Exodus

Exodus 16:1–2

¹On the fifteenth day of the second month after they had left the land of Egypt, the whole congregation of Israel set out from Elim and came to the Desert of Sin,^a which is between Elim and Sinai. ²And there in the desert the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron.

Footnotes

a 16:1 The geographical name Sin is related to Sinai and should not be mistaken for the English word sin.

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Exodus 16:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On the fifteenth	בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה	ba·ḥă·miš·šāh	Preposition-b, Article; Number - masculine singular	H2568 five
day	יוֹם֙	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
of the second	הַשֵּׁנִ֔י	haš·šê·nî	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H8145 second
month	לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ	la·ḥō·ḏeš	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
after they had left	לְצֵאתָ֖ם	lə·ṣê·ṯām	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
the land	מֵאֶ֥רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרָֽיִם׃	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
the whole	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
congregation	עֲדַ֤ת	‘ă·ḏaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5712 congregation
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
set out	וַיִּסְעוּ֙	way·yis·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5265 pull out or up, set out, journey
from Elim	מֵֽאֵילִ֔ם	mê·’ê·lim	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H362 Elim
and came	וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the Desert	מִדְבַּר־	miḏ·bar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4057 mouth
of Sin	סִ֔ין	sîn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5512 Sin
which	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
is between	בֵּין־	bên-	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
Elim	אֵילִ֖ם	’ê·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H362 Elim
and Sinai	סִינָ֑י	sî·nāy	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5514 Sinai

Exodus 16:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
in the desert	בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
the whole	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
congregation	עֲדַ֧ת	‘ă·ḏaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5712 congregation
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
grumbled	וַיִּלִּינוּ	way·yil·lī·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3885 lodge, pass the night
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֥ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
and Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֖ן	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Exodus 16:1 Numbers 33:10–12

Exodus 16:2 Exodus 15:24 · 1 Corinthians 10:10 · Psalm 106:7 · Psalm 106:25 · Psalm 106:13 · Exodus 14:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.