Reference

Exodus 16:26

Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.
24

And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.

25

And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the Lord: to day ye shall not find it in the field.

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?

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Seventh-Day Sabbath
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Sabbath Commandment
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Seventh-Day Sabbath

The verse explicitly states "on the seventh day, which is the sabbath," directly linking the seventh day to the Sabbath. There is no plausible reading of the plain text that would disconnect the seventh day from the Sabbath in this statement.

Sabbath at Creation

The verse explicitly states that the seventh day is the Sabbath, but it does not mention creation or God resting on the seventh day. It only provides instructions for gathering manna.

Sabbath Commandment

The verse describes an instruction for gathering manna in relation to the seventh day, but it does not explicitly state that this instruction is a commandment or part of a larger legal code.

First Day of the Week

The verse explicitly mentions the "seventh day" and "sabbath," but makes no direct or indirect reference to the "first day of the week."