Exodus 16:4

Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.

Then said {H559} the LORD {H3068} unto Moses {H4872}, Behold, I will rain {H4305} bread {H3899} from heaven {H8064} for you; and the people {H5971} shall go out {H3318} and gather {H3950} a certain rate {H1697} every day {H3117}{H3117}, that I may prove {H5254} them, whether they will walk {H3212} in my law {H8451}, or no.

ADONAI said to Moshe, "Here, I will cause bread to rain down from heaven for you. The people are to go out and gather a day's ration every day. By this I will test whether they will observe my Torah or not.

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions.

Then said Jehovah unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or not.

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.

  • Psalms 78:24

    And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.

  • Psalms 78:25

    Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full.

  • 1 Corinthians 10:3

    And did all eat the same spiritual meat;

  • Deuteronomy 8:2

    And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, [and] to prove thee, to know what [was] in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.

  • Exodus 15:25

    And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, [which] when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,

  • Psalms 105:40

    [The people] asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

  • Deuteronomy 8:16

    Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;
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