Exodus 16:2
What does Exodus 16:2 mean?
A plain-English look at Exodus 16:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness:
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And all the children of Israel were crying out against Moses and Aaron in the waste land:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And all the company of the sons of Israel murmur against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the whole assembly of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness.
Context
v.1And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.
v.2This passage
v.3and the children of Israel said unto them, Would that we had died by the hand of Jehovah in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 106:7
Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; They remembered not the multitude of thy lovingkindnesses, But were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea.
- Exodus 14:11
And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to bring us forth out of Egypt?
- Psalms 106:13
They soon forgat his works; They waited not for his counsel,
- 1 Corinthians 10:10
Neither murmur ye, as some of them murmured, and perished by the destroyer.
- Psalms 106:25
But murmured in their tents, And hearkened not unto the voice of Jehovah.
- Exodus 15:24
And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
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