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href="/bsb/exodus/15.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/exodus/15.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, &#8220What are we to drink?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then the people complained and turned against Moses. “What are we going to drink?” they demanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the people complained against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the people grumbled at Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So the people grumbled at Moses, saying, &#8220What shall we drink?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So the people grumbled at Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So the people grumbled at Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The people [grew discontented and] grumbled at Moses, saying, “What are we going to drink?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The people grumbled to Moses, “What are we going to drink? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The people grumbled to Moses, &#8220What are we going to drink?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The people complained and said, "Moses, what are we going to drink?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The people complained about Moses by asking, "What are we supposed to drink?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The people complained to Moses and asked, "What are we going to drink?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the people complained against Moses: "What are we to drink?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, ?What are we to drink??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So the people murmured against Moses, saying, "What can we drink?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The people murmured against Moses, saying, "What shall we drink?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The people murmured against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the people murmur against Moses, saying, “What do we drink?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the people murmur against Moses, saying, 'What do we drink?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the people will murmur against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the people murmured against Moses, saying: What shall we drink? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the people murmured against Moses, saying: “What shall we drink?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />As the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And the people complained against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the people were enraged against Moshe and they were saying to him, “What will we drink?”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the people murmured against Moses, saying: 'What shall we drink?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/15-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=3910" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/15.htm">The Waters of Marah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>And when they came to Marah, they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.) <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">So the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/3885.htm" title="3885: way·yil·lō·nū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- Or liyn; a primitive root; to stop; by implication, to stay permanently; hence to be obstinate.">grumbled</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/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.">Moses,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">saying,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mah- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">“What</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: niš·teh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cp) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">are we to drink?”</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>And Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a log. And when he cast it into the waters, they were sweetened. There the LORD made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He tested them,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-2.htm">Numbers 14:2</a></span><br />All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt, or if only we had died in this wilderness!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/20-2.htm">Numbers 20:2-5</a></span><br />Now there was no water for the congregation, so they gathered against Moses and Aaron. / The people quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had perished with our brothers before the LORD! / Why have you brought the LORD’s assembly into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/21-5.htm">Numbers 21:5</a></span><br />and spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you led us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-2.htm">Exodus 16:2-3</a></span><br />And there in the desert the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron. / “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/17-2.htm">Exodus 17:2-3</a></span><br />So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?” / But the people thirsted for water there, and they grumbled against Moses: “Why have you brought us out of Egypt—to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-25.htm">Psalm 106:25</a></span><br />They grumbled in their tents and did not listen to the voice of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-27.htm">Deuteronomy 1:27</a></span><br />You grumbled in your tents and said, “Because the LORD hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be annihilated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/11-1.htm">Numbers 11:1</a></span><br />Soon the people began to complain about their hardship in the hearing of the LORD, and when He heard them, His anger was kindled, and fire from the LORD blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/16-41.htm">Numbers 16:41</a></span><br />The next day the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the LORD’s people!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-10.htm">1 Corinthians 10:10</a></span><br />And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-14.htm">Philippians 2:14</a></span><br />Do everything without complaining or arguing,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-9.htm">James 5:9</a></span><br />Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-16.htm">Jude 1:16</a></span><br />These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/20-11.htm">Matthew 20:11</a></span><br />On receiving their pay, they began to grumble against the landowner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-41.htm">John 6:41-43</a></span><br />At this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” / They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven?’” / “Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus replied.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/14-11.htm">Exodus 14:11</a></b></br> And they said unto Moses, Because <i>there were</i> no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/16-2.htm">Exodus 16:2,8,9</a></b></br> And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/17-3.htm">Exodus 17:3,4</a></b></br> And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore <i>is</i> this <i>that</i> thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst? … </p><p class="hdg">what</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/17-3.htm">Exodus 17:3</a></b></br> And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore <i>is</i> this <i>that</i> thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-19.htm">Psalm 78:19,20</a></b></br> Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/6-25.htm">Matthew 6:25</a></b></br> Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/14-15.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/exodus/15-23.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-10.htm">Grumbled</a> <a href="/exodus/15-22.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/james/5-9.htm">Murmur</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-10.htm">Murmured</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/16-2.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/exodus/17-1.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/exodus/16-2.htm">Grumbled</a> <a href="/exodus/15-25.