KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Exodus 16:28 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And the Lord said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And the Lord” | יְהוָ֖ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “said” | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “unto” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
| “Moses,” | מֹשֶׁ֑ה | Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver | Moses |
| “How long” | אָ֙נָה֙ | Where?; hence, whither?, when?; also hither and thither | How long |
| “refuse” | מֵֽאַנְתֶּ֔ם | To refuse | refuse |
| “ye to keep” | לִשְׁמֹ֥ר | Properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc | keep |
| “my commandments” | מִצְוֹתַ֖י | A command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law) | commandments |
| “and my laws?” | וְתֽוֹרֹתָֽי׃ | A precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch | laws |
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26 Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.
27 And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none.
28 And the Lord said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?
29 See, for that the Lord hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
30 So the people rested on the seventh day.
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