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Who are we? You are not grumbling against us, but against the LORD.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/exodus/16.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then Moses added, “The LORD will give you meat to eat in the evening and bread to satisfy you in the morning, for he has heard all your complaints against him. What have we done? Yes, your complaints are against the LORD, not against us.” <a href="/esv/exodus/16.htm">English Standard Version</a> And Moses said, “When the LORD gives you in the evening meat to eat and in the morning bread to the full, because the LORD has heard your grumbling that you grumble against him—what are we? Your grumbling is not against us but against the LORD.” <a href="/bsb/exodus/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/kjv/exodus/16.htm">King James Bible</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. <a href="/nkjv/exodus/16.htm">New King James Version</a> Also Moses said, “This shall be seen when the LORD gives you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to the full; for the LORD hears your complaints which you make against Him. And what are we? Your complaints are not against us but against the LORD.” <a href="/nasb_/exodus/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And Moses said, “This will happen when the LORD gives you meat to eat in the evening, and bread to the full in the morning; for the LORD hears your grumblings which you grumble against Him. And what are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD.” <a href="/nasb/exodus/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> Moses said, &#8220This will happen when the LORD gives you meat to eat in the evening, and bread to the full in the morning; for the LORD hears your grumblings which you grumble against Him. And what are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/exodus/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And Moses said, “This will happen when the LORD gives you meat to eat in the evening, and bread to the full in the morning; for the LORD hears your grumblings which you grumble against Him. And what are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD.” <a href="/lsb/exodus/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Moses said, “This will happen when Yahweh gives you meat to eat in the evening and bread to the full in the morning; for Yahweh hears your grumblings which you grumble against Him. And what are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against Yahweh.” <a href="/amp/exodus/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Moses said, “This will happen when the LORD gives you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning [enough] bread to be fully satisfied, because the LORD has heard your murmurings against Him; for what are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.” <a href="/csb/exodus/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Moses continued, “The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening and all the bread you want in the morning, for he has heard the complaints that you are raising against him. Who are we? Your complaints are not against us but against the LORD.” <a href="/hcsb/exodus/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Moses continued, &#8220The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening and more than enough bread in the morning, for He has heard the complaints that you are raising against Him. Who are we? Your complaints are not against us but against the LORD.&#8221 <a href="/asv/exodus/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/exodus/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then Moses continued, "You will know it is the LORD when he gives you meat each evening and more than enough bread each morning. He is really the one you are complaining about, not us--we are nobodies--but the LORD has heard your complaints." <a href="/erv/exodus/16.htm">English Revised Version</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. <a href="/gwt/exodus/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Moses also said, "The LORD will give you meat to eat in the evening and all the food you want in the morning. The LORD has heard you complaining about him. Who are we? You're not complaining about us but about the LORD." <a href="/gnt/exodus/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then Moses said, "It is the LORD who will give you meat to eat in the evening and as much bread as you want in the morning, because he has heard how much you have complained against him. When you complain against us, you are really complaining against the LORD." <a href="/isv/exodus/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> Moses also said, "When the LORD gives you meat to eat in the evening, and bread in the morning to satisfy you, the LORD will hear your complaints directed against him. Who are we? Your complaints aren't against us, but rather against the LORD." <a href="/msb/exodus/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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.? <a href="/net/exodus/16.htm">NET Bible</a> Moses said, "You will know this when the LORD gives you meat to eat in the evening and bread in the morning to satisfy you, because the LORD has heard your murmurings that you are murmuring against him. As for us, what are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD." <a href="/nheb/exodus/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Moses said, "Now the LORD shall 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 God." <a href="/wbt/exodus/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</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. <a href="/web/exodus/16.htm">World English Bible</a> Moses said, “Now Yahweh will give you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to satisfy you, because Yahweh hears your murmurings which you murmur against him. And who are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against Yahweh.