They murmured in their tents, and did not obey the voice of the LORD. Murmuring and disobedience become Israel's characteristic failures, arising from tent-dwelling communities lacking centralized authority. The 'voice of the LORD' (presumably through Moses and God's revealed word) represents the channel of covenant instruction, which Israel refuses. This verse portrays rebellion as rooted in a refusal to listen to God's authoritative word.

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