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wilderness of Sin
The word "Sin" here is the Hebrew name of the wilderness. It is not the English word "sin." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
on the fifteenth day of the second month
This time coincides with the end of April and the beginning of May on Western calendars. AT: "on day 15 of the second month" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths and rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal)
The whole community of Israelites
"All the Israelites." This is a generalization. Moses and Aaron did not complain. AT: "The Israelites" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole)
complained
"were angry and spoke"
If only we had died
This is a way of saying that they wished that they had died. AT: "We wish that we had died"
by Yahweh's hand
The phrase "Yahweh's hand" represents Yahweh's action. AT: "by Yahweh's action" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)