Exodus 16:8

“Moses said, “This will happen when YHWH gives you in the evening meat to eat and bread in the morning to the full, because YHWH has heard your grumblings that you grumble against him. As for us, what are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against YHWH.””

Exodus 16:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 16:8, word by word

Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

Where else “moshe” appears
saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“This will happen when YHWH givesתֵתtet

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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“This will happen when YHWH givesיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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in the eveningעֶרֶבerev

evening

Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.

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meatבָּשָׂרbasar

meat

Meat to eat.

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to eatאֱכֹלechol

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

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breadלֶחֶםlechem

bread

Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.

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in the morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

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to the fullשְׂבֹּעַseboa

be satisfied

To eat until one wants no more.

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because YHWH has heardשְׁמֹעַshemoa

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

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your grumblingsתְּלֻנֹּתֵיtelunote

grumbling

Grumbling: complaints against someone, muttered under one's breath.

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The context

7and in the morning you will see the glory of YHWH, because he has heard your grumblings against YHWH. And as for us, what are we that you grumble against us?”

8 · This verse (above)

9Moses said to Aaron, “Say to all the community of the sons of Israel, ‘Come near before YHWH, for he has heard your grumblings.’ ”

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