Moses and Aaron said to all the children of Israel, “At evening, you shall know that Yahweh has brought you out from the land of Egypt.
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Moses and Aaron said to all the children of Israel, “At evening, you shall know that Yahweh has brought you out from the land of Egypt.
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And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you out from the land of Egypt:
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And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel: 'At even, then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you out from the land of Egypt;
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Passages linked to Exodus 16:6 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 6:7 I will take you to myself for a people. I will be your God; and you shall know that I am Yahweh your God, who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
- Exodus 16:12-13 “I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel. Speak to them, saying, ‘At evening you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am Yahweh your God.’ ” In the evening, quail came up and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew lay around the camp.
- Numbers 16:28 Moses said, “Hereby you shall know that Yahweh has sent me to do all these works; for they are not from my own mind.
- Numbers 16:30 But if Yahweh makes a new thing, and the ground opens its mouth, and swallows them up with all that belong to them, and they go down alive into Sheol, then you shall understand that these men have despised Yahweh.”
- Exodus 12:51 That same day, Yahweh brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.
- Exodus 16:3 and the children of Israel said to them, “We wish that we had died by Yahweh’s hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots, when we ate our fill of bread, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
- Exodus 16:8 Moses said, “Now Yahweh will give you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to satisfy you, because Yahweh hears your murmurings which you murmur against him. And who are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against Yahweh.”
- Exodus 32:1 When the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we don’t know what has become of him.”
- Exodus 32:7 Yahweh spoke to Moses, “Go, get down; for your people, who you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves!
- Exodus 32:11 Moses begged Yahweh his God, and said, “Yahweh, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, that you have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?
- Psalms 77:20 You led your people like a flock, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
- Isaiah 63:11-12 Then he remembered the days of old, Moses and his people, saying, “Where is he who brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? Where is he who put his Holy Spirit among them?” Who caused his glorious arm to be at Moses’ right hand? Who divided the waters before them, to make himself an everlasting name?
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Exo 16:6 And Moses and Aaron said unto all…
Exo 16:6 And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you out from the land of Egypt:
Ver. 6. That the Lord.] And not we without his authority: so that in murmuring against us, ye have set your mouths against heaven. Caveant μεμψιυοιροι: "Grudge not: behold, the Judge standeth before the door." {Jas 5:9}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain And not by your our own authority or counsel,…
And not by your our own authority or counsel, as you suggest.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children…
And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel,.... That is, Aaron spoke in the name of Moses to them, he being his spokesman, appointed of God to speak for him, and both spoke to them as from the Lord:
at even, then ye shall know that the Lord hath brought you out from the land of Egypt: that they were brought out they knew, but they make this to be an act and deed of Moses and Aaron, Exo 16:3 whereas it was the work of the Lord; and at evening they should have a fresh proof of it, and that they were not brought forth to be killed with hunger, as they complained, by the quails coming up and covering their camp, whereby they would have flesh to eat, Exo 16:12.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain The Lord - And not we, (as you suggest)…
The Lord - And not we, (as you suggest) by our own counsel.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 6. Ye shall know that the Lord hath…
Verse 6. Ye shall know that the Lord hath brought you out] After all the miracles they had seen they appear still to suppose that their being brought out of Egypt was the work of Moses and Aaron; for though the miracles they had already seen were convincing for the time, yet as soon as they had passed by they relapsed into their former infidelity. God therefore saw it necessary to give them a daily miracle in the fall of the manna, that they might have the proof if his Divine interposition constantly before their eyes. Thus they knew that Jehovah had brought them out, and that it was not the act of Moses and Aaron.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 6-8. Moses and Aaron repeat God’s promises to Israel,…
6-8. Moses and Aaron repeat God’s promises to Israel, foretell his providing mercy, and rebuke their faithless and rebellious complaints.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 6. that Jehovah, &c.] and not Moses and Aaron…
6. that Jehovah, &c.] and not Moses and Aaron (v. 3) only: the word in the Heb. is in an emphatic position. They will know this, by the food which He will then provide.
6–8. Moses communicates to the people Jehovah’s intention (vv. 9–12) of giving them food twice a day, viz. flesh in the evening, and bread in the morning.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (6) At even, then ye shall know . .…
(6) At even, then ye shall know . . . —The allusion is to the quails, which came up “at even,” and covered the camp. (See Exo_16:12-13.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain At even, then ye shall know. See verses 12…
At even, then ye shall know. See verses 12 and 13. The first evidence which the Israelites would have, that God had heard "and considered their complaints, would be the descent of the quails at even of the day on which Moses and Aaron addressed them. That the Lord hath brought you outi.e. , "that it is not we who, to gratify our own personal ambition, have induced you to quit Egypt under our guidance; but that all which we have done has been to act as God"s instruments, and to carry out his designs."
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Who are we for you to complain against us?
Who are we for you to complain against us?
Moses and Aaron used this question to show the people that it was foolish to complain against them. AT: "We are not powerful enough for you to complain against us." or "It is foolish to complain against us, because we cannot do what you want." (See: Rhetorical Question and Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
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bread
Moses speaks of the food that God will send as if it were bread. The Israelites would eat this food every day, just as they had eaten bread every day before this. See how you translated it in Exodus 16:4. AT: "food" or "food like bread" (See: Metaphor)
Who are Aaron and I?
Moses used this question to show the people that he and Aaron did not have the power to give them what they wanted. AT: "Aaron and I cannot give you what you want." (See: Rhetorical Question)
Your complaints are not against us; they are against Yahweh
The people were complaining against Moses and Aaron, who were Yahweh's servants. So by complaining against them, the people were really complaining against Yahweh. AT: Your complaints are not really against us; they are against Yahweh, because we are his servants" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
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