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the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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Exodus 16:2

And al the congregacioun of the sones of Israel grutchide ayens Moises, and ayens Aaron, in the wildirnesse.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Aaron;   Church;   Evil for Good;   Israel;   Moses;   Murmuring;   Sin;   Trouble;   Scofield Reference Index - Sabbath;   Thompson Chain Reference - Content-Discontent;   Israel;   Murmuring;   Unity;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Manna;   Murmuring;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Manna;   Miracle;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Moses;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Exodus, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Aaron;   Exodus;   Leviticus;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Manna;   Quails;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Journeyings of israel from egypt to canaan;   Ouches;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - On to Sinai;   Proclamation of the Law;   On to Canaan;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Exodus, the Book of;   Grudge;   Moses;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
The whole congregation of the children of Yisra'el murmured against Moshe and against Aharon in the wilderness;
King James Version
And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:
Lexham English Bible
And all the community of the Israelites grumbled against Moses and against Aaron in the desert.
New Century Version
Then the whole Israelite community grumbled to Moses and Aaron in the desert.
New English Translation
The entire company of Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron in the desert.
Amplified Bible
The whole congregation of the Israelites [grew discontented and] murmured and rebelled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness,
New American Standard Bible
But the whole congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the whole Congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses & against Aaron in the wildernesse.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the whole congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.
Contemporary English Version
There in the desert they started complaining to Moses and Aaron,
Complete Jewish Bible
There in the desert the whole community of the people of Isra'el grumbled against Moshe and Aharon.
Darby Translation
And the whole assembly of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the whole community of Israelites began complaining again. They complained to Moses and Aaron in the desert.
English Standard Version
And the whole congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness,
George Lamsa Translation
And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness;
Good News Translation
There in the desert they all complained to Moses and Aaron
Christian Standard Bible®
The entire Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.
Literal Translation
And all the congregation of the sons of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And ye whole multitude of the children of Israel murmured agaynst Moses and Aaron in ye wildernes,
American Standard Version
And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness:
Bible in Basic English
And all the children of Israel were crying out against Moses and Aaron in the waste land:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the whole congregation of the chyldren of Israel murmured agaynst Moyses and Aaron in the wyldernesse.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness;
King James Version (1611)
And the whole Congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wildernesse.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron.
English Revised Version
And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness:
Berean Standard Bible
And there in the desert they all grumbled against Moses and Aaron.
Young's Literal Translation
And all the company of the sons of Israel murmur against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness;
Update Bible Version
And the whole congregation of the sons of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness:
Webster's Bible Translation
And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.
World English Bible
The whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness;
New King James Version
Then the whole congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.
New Living Translation
There, too, the whole community of Israel complained about Moses and Aaron.
New Life Bible
And all the people of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron in the desert,
New Revised Standard
The whole congregation of the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then did all the assembly of the sons of Israel murmur against Moses and against Aaron in the desert;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured 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,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The whole congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.

Contextual Overview

1 And thei yeden forth fro Helym, and al the multitude of the sones of Israel cam in to deseert of Syn, which is bitwixe Helym and Synai, in the fiftenethe dai of the secunde monethe aftir that thei yeden out of the lond of Egipt. 2 And al the congregacioun of the sones of Israel grutchide ayens Moises, and ayens Aaron, in the wildirnesse. 3 And the sones of Israel seiden to hem, We wolden that we hadden be deed bi the `hoond of the Lord in the lond of Egipt, whanne we saten on the `pottis of fleisch, and eeten looues in plentee; whi leden ye vs in to this deseert, that ye schulden sle al the multitude with hungur? 4 Forsothe the Lord seide to Moises, Lo! Y schal reyne to you looues fro heuene; the puple go out, that it gadere tho thingis that sufficen bi ech day; that Y asaie the puple, whethir it goith in my lawe, ether nai. 5 Sotheli in the sixte dai make thei redi that that thei schulen bere yn, and be it double ouer that thei weren wont to gadere bi ech dai. 6 And Moises and Aaron seiden to alle the sones of Israel, At euentid ye schulen wite that the Lord ledde you out of the lond of Egipt; 7 and in the morewetid ye schulen se the glorie of the Lord; for Y herde youre grutchyng ayens the Lord; sotheli what ben we, for ye grutchen ayens us? 8 And Moises seide, The Lord schal yyue to you at euentid fleischis to ete, and looues in the morewetid in plentee, for he herde youre grutchyngis, bi which ye grutchiden ayens hym; for whi, what ben we? youre grutchyng is not ayens vs but ayens the Lord. 9 And Moises seide to Aaron, Seie thou to al the congregacioun of the sones of Israel, Neiye ye bifore the Lord, for he herde youre grutchyng. 10 And whanne Aaron spak to al the cumpeny of the sones of Israel, thei bihelden to the wildirnesse, and lo! the glorie of the Lord apperide in a cloude.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Exodus 15:24, Genesis 19:4, Psalms 106:7, Psalms 106:13, Psalms 106:25, 1 Corinthians 10:10

