Numbers

Numbers 11:1–5

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? 5We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic.

Footnotes

  • a 11:3 Taberah means burning.

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Numbers 11:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Soonוַיְהִ֤יway·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the peopleהָעָם֙hā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
began to complainכְּמִתְאֹ֣נְנִ֔יםkə·miṯ·’ō·nə·nîmPreposition-k; Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine pluralH596 complain, murmur
about their hardshipרַ֖עra‘Adjective - masculine singularH7451 bad, evil
in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbə·’ā·zə·nêPreposition-b; Noun - feminine dual constructH241 ear
of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
and when Heיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עway·yiš·ma‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH8085 hear
His angerאַפּ֔וֹ’ap·pōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH639 nostril, nose, face, anger
was kindledוַיִּ֣חַרway·yi·ḥarConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH2734 burn, be kindled
and fireאֵ֣שׁ’êšNoun - common singular constructH784 fire
from the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
blazedוַתִּבְעַר־wat·tiḇ·‘ar-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH1197 burn, consume
among themבָּם֙bāmPreposition; third person masculine plural
and consumedוַתֹּ֖אכַלwat·tō·ḵalConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH398 eat
the outskirtsבִּקְצֵ֥הbiq·ṣêhPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH7097 end, extremity
of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ham·ma·ḥă·nehArticle; Noun - common singularH4264 encampment, camp

Numbers 11:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And the peopleהָעָ֖םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
cried outוַיִּצְעַ֥קway·yiṣ·‘aqConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6817 cry, cry out, call
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
and heמֹשֶׁה֙mō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤לway·yiṯ·pal·lêlConjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6419 intervene, interpose
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
and the fireהָאֵֽשׁ׃hā·’êšArticle; Noun - common singularH784 fire
died downוַתִּשְׁקַ֖עwat·tiš·qa‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH8257 sink, sink down

Numbers 11:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So thatהַה֖וּאha·hūArticle; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
placeהַמָּק֥וֹםham·mā·qō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4725 standing, spot, condition
was calledוַיִּקְרָ֛אway·yiq·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
Taberahתַּבְעֵרָ֑הtaḇ·‘ê·rāhNoun - proper - feminine singularH8404 Taberah
becauseכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the fireאֵ֥שׁ’êšNoun - common singular constructH784 fire
of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
had burnedבָעֲרָ֥הḇā·‘ă·rāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH1197 burn, consume
among themבָ֖םḇāmPreposition; third person masculine plural

Numbers 11:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Meanwhileוְהָֽאסַפְסֻף֙wə·hā·sap̄·sup̄Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH628 collection, rabble
the rabbleוְהָֽאסַפְסֻף֙wə·hā·sap̄·sup̄Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH628 collection, rabble
among themבְּקִרְבּ֔וֹbə·qir·bōwPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7130 inward part, midst
had a strong craving for other foodהִתְאַוּ֖וּhiṯ·’aw·wūVerb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common pluralH183 incline, desire
andגַּ֚םgamConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
againוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּway·yā·šu·ḇūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7725 turn back, return
the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣יbə·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
weptוַיִּבְכּ֗וּway·yiḇ·kūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1058 weep, bewail
and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּway·yō·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
Whoמִ֥יmîInterrogativeH4310 who?
will feed usיַאֲכִלֵ֖נוּya·’ă·ḵi·lê·nūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common pluralH398 eat
meatבָּשָֽׂר׃bā·śārNoun - masculine singularH1320 flesh

Numbers 11:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
We rememberזָכַ֙רְנוּ֙zā·ḵar·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralH2142 remember
the fishהַדָּגָ֔הhad·dā·ḡāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH1710 fish
we ateנֹאכַ֥לnō·ḵalVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralH398 eat
freelyחִנָּ֑םḥin·nāmAdverbH2600 out of favour
in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbə·miṣ·ra·yimPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
along with the cucumbersהַקִּשֻּׁאִ֗יםhaq·qiš·šu·’îmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH7180 cucumber, digestion
melonsהָֽאֲבַטִּחִ֔יםhā·’ă·ḇaṭ·ṭi·ḥîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH20 melon
leeksהֶחָצִ֥ירhe·ḥā·ṣîrArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2682 green grass, herbage
onionsהַבְּצָלִ֖יםhab·bə·ṣā·lîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH1211 onion
and garlicהַשּׁוּמִֽים׃haš·šū·mîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH7762 garlic

Cross-references

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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

Numbers 11:4 1 Corinthians 10:6 · Exodus 12:38 · Psalm 106:14 · Psalm 78:18–20 · Nehemiah 13:3 · 1 Corinthians 15:33 · Leviticus 24:10–11 · Romans 13:14

Numbers 11:5 Exodus 16:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.