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Exodus 16:12

“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.’”

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
שָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiI have heardH8085 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
תְּלוּנֹּת֮te.lu.Not[the] grumblings ofH8519 →
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
דַּבֵּ֨רda.BerspeakH1696 →
אֲלֵהֶ֜ם'a.le.Hemto themH413 →
לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
בֵּ֤יןbeinbetweenH996 →
הָֽעַרְבַּ֙יִם֙ha.'ar.Ba.yimthe two eveningsH6153 →
תֹּאכְל֣וּto.khe.Luyou will eatH398 →
בָשָׂ֔רva.SarmeatH1320 →
וּבַבֹּ֖קֶרu.va.Bo.kerand in the morningH1242 →
תִּשְׂבְּעוּ־tis.be.'u-you will be satisfiedH7646 →
לָ֑חֶםLa.chembreadH3899 →
וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.Temand you will knowH3045 →
כִּ֛יkithatH3588 →
אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH589 →
יְהוָ֖הYah.weh[am] YahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430 →

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2 Kings 7:1Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the LORD says: ‘About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel.’”Numbers 14:27“How long will this wicked congregation grumble against Me? I have heard the complaints that the Israelites are making against Me.Matthew 14:20They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.Joel 3:17Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, never again to be overrun by foreigners.Exodus 12:6You must keep it until the fourteenth day of the month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight.Exodus 6:7I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.Ezekiel 39:22From that day forward the house of Israel will know that I am the LORD their God.Exodus 16:7–8and 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?”1 Kings 20:13Meanwhile a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do you see this entire great army? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand this very day, and you will know that I am the LORD.’”Ezekiel 20:7And I said to them: ‘Each of you must throw away the abominations before his eyes, and you must not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’Ezekiel 34:30Then they will know that I, the LORD their God, am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are My people,’ declares the Lord GOD.Exodus 4:5“This is so that they may believe that the LORD, the God of their fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has appeared to you.”Jeremiah 31:24And Judah and all its cities will dwell together in the land, the farmers and those who move with the flocks,Zechariah 13:9This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”Exodus 7:17This is what the LORD says: By this you will know that I am the LORD. Behold, with the staff in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will turn to blood.Numbers 20:2Now there was no water for the congregation, so they gathered against Moses and Aaron.Exodus 16:7and 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?”Exodus 16:8And 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.”

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The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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