Numbers

Numbers 11:1–4

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.

⁴Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat?

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

Numbers 11:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Meanwhile	וְהָֽאסַפְסֻף֙	wə·hā·sap̄·sup̄	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H628 collection, rabble
the rabble	וְהָֽאסַפְסֻף֙	wə·hā·sap̄·sup̄	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H628 collection, rabble
among them	בְּקִרְבּ֔וֹ	bə·qir·bōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7130 inward part, midst
had a strong craving for other food	הִתְאַוּ֖וּ	hiṯ·’aw·wū	Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common plural	H183 incline, desire
and	גַּ֚ם	gam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
again	וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ	way·yā·šu·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
the Israelites	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
wept	וַיִּבְכּ֗וּ	way·yiḇ·kū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1058 weep, bewail
and said	וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Who	מִ֥י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
will feed us	יַאֲכִלֵ֖נוּ	ya·’ă·ḵi·lê·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural	H398 eat
meat	בָּשָֽׂר׃	bā·śār	Noun - masculine singular	H1320 flesh