Exodus 16:8
in Exodus 16And 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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ASV
And Moses said, This shall be, when Jehovah shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that Jehovah heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against Jehovah.
KJV
And Moses said, This shall be, when the Lord shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the Lord heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the Lord.
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This verse in Exodus 16
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
meat to eat this evening
on Exodus 16:8-9
Moses says twice in one verse where the murmuring has actually landed, that it is not against us, but against the LORD. The complaint was addressed to two men in the camp and is answered by God directly.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Many there are of whom we say that they are better fed than taught; but the Israelites were thus fed, that they might be taught. He led him about, he instructed him ( Deut. xxxii.
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): " Your murmurings are not against us, then we would have been silent, but against the Lord; it was he that led you into these straits, and not we." Note, When we murmur against those who are instruments of any uneasiness to us, whether justly or unjustly, we should do well to consider how much we reflect upon God by it; men are but God's hand.
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And Moses said, this shall be,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
In the evening flesh to eat - Viz., the quails; and in the morning bread to the full, viz., the manna. And what are we? - Only his servants, obeying his commands. Your murmurings are not against us - For we have not brought you up from Egypt; but against the Lord, who, by his own miraculous power and goodness, has brought you out of your slavery.
The words behind it
27 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֗ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| בְּתֵ֣ת | betet | when gives | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| יְהוָה֩ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| לָכֶ֨ם | lakhem | to <the> you | ||
| בָּעֶ֜רֶב | baerev | in the evening | H6153 → | 134 times |
| בָּשָׂ֣ר | basar | meat | H1320 → | 270 times |
| לֶאֱכֹ֗ל | leekhol | to eat | H398 → | 810 times |
| וְלֶ֤חֶם | velechem | and bread | H3899 → | 298 times |
| בַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙ | baboker | in the morning | H1242 → | 214 times |
| לִשְׂבֹּ֔עַ | lisboa' | to be satisfied | H7646 → | |
| בִּשְׁמֹ֤עַ | bishmoa' | because has heard | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| תְּלֻנֹּ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם | telunoteikhem | grumblings your | H8519 → | 8 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| אַתֶּ֥ם | ʾatem | you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| מַלִּינִ֖ם | malinim | [are] grumbling | H3885 → | 84 times |
| עָלָ֑יו | ʾalav | on him | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| וְנַ֣חְנוּ | venachnu | and [are] we | H5168 → | |
| מָ֔ה | mah | what? | H4100 → | 752 times |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| עָלֵ֥ינוּ | ʾaleinu | [are] on us | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| תְלֻנֹּתֵיכֶ֖ם | telunoteikhem | grumblings your | H8519 → | 8 times |
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
מֹשֶׁ֗הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
בְּתֵ֣תwhen gives
betetH5414 →2011 times
יְהוָה֩Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
לָכֶ֨םto <the> you
lakhem
בָּעֶ֜רֶבin the evening
baerevH6153 →134 times
בָּשָׂ֣רmeat
basarH1320 →270 times
לֶאֱכֹ֗לto eat
leekholH398 →810 times
וְלֶ֤חֶםand bread
velechemH3899 →298 times
בַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙in the morning
babokerH1242 →214 times
לִשְׂבֹּ֔עַto be satisfied
lisboa'H7646 →
בִּשְׁמֹ֤עַbecause has heard
bishmoa'H8085 →1159 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
תְּלֻנֹּ֣תֵיכֶ֔םgrumblings your
telunoteikhemH8519 →8 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
אַתֶּ֥םyou
ʾatemH859 →1094 times
מַלִּינִ֖ם[are] grumbling
malinimH3885 →84 times
עָלָ֑יוon him
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
וְנַ֣חְנוּand [are] we
venachnuH5168 →
מָ֔הwhat?
mahH4100 →752 times
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
עָלֵ֥ינוּ[are] on us
ʾaleinuH5921 →5755 times
תְלֻנֹּתֵיכֶ֖םgrumblings your
telunoteikhemH8519 →8 times
כִּ֥יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Luke 10:16Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
it leads to
- Matthew 10:40
He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- John 13:20
Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives the one I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.”
- 1 Thessalonians 4:8
Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.
- Matthew 10:40
Through
1 Samuel 8:7And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as…
it leads to
- Luke 10:16
Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Samuel 10:19
But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the…
- Luke 10:16
Through
Romans 13:2Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.
it leads to
- 1 Peter 2:13
Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,
- Titus 3:1
Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,
- 1 Peter 2:13
Through
1 Thessalonians 4:8Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.
it leads to
- 1 John 3:24
Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.
- 1 John 3:24
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Calvin, Commentary on the Four Last Books of Moses Arranged in the Form of a Harmony; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.