8923. 'And Moses said to the people' means an informing. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying' - in this instance Moses' saying to the people - as an informing; for the things he said are pieces of information connected with the matter about which they complained. In other places 'saying' in like manner means an informing, when information or instructions are given regarding an enquiry that has been made, as in 7769, 7793, 7825, 8041.

7769. 'Say now in the ears of the people' means instructions and obedience. This is clear from the meaning here of 'saying' as instructions, for Jehovah here says what the children of Israel are to do when they are about to depart from Egypt. Obedience is meant by 'saying in the ears', for the ears correspond to obedience and consequently serve to mean it, 2542, 3869, 4551, 4652-4660.