Bible Strands
Exodus 16:2
And there in the desert the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The whole congregation of Israel speaks to Moses and Aaron in the Desert of Sin on the fifteenth day of the second month after leaving Egypt.
The words — The Hebrew verb וַ/יִּלּ֜וֹנוּ (va/yi.li.nu) translates literally to "and they grumbled," describing the collective complaint of the congregation against their leaders.
The thread — This pattern of complaint reappears at Exodus 15:24 when the people question their water supply, and the New Testament cites it in 1 Corinthians 10:10 as a warning against grumbling.
Why it lands — The text records the people’s immediate rejection of their deliverance and their leaders, framing their desert journey as a test of trust rather than mere survival.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:
Cross-references
- Exodus 15:24 So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”
- 1 Corinthians 10:10 And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.
- Psalms 106:7 Our fathers in Egypt did not grasp Your wonders or remember Your abundant kindness; but they rebelled by the sea, there at the Red Sea.
- Psalms 106:25 They grumbled in their tents and did not listen to the voice of the LORD.
- Exodus 14:11 They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us into the wilderness to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?
- Psalms 106:13 Yet they soon forgot His works and failed to wait for His counsel.
- Genesis 19:4 Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house.