Exodus 16:8

6 So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “This evening you will know that it was the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt,

7 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?”

And Moses added, “The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening and bread to fill you in the morning, for He has heard your grumbling against Him. Who are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD.”

9 Then Moses said to Aaron, “Tell the whole congregation of Israel, ‘Come before the LORD, for He has heard your grumbling.’”

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.

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
And Moses added, “The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening and bread to fill you in the morning, for He has heard your grumbling against Him. Who are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD.”
KJV
And Moses said, This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.
WEB
Moses said, “Now the LORD will give you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to satisfy you, because the LORD hears your murmurings which you murmur against him. And who are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.”
ASV
And Moses said, [This shall be], when Jehovah shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that Jehovah heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against Jehovah.
DARBY
And Moses said, When Jehovah gives you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for Jehovah hears your murmurings which ye murmur against him and what [are] we? your murmurings are not against us, but against Jehovah.
BLB
And Moses said, “In YHWH giving to you⁺ flesh in the evening to eat, and bread in the morning to the full, in YHWH hearing your⁺ complaints that you⁺ complain against Him. And what [are] we? Your⁺ complaints [are] not against us, but against YHWH.”
ÅB
Så sa Moses: Dere skal få se det når Herren iaften gir dere kjøtt å spise og imorgen brød, så dere blir mette; for Herren har hørt hvordan dere knurrer og murrer mot ham; for hva er vel vi? Det er ikke mot oss dere knurrer, men mot Herren.
OTB
Moses sa også: "Dere skal vite at det var Herren når han gir dere kjøtt å spise om kvelden og brød til dere blir mette om morgenen, fordi han har hørt deres klager mot ham. Hvem er vi? Det er ikke mot oss dere klager, men mot Herren."
B1930
Så sa Moses: I skal få se det når Herren iaften gir eder kjøtt å ete og imorgen brød, så I blir mette; for Herren har hørt hvorledes I knurrer og murrer mot ham; for hvad er vel vi? Det er ikke mot oss I knurrer, men mot Herren.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Romans 13:2

    Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.

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  • 1 Samuel 8:7

    And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.

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  • Luke 10:16

    Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”

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  • Numbers 14:27

    “How long will this wicked congregation grumble against Me? I have heard the complaints that the Israelites are making against Me.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 4:8

    Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.

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  • Numbers 21:7

    Then the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned by speaking against the LORD and against you. Intercede with the LORD so He will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses interceded for the people.

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  • John 6:41–43

    At this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”

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  • Matthew 10:40

    He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.

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