Mosesמֹשֶׁהsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“This will happen when YHWH givesבְּתֵת יְהוָהyouלָכֶםin the eveningבָּעֶרֶבmeatבָּשָׂרto eatלֶאֱכֹלandוְbreadלֶחֶםin the morningבַּבֹּקֶרto the full,לִשְׂבֹּעַbecause YHWH has heardבִּשְׁמֹעַ יְהוָהyour grumblingsאֶת תְּלֻנֹּתֵיכֶםthatאֲשֶׁרyouאַתֶּםgrumbleמַלִּינִםagainst him.עָלָיוAs for us,וְנַחְנוּwhat are we?מָהYour grumblingsתְלֻנֹּתֵיכֶםare notלֹאagainst usעָלֵינוּbutכִּיagainst YHWH.”עַל יְהוָה
Exodus 16:8
Study it in the app“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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “yomer” appears- “This will happen when YHWH givesתֵתtet
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “tet” appears- “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.
Where else “yehva” appears- 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.
Where else “erev” appears- meatבָּשָׂרbasar
meat
Meat to eat.
Where else “basar” appears- to eatאֱכֹלechol
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “echol” appears- breadלֶחֶםlechem
bread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lechem” appears- in the morningבֹּקֶרboker
morning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” appears- to the fullשְׂבֹּעַseboa
be satisfied
To eat until one wants no more.
Where else “seboa” appears- because YHWH has heardשְׁמֹעַshemoa
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shemoa” appears- your grumblingsתְּלֻנֹּתֵיtelunote
grumbling
Grumbling: complaints against someone, muttered under one's breath.
Where else “telunote” appears
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.’ ”