Exodus 16:8

And Moses said—In that Yahweh giveth you in the evening flesh to eat, and bread in the morning, to the full, in that Yahweh heareth your murmurings wherewith ye are murmuring against him, what then are, we? Not against us, do ye murmur but against Yahweh.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

7and, in the morning, then shall ye see the glory of Yahweh, in that he hath heard your murmurings against Yahweh,—what then are, we, that ye should murmur against, us?

9And Moses said unto Aaron, Say unto all the assembly of the sons of Israel, Draw near, before Yahweh,—for he hath heard your murmurings.

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Cross References

Exodus 16:9And Moses said unto Aaron, Say unto all the assembly of the sons of Israel, Draw near, before Yahweh,—for he hath heard your murmurings.

Numbers 11:18And, unto the people, shalt thou say: Hallow yourselves by to-morrow, and ye shall eat flesh, for ye have wept in the ears of Yahweh saying—Who will grant us to eat flesh? for it was well with us in Egypt,—so then Yahweh will give you flesh and ye shall eat.

Numbers 21:7Then came the people of Israel unto Moses and said—We have sinned in that we spake against Yahweh and against thee, Pray thou unto Yahweh, that he may take from us the serpent. So Moses prayed for the people.

Isaiah 32:6For, a base man, with baseness, will speak, And, his heart, will practise iniquity,—Practising profanity, And speaking, against Yahweh that which misleadeth, Emptying the soul of the hungry, And the drink of the thirsty, he causeth to fail;

Matthew 9:4And Jesus, knowing, their inward thoughts, said,—To what end are ye cherishing evil thoughts within your hearts?

Luke 10:16He that hearkeneth unto you, unto me, doth hearken, and, he that setteth you aside, doth set, me, aside; and, he that setteth, me, aside, doth set aside, him that sent me.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 16:2-13

The Israelites Murmur for Bread. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt. 2 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness: 3 And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt,… Read the whole commentary →

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