Exodus 16:12

¹⁰ And as Aaron was speaking to the whole congregation of Israel, they looked toward the desert, and there in a cloud the glory of the LORD appeared.

¹¹ Then the LORD said to Moses,

“I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’”

¹³ That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.

¹⁴ When the layer of dew had evaporated, there were thin flakes on the desert floor, as fine as frost on the ground.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: “I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’”
KJV: I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.
WEB: “I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel. Speak to them, saying, ‘At evening you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’”
ASV: I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread: and ye shall know that I am Jehovah your God.
DARBY: I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak to them, saying, Between the two evenings ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah your God.
BLB: “I have heard the complaints of the sons of Israel. Speak to them, saying, ‘Between the evenings you⁺ shall eat flesh, and in the morning you⁺ shall be filled [with] bread, and you⁺ shall know that I [am] YHWH your⁺ God.’”

ÅB: Jeg har hørt hvordan Israels barn knurrer; tal til dem og si: Imellom de to aftenstunder[^1] skal dere få kjøtt å spise, og imorgen skal dere mettes med brød, og dere skal kjenne at jeg er Herren deres Gud.
OTB: "Jeg har hørt israelittenes klager. Tal til dem og si: 'Ved skumring skal dere spise kjøtt, og om morgenen skal dere bli mette av brød. Da skal dere vite at jeg er Herren deres Gud.'"
B1930: Jeg har hørt hvorledes Israels barn knurrer; tal til dem og si: Imellem de to aftenstunder skal I få kjøtt å ete, og imorgen skal I mettes med brød, og I skal kjenne at jeg er Herren eders Gud. / < se 2MO 12, 6.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Joel 3:17
Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, never again to be overrun by foreigners.
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Exodus 16:7–8
and in the morning you will see the LORD’s glory, because He has heard your grumbling against Him. For who are we that you should grumble against us?”
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Exodus 6:7
I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.
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Ezekiel 39:22
From that day forward the house of Israel will know that I am the LORD their God.
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Ezekiel 34:30
Then they will know that I, the LORD their God, am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are My people,’ declares the Lord GOD.
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Jeremiah 31:24
And Judah and all its cities will dwell together in the land, the farmers and those who move with the flocks,
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Exodus 4:5
“This is so that they may believe that the LORD, the God of their fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has appeared to you.”
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Exodus 7:17
This is what the LORD says: By this you will know that I am the LORD. Behold, with the staff in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will turn to blood.
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