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/16-2.htm">Murmur</a> <a href="/exodus/16-2.htm">Murmured</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/15-1.htm">The song of Moses, Miriam, and Israel on their deliverance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/15-22.htm">The people want water in the desert</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/15-23.htm">The waters at Marah are bitter, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/15-24.htm">they murmur, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/15-25.htm">Moses prays, and sweetens the waters by God's direction</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/15-27.htm">They encamp at Elim, where are twelve wells, and seventy palm trees</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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/15.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/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So the people grumbled against Moses</b><br>The Israelites had just experienced a miraculous deliverance from Egypt and the parting of the Red Sea, yet they quickly turned to grumbling. This reflects a recurring theme in the wilderness journey, where the Israelites often expressed dissatisfaction despite God's provision. The act of grumbling is significant as it demonstrates a lack of faith and trust in God's plan and leadership. Moses, as the appointed leader, often bore the brunt of the people's complaints, which foreshadows the challenges faced by leaders who are called to guide God's people. This grumbling can be seen as a precursor to later rebellions, such as in <a href="/numbers/14.htm">Numbers 14</a>, where the people's lack of faith leads to severe consequences.<p><b>saying, “What are we to drink?”</b><br>The immediate context is the Israelites' arrival at Marah, where the water was bitter and undrinkable. This question highlights their physical need and desperation, but also their spiritual short-sightedness. Instead of seeking God in prayer, they directed their frustration at Moses. This incident is a test of faith, similar to other trials in the wilderness, such as the lack of food in <a href="/exodus/16.htm">Exodus 16</a>. The question also points to a deeper spiritual thirst, which is ultimately fulfilled in Christ, who offers "living water" (<a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10-14</a>). The physical thirst of the Israelites can be seen as a type pointing to the spiritual thirst that only Jesus can satisfy.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and are now journeying through the wilderness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader chosen by God to bring the Israelites out of Egypt and guide them through the wilderness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness_of_shur.htm">The Wilderness of Shur</a></b><br>The desert region where the Israelites traveled after crossing the Red Sea, facing the challenge of finding drinkable water.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/marah.htm">Marah</a></b><br>The place where the Israelites found bitter water, leading to their grumbling against Moses.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>The underlying event where God tests the faith of the Israelites and ultimately provides for their needs.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>The Israelites' grumbling reflects a lack of trust in God's ability to provide. Believers today are called to trust in God's provision, even in challenging circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_grumbling.htm">The Danger of Grumbling</a></b><br>Grumbling can lead to a hardened heart and a lack of faith. Christians are encouraged to cultivate gratitude and trust instead of complaining.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_challenges.htm">Leadership Challenges</a></b><br>Moses faced the challenge of leading a grumbling people. Leaders today can learn from Moses' reliance on God for guidance and strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/testing_and_growth.htm">Testing and Growth</a></b><br>God uses difficult situations to test and grow our faith. Believers should view challenges as opportunities for spiritual growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_support.htm">Community and Support</a></b><br>The Israelites' journey was a communal experience. Christians are reminded of the importance of supporting one another in faith and prayer.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/could_a_nation_want_egypt_after_miracles.htm">In Numbers 14:2, how plausible is it that a whole nation would suddenly wish to return to Egypt after seeing so many miraculous events? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_wood_make_bitter_water_drinkable.htm">In Exodus 15:23-25, how could throwing a piece of wood into bitter water make it potable, and is there any historical or scientific basis for this claim?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_god's_patience_consistent_with_swift_judgment.htm">Numbers 14:18 insists that God is slow to anger yet punishes sin; how can this be consistent with the immediate, severe judgment in the same chapter?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_order_execution_for_minor_sins.htm">Why does God order the execution of people for minor offenses, such as picking up sticks on the Sabbath (Numbers 15:32-36)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the people murmured against Moses</span>. As they had already done on the western shores of the Red Sea (<a href="/exodus/14-11.htm">Exodus 14:11, 12</a>), and as they were about to do so often before their wanderings were over. (See below, <a href="/exodus/16-2.htm">Exodus 16:2</a>; <a href="/exodus/17-3.htm">Exodus 17:3</a>; <a href="/numbers/14-2.htm">Numbers 14:2</a>; <a href="/numbers/16-41.htm">Numbers 16:41</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/1-27.htm">Deuteronomy 1:27</a>, etc.) "Murmuring" was the common mode in which they vented their spleen, when anything went ill with them; and as Moses had persuaded them to quit Egypt, the murmuring was chiefly against him. The men who serve a nation best are during their lifetime least appreciated. <span class="cmt_word">What shall we drink?</span> Few disappointments are harder to bear than that of the man, who after long hours of thirst thinks that he has obtained wherewith to quench his intolerable longing, and on raising the cup to his lips, finds the draught so nauseous that he cannot swallow it. Very unpalatable water is swallowed when the thirst is great (<span class="accented">Eothen</span>, p. 197). But there is a limit beyond which nature will not go. There "may be water, water everywhere, yet not a drop to drink." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/15-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So the people</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">grumbled</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּלֹּ֧נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yil·lō·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3885.htm">Strong's 3885: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stop, to stay permanently, to be obstinate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">saying,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵּאמֹ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(lê·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“What</span><br /><span class="heb">מַה־</span> <span class="translit">(mah-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are we to drink?”</span><br /><span class="heb">נִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(niš·teh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8354.htm">Strong's 8354: </a> </span><span class="str2">To imbibe</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/15-24.htm">Exodus 15:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/15-24.htm">Exodus 15:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/15-24.htm">Exodus 15:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/15-24.htm">Exodus 15:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/15-24.htm">Exodus 15:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/15-24.htm">Exodus 15:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/15-24.htm">Exodus 15:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/15-24.htm">Exodus 15:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/15-24.htm">Exodus 15:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/15-24.htm">Exodus 15:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/15-24.htm">OT Law: Exodus 15:24 The people murmured against Moses saying What (Exo. 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