְׁבְּת֥וּ (way·yiš·bə·ṯū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7673: To repose, desist from exertion

on the seventh
הַשְּׁבִעִֽי׃ (haš·šə·ḇi·‘î)
Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular
Strong's 7637: Seventh (an ordinal number)

day.
בַּיּ֥וֹם (bay·yō·wm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day


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