Exodus 16:2

Exodus 16:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:
• New International Version (NIV)In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the whole congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the whole congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.

Context of Exodus 16:2

1Then all the Israelites left Elim and they went into the desert called Sin. This is between Elim and Sinai. They arrived in the desert on the 15th day of the second month after they had left Egypt. When they were in the desert, all the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron. 3The Israelites said to them, ‘It would have been better if the Lord had killed us in Egypt! There, we sat round pots with plenty of meat. We ate all the food that we wanted. But now you have brought us into this desert. We are so hungry that we will soon die!’ 4Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘I will cause bread to fall down from the sky for you like rain. Each day, the people must go out and pick up enough bread for that day. In this way I will test them. I will discover whether they will obey my rules.

Exodus 16:2 word by word

וַיִּלּ֜וֹנוּ כָּל־עֲדַ֧ת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל עַל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה וְעַֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the whole congregationעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• murmuredלוּןlûn lîyn · to grumbleH3885
• against Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• and Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• in the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057

Cross-references for Exodus 16:2

• Exodus 15:24Then the people complained. They spoke against Moses. They said, ‘There is nothing for us to drink!’
• Genesis 19:4After that, they were preparing to go to bed. Then all the men who lived in Sodom came to Lot's house. They were old men and young men, who came from every part of the city. They stood all round the house.
• Psalms 106:7When our ancestors were in Egypt, they did not understand your miracles. They forgot the many ways that you showed them your faithful love. When they arrived at the Red Sea, they turned against you, Lord.
• 1 Corinthians 10:10Do not complain against God. Some of our ancestors spoke like that, and God sent an angel of death to kill them.

Commentaries on Exodus 16:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The whole congregation - murmured - This is an additional proof of the degraded state of the minds of this people; See Clarke's note on Exodus 13:17. And this very circumstance affords a convincing argument that a people so stupidly carnal could not have been induced to leave Egypt had they not been persuaded so to do by the most evident and striking miracles. Human nature can never be reduced to a more abject state in this world than that in which the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Murmured - The want of food was first felt after six weeks from the time of the departure from Egypt, see Exodus 16:1: we have no notice previously of any deficiency of bread.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2grumbled: The people often showed their lack of faith by complaining.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. the whole congregation ... murmured against Moses and Aaron--Modern travellers through the desert of Sinai are accustomed to take as much as is sufficient for the sustenance of men and beasts during forty days. The Israelites having been rather more than a month on their journey, their store of corn or other provisions was altogether or nearly exhausted; and there being no prospect of procuring any means of subsistence in the desert, except some wild…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 16:2

• Aaron
• Church
• Evil for Good
• Israel
• Moses
• Murmuring
• Sin
• Trouble

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Israel
• Moses
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Children of Israel
• Ashamed
• Manna
• None
• Remain

Commentaries on Exodus 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings