Israelite Complaints

(כב) וַיַּסַּע מֹשֶׁה אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל מִיַּם סוּף וַיֵּצְאוּ אֶל מִדְבַּר שׁוּר וַיֵּלְכוּ שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים בַּמִּדְבָּר וְלֹא מָצְאוּ מָיִם.

(כג) וַיָּבֹאוּ מָרָתָה וְלֹא יָכְלוּ לִשְׁתֹּת מַיִם מִמָּרָה כִּי מָרִים הֵם עַל כֵּן קָרָא שְׁמָהּ מָרָה. (כד) וַיִּלֹּנוּ הָעָם עַל מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר מַה נִּשְׁתֶּה.

(כה) וַיִּצְעַק אֶל יְהוָה וַיּוֹרֵהוּ יְהוָה עֵץ וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ אֶל הַמַּיִם וַיִּמְתְּקוּ הַמָּיִם

שָׁם שָׂם לוֹ חֹק וּמִשְׁפָּט וְשָׁם נִסָּהוּ. (כו) וַיֹּאמֶר אִם שָׁמוֹעַ תִּשְׁמַע לְקוֹל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ וְהַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינָיו תַּעֲשֶׂה וְהַאֲזַנְתָּ לְמִצְו‍ֹתָיו וְשָׁמַרְתָּ כָּל חֻקָּיו כָּל הַמַּחֲלָה אֲשֶׁר שַׂמְתִּי בְמִצְרַיִם לֹא אָשִׂים עָלֶיךָ כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה רֹפְאֶךָ.

(כז) וַיָּבֹאוּ אֵילִמָה וְשָׁם שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה עֵינֹת מַיִם וְשִׁבְעִים תְּמָרִים וַיַּחֲנוּ שָׁם עַל הַמָּיִם.

(22) And Moses made the Israelites journey onward from the Sea of Reeds, and they went out to the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and did not find water.

(23) And they came to Marah and could not drink water from Marah for it was bitter. Therefore is its name called Marah. (24) And the people murmured against Moses, saying: ‘What shall we drink?’

(25) And he cried out to the LORD; and the LORD showed him a tree, and he flung it into the water, and the water turned sweet.

There did He set him a statute and law, and there did He test him; (26) and He said: ‘If you really heed the voice of the Lord your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, all the sicknesses that I put put upon Egypt, I will not put upon you; for I am the LORD your healer.’

(27) And they came to Elim, where were twelve springs of water, and three score and ten palm-trees; and they encamped there by the waters.

(א) וַיִּסְעוּ מֵאֵילִם וַיָּבֹאוּ כָּל עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל מִדְבַּר סִין אֲשֶׁר בֵּין אֵילִם וּבֵין סִינָי בַּחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי לְצֵאתָם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם.

(ב) וילינו [וַיִּלּוֹנוּ] כָּל עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל מֹשֶׁה וְעַל אַהֲרֹן בַּמִּדְבָּר. (ג) וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֲלֵהֶם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִי יִתֵּן מוּתֵנוּ בְיַד יְהוָה בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם בְּשִׁבְתֵּנוּ עַל סִיר הַבָּשָׂר בְּאָכְלֵנוּ לֶחֶם לָשֹׂבַע כִּי הוֹצֵאתֶם אֹתָנוּ אֶל הַמִּדְבָּר הַזֶּה לְהָמִית אֶת כָּל הַקָּהָל הַזֶּה בָּרָעָב.

(ד) וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל מֹשֶׁה הִנְנִי מַמְטִיר לָכֶם לֶחֶם מִן הַשָּׁמָיִם וְיָצָא הָעָם וְלָקְטוּ דְּבַר יוֹם בְּיוֹמוֹ לְמַעַן אֲנַסֶּנּוּ הֲיֵלֵךְ בְּתוֹרָתִי אִם לֹא.

(1) And they journeyed onward from Elim, and all the community of Israelites came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their going out from Egypt.

(2) And the whole community of Israelites murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness; (3) and the Israelites said to them: ‘Would that we had died by the LORD's hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, when we ate our fill of bread; for you have brought us out to this wilderness, to bring death by famine on all this assembly.’