Reciprocal: Exodus 13:17 - return Exodus 14:11 - Because Exodus 16:7 - what are we Exodus 16:9 - heard Exodus 17:2 - the people Exodus 32:22 - knowest Numbers 11:1 - And when Numbers 14:2 - murmured Numbers 20:2 - gathered Numbers 20:3 - God Numbers 21:5 - spake Deuteronomy 8:3 - fed thee Deuteronomy 9:7 - from the day Psalms 78:18 - by asking meat Acts 13:18 - about

Cross-References

Genesis 3:12
And Adam seide, The womman which thou yauest felowe to me, yaf me of the tre, and Y eet.
Genesis 3:17
Sothely God seyde to Adam, For thou herdist the voys of thi wijf, and hast ete of the tree, of which Y comaundide to thee that thou schuldist not ete, the erthe schal be cursid in thi werk; in traueylis thou schalt ete therof in alle daies of thi lijf;
Genesis 16:1
Therfor Sarai, wijf of Abram, hadde not gendrid fre children; but sche hadde a seruauntesse of Egipt, Agar bi name, and seide to hir hosebonde, Lo!
Genesis 16:2
the Lord hath closid me, that Y schulde not bere child; entre thou to my seruauntesse, if in hap Y schal take children, nameli of hir. And whanne he assentide to hir preiynge, sche took Agar Egipcian,
Genesis 16:4
And Abram entride to Agar; and Agar seiy that sche hadde conseyued, and sche dispiside hir ladi.
Genesis 16:6
And Abram answerde and seide to hir, Lo! thi seruauntesse is in thin hond; vse thou hir as `it likith. Therfor for Sarai turmentide hir, sche fledde awei.
Genesis 16:9
And the aungel of the Lord seide to hir, Turne thou ayen to thi ladi, and be thou mekid vndur hir hondis.
Genesis 16:10
And eft he seide, Y multipliynge schal multiplie thi seed, and it schal not be noumbrid for multitude.
Genesis 17:16
and Y schal blesse hir, and of hir I schal yyue to thee a sone, whom I schal blesse, and he schal be in to naciouns, and kyngis of puplis schulen be borun of hym.
Genesis 18:10
To whom the Lord seide, Y schal turne ayen, and Y schal come to thee in this tyme, if Y lyue; and Sare, thi wijf, schal haue a sone. Whanne this was herd, Sare leiyede bihynde the dore of the tabernacle.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured,.... For want of bread; for the Targum of Jonathan says, that day the dough ceased they brought of Egypt, on which, and the unleavened cakes they had lived thirty days; and for a longer space of time it was not sufficient, as Josephus g and other Jewish writers h observe; and now it was all spent, and they were in the utmost distress for bread, and fall a murmuring as they were used to do, when in any distress, even the whole congregation of them, at least the far greater part; some few might be excepted, as Caleb and Joshua, and some others: and they

murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness; in the wilderness of Sin, where they were, and where no corn was to be had to make bread of; and their murmuring was not only against Moses, as before when they wanted water, but against Aaron also, who were jointly concerned in bringing them out of Egypt. It is a common case, when things do not go so well as to be wished for in church or state, for people to murmur against their governors, ecclesiastic or civil, and lay all the blame to them.

g Antiqu. l. 2. c. 15. sect. 1. h Seder Olam Rabba, c. 5. p. 17.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Murmured - 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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Exodus 16:2. The whole congregation - murmured — This is an additional proof of the degraded state of the minds of this people; 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 body is enthralled by political slavery, and the soul debased by the influence of sin. These poor Hebrews were both slaves and sinners, and were therefore capable of the meanest and most disgraceful acts.


 
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