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Tell them, &#8216At 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.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nlt/exodus/16.htm">New Living Translation</a> “I have heard the Israelites’ complaints. Now tell them, ‘In the evening you will have meat to eat, and in the morning you will have all the bread you want. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’” <a href="/esv/exodus/16.htm">English Standard Version</a> “I have heard the grumbling of the people of Israel. Say to them, ‘At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. Then you shall know that I am the LORD your God.’” <a href="/bsb/exodus/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “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.’” <a href="/kjv/exodus/16.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/exodus/16.htm">New King James Version</a> “I have heard the complaints of the children of Israel. Speak to them, saying, ‘At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. And you shall know that I am the LORD your God.’ ” <a href="/nasb_/exodus/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “I have heard the grumblings of the sons of Israel; speak to them, saying, ‘At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread; and you shall know that I am the LORD your God.’” <a href="/nasb/exodus/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220I have heard the grumblings of the sons of Israel; speak to them, saying, &#8216At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread; and you shall know that I am the LORD your God.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/exodus/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “I have heard the grumblings of the sons of Israel; speak to them, saying, ‘At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread; and you shall know that I am the LORD your God.’” <a href="/lsb/exodus/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “I have heard the grumblings of the sons of Israel; speak to them, saying, ‘At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread, so that you shall know that I am Yahweh your God.’” <a href="/amp/exodus/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “I have heard the murmurings of the Israelites; speak to them, saying, ‘At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread; and you shall know that I am the LORD your God.’” <a href="/csb/exodus/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “I have heard the complaints of the Israelites. Tell them: At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will eat bread until you are full. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.” <a href="/hcsb/exodus/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I have heard the complaints of the Israelites. Tell them: At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will eat bread until you are full. Then you will know that I am Yahweh your God.&#8221 <a href="/asv/exodus/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/exodus/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> "I have heard my people complain. Now tell them that each evening they will have meat and each morning they will have more than enough bread. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God." <a href="/erv/exodus/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/exodus/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "I've heard the Israelites complaining. Tell them, 'At dusk you will eat meat, and in the morning you will eat all the food you want. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.'" <a href="/gnt/exodus/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> "I have heard the complaints of the Israelites. Tell them that at twilight they will have meat to eat, and in the morning they will have all the bread they want. Then they will know that I, the LORD, am their God." <a href="/isv/exodus/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> "I've heard the complaints of the Israelis. Tell them, 'At twilight you are to eat meat and in the morning you are to be filled with bread, so you may know that I am the LORD your God.'" <a href="/msb/exodus/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?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.?? <a href="/net/exodus/16.htm">NET Bible</a> "I have heard the murmurings of the Israelites. Tell them, 'During the evening you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be satisfied with bread, so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.'" <a href="/nheb/exodus/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "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: and you shall know that I am the LORD your God.'" <a href="/wbt/exodus/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel; Speak to them, saying, At evening 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. <a href="/web/exodus/16.htm">World English Bible</a> “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 Yahweh your God.’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/exodus/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “I have heard the murmurings of the sons of Israel; speak to them, saying, Between the evenings you eat flesh, and in the morning you are satisfied [with] bread, and you have known that I [am] your God YHWH.” <a href="/ylt/exodus/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> I have heard the murmurings of the sons of Israel; speak unto them, saying, Between the evenings ye eat flesh, and in the morning ye are satisfied with bread, and ye have known that I am Jehovah your God.' <a href="/slt/exodus/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> I heard the murmurings of the sons 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 knew that I am Jehovah your God.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/exodus/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> I have heard the murmuring of the children of Israel: say to them: In the evening you shall eat flesh, and in the morning you shall have your fill of bread: and you shall know that I am the Lord your God. <a href="/cpdv/exodus/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “I have heard the murmuring of the sons of Israel. Say to them: ‘In the evening, you will eat flesh, and in the morning, you will be filled with bread. And you shall know that I am the Lord your God.’ ” <a href="/nabre/exodus/16.htm">New American Bible</a> I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them: In the evening twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will have your fill of bread, and then you will know that I, the LORD, am your God. <a href="/nrsvce/exodus/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> “I have heard the complaining of the Israelites; say to them, ‘At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall have your fill of bread; then you shall know that I am the LORD your God.’”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/exodus/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel; say to them, At evening you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread; and you shall know that I am the LORD your God. <a href="/hpbt/exodus/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> “I have heard the grumbling of the children of Israel; say to them, “At the setting the sun you are eating meat, and at dawn you will be filled with bread, and you will know that I AM LORD JEHOVAH your God.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/exodus/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel. Speak unto them, saying: At dusk 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.' <a href="/sep/exodus/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> I have heard the murmuring of the children of Israel: speak to them, saying, Towards evening ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be satisfied with bread; and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God. <a href="/parallel/exodus/16-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=4069" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/exodus/16.htm">Manna and Quail from Heaven</a> …11Then the LORD said to Moses, 12<a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·ma‘·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">“I have heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8519.htm" title="8519: tə·lūn·nōṯ (N-fpc) -- Exalted, lofty. Or tlunnah; from luwn in the sense of obstinacy; a grumbling.">the grumbling</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of the Israelites.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dab·bêr (V-Piel-Imp-ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">Tell them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: bên (Prep) -- An interval, space between. ">‘At</a> <a href="/hebrew/6153.htm" title="6153: hā·‘ar·ba·yim (Art:: N-md) -- Evening. From arab; dusk.">twilight</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: tō·ḵə·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">you will eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: ḇā·śār (N-ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">meat,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1242.htm" title="1242: ū·ḇab·bō·qer (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Morn- ing. From baqar; properly, dawn; generally, morning.">and in the morning</a> <a href="/hebrew/7646.htm" title="7646: tiś·bə·‘ū- (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To be sated, satisfied or surfeited. Or sabeay; a primitive root; to sate, i.e. Fill to satisfaction.">you will be filled</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: lā·ḥem (N-ms) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">with bread.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: wî·ḏa‘·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">Then you will know</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">am the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God.’”</a> 13That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/6-31.htm">John 6:31-35</a> Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” / Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. / For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” ... <a href="/numbers/11-4.htm">Numbers 11:4-9</a> Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat? / We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic. / But now our appetite is gone; there is nothing to see but this manna!” ... <a href="/psalms/78-24.htm">Psalm 78:24-25</a> He rained down manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven. / Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance. <a href="/nehemiah/9-15.htm">Nehemiah 9:15</a> In their hunger You gave them bread from heaven; in their thirst You brought them water from the rock. You told them to go in and possess the land that You had sworn to give them. <a href="/john/6-49.htm">John 6:49-51</a> Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. / This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die. / I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.” <a href="/1_corinthians/10-3.htm">1 Corinthians 10:3-4</a> They all ate the same spiritual food / and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ. <a href="/deuteronomy/8-3.htm">Deuteronomy 8:3</a> He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. <a href="/psalms/105-40.htm">Psalm 105:40</a> They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. <a href="/john/6-58.htm">John 6:58</a> This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.” <a href="/numbers/11-18.htm">Numbers 11:18-20</a> And say to the people: Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you will eat meat, because you have cried out in the hearing of the LORD, saying: ‘Who will feed us meat? For we were better off in Egypt!’ Therefore the LORD will give you meat, and you will eat. / You will eat it not for one or two days, nor for five or ten or twenty days, / but for a whole month—until it comes out of your nostrils and makes you nauseous—because you have rejected the LORD, who is among you, and have cried out before Him, saying, ‘Why did we ever leave Egypt?’” <a href="/matthew/4-4.htm">Matthew 4:4</a> But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” <a href="/john/6-26.htm">John 6:26-27</a> Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. / Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.” <a href="/psalms/136-25.htm">Psalm 136:25</a> He gives food to every creature. His loving devotion endures forever. <a href="/john/6-32.htm">John 6:32</a> Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. <a href="/numbers/11-31.htm">Numbers 11:31-32</a> Now a wind sent by the LORD came up, drove in quail from the sea, and brought them near the camp, about two cubits above the surface of the ground, for a day’s journey in every direction around the camp. / All that day and night, and all the next day, the people stayed up gathering the quail. No one gathered less than ten homers, and they spread them out all around the camp.