Exodus 16:2

And there in the desert they all grumbled against Moses and Aaron.
Exodus 16:2
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּלּ֜וֹנוּ כָּל־עֲדַ֧ת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל עַל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה וְעַֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃

  1. וַיִּלּ֜וֹנוּvai.yi.li.nu“and they grumbled”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from לוּן · “to grumble” · Strong's H3885B
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  2. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  3. עֲדַ֧ת'a.Dat“[the] congregation of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from עֵדָה · “congregation” · Strong's H5712
  4. בְּנֵי־be.nei-“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  5. יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  6. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  7. מֹשֶׁ֥הmo.Sheh“Moses”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מֹשֶׁה · “Moses” · Strong's H4872
  8. וְעַֽל־ve.'al-“and on”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  9. אַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.Ron“Aaron”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אַהֲרֹן · “Aaron” · Strong's H0175
  10. בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.Bar“in the wilderness”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִדְבָּר · “wilderness” · Strong's H4057B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)