8434. Which ye murmur against Him. That this signifies that the complaints were against the Divine; and that “what are we? your murmurings are not against us,” signifies that they were not against those who represented the Divine, is evident also from what was said above (n. 8429), where like words occur.

8429. Against Jehovah, and what are we that ye murmur against us? That this signifies that the complaints were against the Divine, and not against those who represented it, is evident from the fact that “Jehovah” denotes the Divine, here the Divine truth which Moses and Aaron represented; and from the signification of “murmuring,” as being complaint (as just above, n. 8428). And as it is said that “they murmured against Jehovah and not against Moses and Aaron,” there is signified that they murmured against Divine truth, which is represented by Moses and Aaron (n. 8425), and not against those who represent it; and therefore it is also said in the following verse, “What are we? your murmurings are not against us;” for the person who represents the Divine is relatively not anything. Moreover they who murmur against the person who represents, when he speaks from the Divine, do not murmur against the person, but against the Divine.