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:
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)There, too, the whole community of Israel complained about Moses and Aaron.

Context of Exodus 16:2

1The whole Israelite community set out from Elim and came to the Desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had come out of Egypt. In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. 3The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death.” 4Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test them and see whether they will follow my instructions.

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 15:24So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”
• Genesis 19:4Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom—both young and old—surrounded the house.
• Psalms 106:7When our ancestors were in Egypt, they gave no thought to your miracles; they did not remember your many kindnesses, and they rebelled by the sea, the Red Sea.
• 1 Corinthians 10:10And do not grumble, as some of them did—and were killed by the destroying angel.

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