(4) And the LORD said to Moses: ‘Look, I am about to rain bread for you from the heavens; and the people shall go out and gather each day’s share on that day, so that I may test them, whether they will go by my teaching or not.

(ה) וְהָיָה בַּיּוֹם הַשִּׁשִּׁי וְהֵכִינוּ אֵת אֲשֶׁר יָבִיאוּ וְהָיָה מִשְׁנֶה עַל אֲשֶׁר יִלְקְטוּ יוֹם יוֹם

(ו) וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן אֶל כָּל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עֶרֶב וִידַעְתֶּם כִּי יְהוָה הוֹצִיא אֶתְכֶם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם. (ז) וּבֹקֶר וּרְאִיתֶם אֶת כְּבוֹד יְהוָה בְּשָׁמְעוֹ אֶת תְּלֻנֹּתֵיכֶם עַל יְהוָה וְנַחְנוּ מָה כִּי תלונו [תַלִּינוּ] עָלֵינוּ.

(5) And it will happen on the sixth day that they will prepare what they bring in, and it will be double what they gather each day.’

(6) And Moses, and Aaron with him, said to the Israelites: ‘At evening, you shall know that it was the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt; (7) And in the morning, then you shall see the Lord's glory; as He hears your murmurings against the LORD; and as for us, what are we, that you should murmur against us?’

(ט) וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל אַהֲרֹן אֱמֹר אֶל כָּל עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל קִרְבוּ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה כִּי שָׁמַע אֵת תְּלֻנֹּתֵיכֶם. (י) וַיְהִי כְּדַבֵּר אַהֲרֹן אֶל כָּל עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּפְנוּ אֶל הַמִּדְבָּר וְהִנֵּה כְּבוֹד יְהוָה נִרְאָה בֶּעָנָן.

(יא) וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר. (יב) שָׁמַעְתִּי אֶת תְּלוּנֹּת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל דַּבֵּר אֲלֵהֶם לֵאמֹר בֵּין הָעַרְבַּיִם תֹּאכְלוּ בָשָׂר וּבַבֹּקֶר תִּשְׂבְּעוּ לָחֶם וִידַעְתֶּם כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם.

(9) And Moses said unto Aaron: ‘Say to all the community of Israelites: 'Draw near before the LORD; for He has heard your murmurings.’ (10) And it happened as Aaron was speaking to the all the community of Israelites, that they turned toward the wilderness, and, look, the LORD's glory appeared in the cloud.

(11) And the LORD said to Moses, saying: (12) ’I have heard the murmurings of the Israelites. Speak unto them, saying: At twilight you shall eat meat and in the morning you shall have your fill of bread; and you shall know that I am the LORD your God.’

(טז) זֶה הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה לִקְטוּ מִמֶּנּוּ אִישׁ לְפִי אָכְלוֹ עֹמֶר לַגֻּלְגֹּלֶת מִסְפַּר נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם אִישׁ לַאֲשֶׁר בְּאָהֳלוֹ תִּקָּחוּ. (יז) וַיַּעֲשׂוּ כֵן בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּלְקְטוּ הַמַּרְבֶּה וְהַמַּמְעִיט.

(16) This is the thing that the LORD charged: Gather from it each man according to what he must eat; an omer to a head, according to the number of persons,among you, each man for those in his tent.’ (17) And the Israelites did thus, and they gathered some more, some less.

(יט) וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֲלֵהֶם אִישׁ אַל יוֹתֵר מִמֶּנּוּ עַד בֹּקֶר. (כ) וְלֹא שָׁמְעוּ אֶל מֹשֶׁה וַיּוֹתִרוּ אֲנָשִׁים מִמֶּנּוּ עַד בֹּקֶר וַיָּרֻם תּוֹלָעִים וַיִּבְאַשׁ וַיִּקְצֹף עֲלֵהֶם מֹשֶׁה.

(19) And Moses said to them: ‘Let no man leave over from it till the morning.’ (20) But they did not heed Moses, and some men left over from it til the morning, and it bred worms, and stank; and Moses was furious with them.