Exodus 16:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 16:2

Bread from Heaven

1 And they ^ajourneyed from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the Wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and ^bSinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they departed from the land of Egypt.

2 Then the whole congregation of the children of Israel ^acomplained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.

3 And the children of Israel said to them, ^a“Oh, that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, ^bwhen we sat by the pots of meat and when we ate bread to the full! For you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”

4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain ^abread from heaven for you. And the people shall go out and gather¹ a certain quota every day, that I may ^btest them, whether they will ^cwalk in My law or not.

5 And it shall be on the sixth day that they shall prepare what they bring in, and ^ait shall be twice as much as they gather daily.”

6 Then Moses and Aaron said to all the children of Israel, ^a“At evening you shall know that the Lord has brought you out of the land of Egypt.

7 And in the morning you shall see ^athe glory of the Lord; for He ^bhears your complaints against the Lord. But ^cwhat are we, that you complain against us?”

8 Also Moses said, “This shall be seen when the Lord gives you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to the full; for the Lord hears your complaints which you make against Him. And what are we? Your complaints are not against us but ^aagainst the Lord.”

9 Then Moses spoke to Aaron, “Say to all the congregation of the children of Israel, ^a‘Come near before the Lord, for He has heard your complaints.’ ”

10 Now it came to pass, as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of the Lord ^aappeared in the cloud.

11 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Verse Comparison: Exodus 16:2

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American Standard Version
And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness:

Amplified® Bible
And the whole congregation of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness,

Contemporary English Version
There in the desert they started complaining to Moses and Aaron,

Darby English Version
And the whole assembly of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness.

Good News Bible
There in the desert they all complained to Moses and Aaron

King James Version
And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:

New American Standard Bible
The whole congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.

New International Version
In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron.

New King James Version
Then the whole congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The whole congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.

Revised Standard Version
And the whole congregation of the people of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness,

Young's Literal Translation
And all the company of the sons of Israel murmur against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness;

New English Translation
The entire company¹ of Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron in the desert.

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