The Israelites complained about food, saying: “If only we had died by Jehovah’s hand in the land of Egypt while we were sitting by the pots of meat, while we were eating bread to satisfaction, because you have brought us out into this wilderness to put this whole congregation to death by famine. ” ​ — Exodus 16: 1 - 3.
Iisraellased kurtsid toidu üle, öeldes: „Oleksime ometi võinud surra Jehoova käe läbi Egiptusemaal, kus me istusime lihapottide juures, kus me sõime leiba kõhud täis! Teie aga olete meid toonud siia kõrbesse, et kogu seda kogudust nälga suretada! ”.