Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 16:5

And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare [that] which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.

5. prepare ] viz. for eating (see Num 11:8); cf. Gen 43:16 (‘make ready’).

twice as much ] The meaning seems to be that, as the supply will be more abundant on the 6th day, so every one will naturally gather more; and when they come to prepare it, they will find that it is just twice a much as they gather usually.

Vv. 9 12 should follow here. The verses are accidentally misplaced: as they stand, the message given to the people ( vv. 6 8) precedes the command to deliver it ( vv. 9 12).

Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

It shall be twice as much – They should collect and prepare a double quantity.

Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible

Prepare; lay up, grind, bake, or seethe. See Exo 16:23. and Num 11:8.

Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole

And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day,…. Of the week, and from the raining of the bread, which was on the first day of the week:

they shall prepare that which they bring in; the Targum of Jonathan adds, to eat on the sabbath day; what they did not consume on the sixth day was to be prepared and reserved for the seventh day; that is, it was to be baked or boiled as they thought fit to have it, or eat it as it was, which they pleased, see Ex 16:23 only one part of it was to be kept till the next day:

and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily: on that day should be rained double what fell on other days, and so twice as much should be gathered up; the reason for which is not here mentioned, but afterwards given; though Moses no doubt was now made acquainted with it, or otherwise he could not have informed the princes and people of it, as he afterwards did, Ex 16:23.

Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible

5. And it shall come to pass. Because mention is immediately made of the Sabbath, some would confine to its observance what is said respecting the law, and extract this sense from it, that God made the experiment whether the people would faithfully observe the rest enjoined to them on each seventh day. But there is a poorness in this explanation. The fact is, that after God had promised daily supplies to His people, He now adds the exception, viz., that on the sixth day they should collect a double quantity, and lay aside half of it for the use of the Sabbath. Thus the seventh day was really hallowed before the promulgation of the Law, although it is questionable whether it had already been observed by the patriarchs. It appears probable that it was; but I am unwilling to make it a matter of contention.

Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary

(5) On the sixth dayi.e., the sixth day after the first giving of the manna (Kalisch). Although in Babylonia, from a time certainly earlier than the Exodus, a Sabbath was observed on the seventh, fourteenth, twenty-first, and twenty-eighth day of each month (Sayce: Records of the Past, vol. vii., pp. 157-167), yet we have no evidence that the year was divided into weeks, much less that the several days of the week were known as the first, second, third, fourth, &c. In Egypt, the week of seven days was at this time unknown.

They shall prepare.On the method of preparation see Num. 11:8.

It shall be twice as much.Some suppose this to be a commandYe shall gather twice as much; but it is more natural to take it as an announcement of a factYou will find that what you have gathered turns out to be twice as much. (So Kurtz, Kalisch, and Knobel.) A miraculous doubling of the quantity seems to be intended. (Comp. Exo. 16:22.)

Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)

Exo 16:5 And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare [that] which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.

Ver. 5. On the sixth dug they shall prepare. ] The Jews’ preparation for the Sabbath began at three o’clock in the afternoon. The best and wealthiest of them, even those that had many servants, did with their own hands further the preparation. So that sometimes the masters themselves would chop herbs, sweep the house, cleave wood, kindle the fire, &c. a

a Buxtorf., Synagog.

Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)