Exodus 16:8
6 And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you out from the land of Egypt:
7 And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?
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.
9 And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the LORD: for he hath heard your murmurings.
10 And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.
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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)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 13:2
Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
Read in context1 Samuel 8:7
And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
Read in contextLuke 10:16
He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.
Read in contextNumbers 14:27
How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 4:8
He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
Read in contextNumbers 21:7
Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.
Read in contextJohn 6:41–43
The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
Read in contextMatthew 10:40
He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
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