Numbers

Numbers 11:1–3

¹Soon the people began to complain about their hardship in the hearing of the LORD, and when He heard them, His anger was kindled, and fire from the LORD blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp. ²And the people cried out to Moses, and he prayed to the LORD, and the fire died down. ³So that place was called Taberah,^a because the fire of the LORD had burned among them.

Footnotes

a 11:3 Taberah means burning.

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Numbers 11:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Soon	וַיְהִ֤י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the people	הָעָם֙	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
began to complain	כְּמִתְאֹ֣נְנִ֔ים	kə·miṯ·’ō·nə·nîm	Preposition-k; Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural	H596 complain, murmur
about their hardship	רַ֖ע	ra‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
in the hearing	בְּאָזְנֵ֣י	bə·’ā·zə·nê	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct	H241 ear
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and when He	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
heard	וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע	way·yiš·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
His anger	אַפּ֔וֹ	’ap·pōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
was kindled	וַיִּ֣חַר	way·yi·ḥar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2734 burn, be kindled
and fire	אֵ֣שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular construct	H784 fire
from the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
blazed	וַתִּבְעַר־	wat·tiḇ·‘ar-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1197 burn, consume
among them	בָּם֙	bām	Preposition; third person masculine plural
and consumed	וַתֹּ֖אכַל	wat·tō·ḵal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H398 eat
the outskirts	בִּקְצֵ֥ה	biq·ṣêh	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7097 end, extremity
of the camp	הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃	ham·ma·ḥă·neh	Article; Noun - common singular	H4264 encampment, camp

Numbers 11:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the people	הָעָ֖ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
cried out	וַיִּצְעַ֥ק	way·yiṣ·‘aq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6817 cry, cry out, call
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֑ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
and he	מֹשֶׁה֙	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
prayed	וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤ל	way·yiṯ·pal·lêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6419 intervene, interpose
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and the fire	הָאֵֽשׁ׃	hā·’êš	Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
died down	וַתִּשְׁקַ֖ע	wat·tiš·qa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H8257 sink, sink down

Numbers 11:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So that	הַה֖וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
place	הַמָּק֥וֹם	ham·mā·qō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
was called	וַיִּקְרָ֛א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Taberah	תַּבְעֵרָ֑ה	taḇ·‘ê·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8404 Taberah
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the fire	אֵ֥שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular construct	H784 fire
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had burned	בָעֲרָ֥ה	ḇā·‘ă·rāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1197 burn, consume
among them	בָ֖ם	ḇām	Preposition; third person masculine plural

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Numbers 11:1 Numbers 21:5 · Numbers 16:35 · 2 Kings 1:12 · Exodus 16:9 · 1 Corinthians 10:10 · Leviticus 10:2 · Exodus 16:2–3 · Exodus 17:2–3 · Numbers 20:2–5 · Psalm 78:21 · Jude 1:16 · Deuteronomy 32:22

Numbers 11:2 Numbers 21:7 · James 5:16 · Numbers 16:45–48

Numbers 11:3 Deuteronomy 9:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.