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/exodus/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Moses says, “In YHWH’s giving to you flesh to eat in the evening, and bread in the morning to satiety—in YHWH’s hearing your murmurings, which you are murmuring against Him, and what [are] we? Your murmurings [are] not against us, but against YHWH.” <a href="/ylt/exodus/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Moses saith, 'In Jehovah's giving to you in the evening flesh to eat, and bread in the morning to satiety -- in Jehovah's hearing your murmurings, which ye are murmuring against Him, and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against Jehovah.' <a href="/slt/exodus/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Moses will say, In Jehovah giving you in the evening flesh to eat, and bread in the morning to satiety; in Jehovah hearing your murmurings which ye murmured against him: and what are we? not against us your murmurings but against Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/exodus/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Moses said: In the evening the Lord will give you flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full: for he hath heard your murmurings, with which you have murmured against him, for what are we? your murmuring is not against us, but against the Lord. <a href="/cpdv/exodus/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And Moses said: “In the evening, the Lord will give you flesh to eat, and in the morning, bread in fullness. For he has heard your murmurings that you have murmured against him. For what are we? Your murmuring is not against us, but against the Lord.” <a href="/nabre/exodus/16.htm">New American Bible</a> And Moses said, “When the LORD gives you meat to eat in the evening and in the morning your fill of bread, and hears the grumbling you utter against him, who then are we? Your grumbling is not against us, but against the LORD.” <a href="/nrsvce/exodus/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And Moses said, “When the LORD gives you meat to eat in the evening and your fill of bread in the morning, because the LORD has heard the complaining that you utter against him—what are we? Your complaining is not against us but against the LORD.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/exodus/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Moses said, When the LORD shall give you in the evening meat to eat and in the morning bread to the full, then the LORD has heard your murmuring which you murmured against him; but as for us, what are we? Your murmurings are not against us but against the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/exodus/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Moshe said to them, “Whenever LORD JEHOVAH gives you flesh in the evening to eat and bread at dawn to be satisfied, because LORD JEHOVAH heard your complaining that you were complaining against him (and we, who are we?), it was not against us that you complained but against LORD JEHOVAH.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/exodus/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</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.' <a href="/sep/exodus/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Moses said, This shall be when the Lord gives you in the evening flesh to eat, and bread in the morning to satiety, because the Lord has heard your murmuring, which ye murmur against us: and what are we? for your murmuring is not against us, but against God. <a href="/parallel/exodus/16-8.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=4034" 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> …7and 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?” 8<a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">And Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">added,</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.">“The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: bə·ṯêṯ (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">will give</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: bā·śār (N-ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">meat</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: le·’ĕ·ḵōl (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">to eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/6153.htm" title="6153: bā·‘e·reḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Evening. From arab; dusk.">this evening</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: wə·le·ḥem (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">and bread</a> <a href="/hebrew/7646.htm" title="7646: liś·bō·a‘ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To be sated, satisfied or surfeited. Or sabeay; a primitive root; to sate, i.e. Fill to satisfaction.">to fill you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1242.htm" title="1242: bab·bō·qer (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Morn- ing. From baqar; properly, dawn; generally, morning.">in the morning,</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.">for He</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/8085.htm" title="8085: biš·mō·a‘ (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">has heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/8519.htm" title="8519: tə·lun·nō·ṯê·ḵem (N-fpc:: 2mp) -- Exalted, lofty. Or tlunnah; from luwn in the sense of obstinacy; a grumbling.">your grumbling</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tem (Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against Him.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: māh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">Who</a> <a href="/hebrew/5168.htm" title="5168: wə·naḥ·nū (Conj-w:: Pro-1cp) -- We, ourselves.">are we?</a> <a href="/hebrew/8519.htm" title="8519: mal·lî·nim (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-mp) -- Exalted, lofty. Or tlunnah; from luwn in the sense of obstinacy; a grumbling.">Your grumblings</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">are not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lê·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against us</a> <a href="/hebrew/8519.htm" title="8519: ṯə·lun·nō·ṯê·ḵem (N-fpc:: 2mp) -- Exalted, lofty. Or tlunnah; from luwn in the sense of obstinacy; a grumbling."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">but</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against</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.">the LORD.”</a> 9Then Moses said to Aaron, “Tell the whole congregation of Israel, ‘Come before the LORD, for He has heard your grumbling.’ ”…<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 11:4-6</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/78-23.htm">Psalm 78:23-25</a> Yet He commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of the heavens. / 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/9-20.htm">Nehemiah 9:20-21</a> You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst. / For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell. <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="/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="/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="/psalms/106-14.htm">Psalm 106:14-15</a> They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert. / So He granted their request, but sent a wasting disease upon them. <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="/numbers/14-27.htm">Numbers 14:27</a> “How long will this wicked congregation grumble against Me? I have heard the complaints that the Israelites are making against Me. <a href="/hebrews/3-17.htm">Hebrews 3:17-18</a> And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? / And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed?</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 hears your murmurings which you murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.the Lord heareth<a href="/exodus/16-9.htm">Exodus 16:9,12</a> 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… <a href="/numbers/14-27.htm">Numbers 14:27</a> 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.<a href="/matthew/9-4.htm">Matthew 9:4</a> And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?but against<a href="/numbers/21-7.htm">Numbers 21:7</a> 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.<a href="/1_samuel/8-7.htm">1 Samuel 8:7</a> 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.<a href="/isaiah/32-6.htm">Isaiah 32:6</a> For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/16-4.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/exodus/16-3.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/exodus/16-6.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/exodus/16-3.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/exodus/16-3.htm">Full</a> <a href="/exodus/13-11.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/exodus/16-7.htm">Grumble</a> <a href="/exodus/16-7.htm">Grumbling</a> <a href="/exodus/16-7.htm">Grumblings</a> <a href="/exodus/16-7.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/exodus/16-7.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/exodus/16-7.htm">Hears</a> <a href="/exodus/16-3.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/exodus/16-7.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/exodus/16-6.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/16-7.htm">Murmur</a> <a href="/exodus/16-7.htm">Murmurings</a> <a href="/1_john/3-19.htm">Satisfy</a> <a href="/genesis/47-12.htm">Want</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/16-12.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/exodus/16-12.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/exodus/16-12.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/exodus/16-12.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/exodus/16-12.htm">Full</a> <a href="/exodus/16-29.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/numbers/14-27.htm">Grumble</a> <a href="/exodus/16-12.htm">Grumbling</a> <a href="/exodus/16-9.htm">Grumblings</a> <a href="/exodus/16-9.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/exodus/18-1.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/exodus/17-14.htm">Hears</a> <a href="/exodus/16-12.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/exodus/16-12.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/exodus/16-9.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/17-3.htm">Murmur</a> <a href="/exodus/16-9.htm">Murmurings</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-24.htm">Satisfy</a> <a href="/exodus/16-23.htm">Want</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And Moses added, Moses, as the leader and prophet of Israel, often served as the intermediary between God and the people. His role was to communicate God's will and instructions, as seen throughout the Exodus narrative. This phrase indicates Moses is continuing a message from God, emphasizing his role as a spokesperson.“The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening This promise of meat refers to the quail that God provided for the Israelites. Quail migration patterns in the Sinai Peninsula make this provision plausible, as large flocks would land exhausted after crossing the Mediterranean. This event demonstrates God's ability to provide miraculously and His responsiveness to the needs of His people, despite their complaints.and bread to fill you in the morning, The bread refers to manna, a miraculous food that appeared each morning. Manna is described as small, round, and white, tasting like wafers made with honey. This daily provision required the Israelites to trust God for their sustenance, teaching reliance on Him. Manna is a type of Christ, the "bread of life" (<a href="/john/6-31.htm">John 6:31-35</a>), symbolizing spiritual nourishment.for He has heard your grumbling against Him. The Israelites' grumbling reflects a lack of faith and gratitude, despite witnessing God's power in the plagues and the Red Sea crossing. This grumbling is a recurring theme in the wilderness journey, highlighting human nature's tendency to doubt and complain. God's response shows His patience and mercy, yet also sets the stage for future discipline due to continued unbelief.Who are we? Moses and Aaron, as leaders, deflect the focus from themselves to God. This rhetorical question emphasizes that they are merely servants of God, not the source of the Israelites' provision or the target of their complaints. It underscores the importance of recognizing God's sovereignty and authority.Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD.” This statement clarifies that the Israelites' complaints, though directed at Moses and Aaron, are ultimately against God. It serves as a warning about the seriousness of grumbling against divine provision and leadership. This concept is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are encouraged to do all things without grumbling (<a href="/philippians/2-14.htm">Philippians 2:14</a>), recognizing that discontentment is ultimately directed at God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt. In this verse, Moses is addressing the Israelites' complaints. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The people of God who were delivered from slavery in Egypt. They are in the wilderness, expressing dissatisfaction with their circumstances. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who provides for His people despite their grumbling. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a> The setting where the Israelites are journeying after their exodus from Egypt, a place of testing and reliance on God. 5. <a href="/topical/m/manna_and_quail.htm">Manna and Quail</a> The miraculous provision of food by God, with manna in the morning and quail in the evening, demonstrating His care and power.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a> God hears and responds to the needs of His people, even when they grumble. Trust in His provision is essential. <a href="/topical/g/grumbling_against_god.htm">Grumbling Against God</a> Complaints against leaders or circumstances can often be complaints against God Himself. Recognize His sovereignty in all situations. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a> Leaders like Moses are conduits of God's will, not the source of provision. Respect and pray for those in leadership. <a href="/topical/c/contentment_and_gratitude.htm">Contentment and Gratitude</a> Cultivate a heart of gratitude and contentment, recognizing God's daily provisions and blessings. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_testing.htm">Faith in Testing</a> The wilderness is a place of testing and growth. Embrace challenges as opportunities to deepen faith and reliance on God.<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_are_key_events_in_joshua's_life.htm">What are key events in Joshua's life?</a> <a href="/q/is_god_synonymous_with_love.htm">Is God synonymous with love?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_religion.htm">What is the meaning of spiritual food?</a> <a href="/q/can_you_find_peace_and_remain_still.htm">What did the Ark of the Covenant contain?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - When the lord shall give you in the evening flesh to eat. Moses must have received a distinct intimation of the coming arrival of the quails, trough he has not recorded it, his desire of brevity causing him to retrench all that is not absolutely necessary for the right understanding of the narrative. It is, comparatively, seldom that he records both the Divine message and his delivery of it. In general, he places upon record either the message only, or its delivery only. Bread to the full. Compare above, verse 4; and infra, verses 12 and 18. The Lord heareth your murmurings. The latter part of this verse is, in the main, a repetition of verse 7; but it emphasises the statements of that verse, and prepares the way for what follows. CHAPTER 16:9-21 <a href="/commentaries/exodus/16-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And Moses מֹשֶׁ֗ה (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver added, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “The LORD יְהוָה֩ (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 will give בְּתֵ֣ת (bə·ṯêṯ) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set you meat בָּשָׂ֣ר (bā·śār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man to eat לֶאֱכֹ֗ל (le·’ĕ·ḵōl) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat this evening בָּעֶ֜רֶב (bā·‘e·reḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6153.htm">Strong's 6153: </a> Evening and bread וְלֶ֤חֶם (wə·le·ḥem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> Food, bread, grain to fill you לִשְׂבֹּ֔עַ (liś·bō·a‘) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7646.htm">Strong's 7646: </a> To be sated, satisfied or surfeited in the morning, בַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙ (bab·bō·qer) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> Dawn, morning for He יְהוָה֙ (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 has heard בִּשְׁמֹ֤עַ (biš·mō·a‘) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently your grumbling תְּלֻנֹּ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם (tə·lun·nō·ṯê·ḵem) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8519.htm">Strong's 8519: </a> Exalted, lofty against Him. עָלָ֑יו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against Who מָ֔ה (māh) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> What?, what!, indefinitely what are we? וְנַ֣חְנוּ (wə·naḥ·nū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5168.htm">Strong's 5168: </a> We Your grumblings מַלִּינִ֖ם (mal·lî·nim) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8519.htm">Strong's 8519: </a> Exalted, lofty are not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no against עָלֵ֥ינוּ (‘ā·lê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against us but כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction against עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the LORD.? יְהוָֽה׃ (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 <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/16-8.htm">Exodus 16:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/exodus/16-8.htm">Exodus 16:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/exodus/16-8.htm">Exodus 16:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/exodus/16-8.htm">Exodus 16:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/exodus/16-8.htm">Exodus 16:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/16-8.htm">Exodus 16:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/16-8.htm">Exodus 16:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/16-8.htm">Exodus 16:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/16-8.htm">Exodus 16:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/exodus/16-8.htm">Exodus 16:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/exodus/16-8.htm">OT Law: Exodus 16:8 Moses said Now Yahweh shall give you (Exo. 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