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak to them, saying, At even you shall eat flesh, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread; and you shall know that I am the LORD your God.I have<a href="/exodus/16-8.htm">Exodus 16:8</a> 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.at even<a href="/exodus/16-6.htm">Exodus 16:6</a> 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:in the morning<a href="/exodus/16-7.htm">Exodus 16:7</a> 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?ye shall know<a href="/exodus/4-5.htm">Exodus 4:5</a> That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.<a href="/exodus/6-7.htm">Exodus 6:7</a> And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.<a href="/exodus/7-17.htm">Exodus 7:17</a> Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/16-8.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/exodus/16-10.htm">Children</a> <a href="/exodus/12-6.htm">Dusk</a> <a href="/exodus/16-7.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/exodus/16-8.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/exodus/16-8.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/exodus/10-6.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/exodus/16-8.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/exodus/16-8.htm">Full</a> <a href="/exodus/16-8.htm">Grumbling</a> <a href="/exodus/16-9.htm">Grumblings</a> <a href="/exodus/16-9.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/exodus/16-10.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/16-6.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/exodus/5-18.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/exodus/16-8.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/exodus/16-8.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/exodus/16-9.htm">Murmurings</a> <a href="/genesis/19-13.htm">Outcry</a> <a href="/exodus/14-15.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/exodus/12-6.htm">Twilight</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/16-15.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/exodus/16-15.htm">Children</a> <a href="/exodus/29-39.htm">Dusk</a> <a href="/exodus/17-14.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/exodus/16-15.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/exodus/16-13.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/exodus/28-3.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/exodus/21-28.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/exodus/16-20.htm">Full</a> <a href="/numbers/14-27.htm">Grumbling</a> <a href="/numbers/17-5.htm">Grumblings</a> <a href="/exodus/18-1.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/exodus/16-15.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/16-15.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/exodus/16-18.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/exodus/21-28.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/exodus/16-13.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/numbers/14-27.htm">Murmurings</a> <a href="/exodus/17-3.htm">Outcry</a> <a href="/exodus/19-6.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/exodus/29-39.htm">Twilight</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 16</div>1. <a href="/exodus/16-1.htm">The Israelites come to Sin, and murmur for want of bread</a> 4. <a href="/exodus/16-4.htm">God promises them bread and meat from heaven, and they are rebuked</a> 13. <a href="/exodus/16-13.htm">Quail and manna are sent</a> 16. <a href="/exodus/16-16.htm">The ordering of manna</a> 25. <a href="/exodus/16-25.htm">It was not to be found on the Sabbath</a> 32. <a href="/exodus/16-32.htm">An omer of it is preserved</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This phrase highlights God's awareness of the Israelites' complaints, demonstrating His omniscience and attentiveness to His people's needs. The Israelites' grumbling reflects a recurring theme of doubt and lack of faith, despite witnessing God's miraculous deliverance from Egypt. This echoes earlier instances of grumbling in <a href="/exodus/15-24.htm">Exodus 15:24</a> and foreshadows future complaints in the wilderness. It underscores the human tendency to forget God's past faithfulness when faced with new challenges.Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, God's promise to provide meat at twilight signifies His provision and care for the Israelites' physical needs. The provision of quail, as described later in the chapter, is a miraculous event that demonstrates God's power over creation. This event is geographically significant as quail migration patterns in the region could naturally bring flocks to the area, yet the timing and abundance are divinely orchestrated. This provision prefigures the abundance found in Christ, who provides for both physical and spiritual needs (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>).and in the morning you will be filled with bread. The morning provision of manna is a daily miracle that sustains the Israelites throughout their wilderness journey. Manna, described as bread from heaven, is a type of Christ, who is the true bread from heaven (<a href="/john/6-31.htm">John 6:31-33</a>). This daily provision teaches reliance on God and foreshadows the Lord's Prayer petition for daily bread (<a href="/matthew/6-11.htm">Matthew 6:11</a>). The regularity of manna emphasizes God's faithfulness and the importance of daily dependence on Him.Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’ This statement underscores the purpose of God's provision: to reveal His identity and establish His covenant relationship with Israel. The phrase "I am the LORD your God" is a recurring declaration of God's sovereignty and personal relationship with His people, seen throughout the Pentateuch. It serves as a reminder of the covenant made at Sinai and the unique relationship between God and Israel. This revelation of God's character and faithfulness is foundational for understanding His redemptive plan, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and are now journeying through the wilderness. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness_of_sin.htm">The Wilderness of Sin</a> A geographical location where the Israelites camped and experienced God's provision of manna and quail. 3. <a href="/topical/m/moses_and_aaron.htm">Moses and Aaron</a> Leaders appointed by God to guide the Israelites out of Egypt and through the wilderness. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God who provides for His people and reveals His power and faithfulness. 5. <a href="/topical/p/provision_of_manna_and_quail.htm">Provision of Manna and Quail</a> A miraculous event where God provides food for the Israelites, demonstrating His care and sovereignty.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god_hears_our_complaints.htm">God Hears Our Complaints</a> God is attentive to the cries and complaints of His people. While grumbling is not encouraged, it is comforting to know that God listens and responds to our needs. <a href="/topical/d/divine_provision_and_timing.htm">Divine Provision and Timing</a> God's provision is both timely and sufficient. He provides exactly what we need when we need it, teaching us to trust in His timing and sufficiency. <a href="/topical/r/recognition_of_god's_sovereignty.htm">Recognition of God's Sovereignty</a> The provision of manna and quail was not just about meeting physical needs but also about revealing God's identity and sovereignty. Recognizing God's hand in our daily provisions strengthens our faith. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_trust.htm">Obedience and Trust</a> The Israelites were instructed to gather only what they needed each day, teaching us the importance of obedience and trust in God's instructions. <a href="/topical/c/contentment_in_god's_provision.htm">Contentment in God's Provision</a> The Israelites' experience challenges us to find contentment in what God provides, rather than longing for what we do not have.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 16</a> <a href="/q/what_does_passover_commemorate.htm">What does Passover commemorate?</a> <a href="/q/purpose_of_the_book_of_remembrance.htm">What is the purpose of the Book of Remembrance?</a> <a href="/q/does_mark_10_21_conflict_with_modern_life.htm">Doesn’t Jesus’ command in Mark 10:21 to “sell everything” conflict with modern economic realities and social responsibilities? </a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_passover_sacrifice_sites.htm">Deuteronomy 16:5-7: How do we reconcile sacrificing the Passover 'in the place the Lord chooses' with Exodus 12's instruction to kill the lamb at home?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 12. - At even. Literally, "between the two evenings." For the meaning of the phrase, see the comment on Exodus 12:6. Ye shall eat flesh. The quails, as appears by the subsequent narrative, were supplied, not regularly, but only on rare occasions; in fact (so far as appears), only here in the wilderness of Sin, and at Kibroth-hattaavah in the wilderness of Paran (<a href="/numbers/11-31.htm">Numbers 11:31-34</a>). They were not a necessary, but an indulgence. Ye shall know that I am the Lord. The miracle of the manna, and the timely appearance of the quails at the hour announced, will sufficiently show that it is God himself who has you under his charge and watches over you. <a href="/commentaries/exodus/16-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“I have heard שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי (šā·ma‘·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently the grumbling תְּלוּנֹּת֮ (tə·lūn·nōṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8519.htm">Strong's 8519: </a> Exalted, lofty of the Israelites. בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son Tell them, דַּבֵּ֨ר (dab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue ‘At בֵּ֤ין (bên) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> An interval, space between twilight הָֽעַרְבַּ֙יִם֙ (hā·‘ar·ba·yim) Article | Noun - md <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6153.htm">Strong's 6153: </a> Evening you will eat תֹּאכְל֣וּ (tō·ḵə·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat meat, בָשָׂ֔ר (ḇā·śār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man and in the morning וּבַבֹּ֖קֶר (ū·ḇab·bō·qer) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> Dawn, morning you {will} be filled תִּשְׂבְּעוּ־ (tiś·bə·‘ū-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7646.htm">Strong's 7646: </a> To be sated, satisfied or surfeited with bread. לָ֑חֶם (lā·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> Food, bread, grain Then you will know וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕ם (wî·ḏa‘·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know that כִּ֛י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction I אֲנִ֥י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I am the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God.’” אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/16-12.htm">Exodus 16:12 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/exodus/16-12.htm">Exodus 16:12 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/exodus/16-12.htm">Exodus 16:12 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/exodus/16-12.htm">Exodus 16:12 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/exodus/16-12.htm">Exodus 16:12 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/16-12.htm">Exodus 16:12 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/16-12.htm">Exodus 16:12 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/16-12.htm">Exodus 16:12 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/16-12.htm">Exodus 16:12 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/exodus/16-12.htm">Exodus 16:12 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/exodus/16-12.htm">OT Law: Exodus 16:12 I have heard the murmurings (Exo. 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