Numbers

Numbers 11:32–33

32All that day and night, and all the next day, the people stayed up gathering the quail. No one gathered less than ten homers,c and they spread them out all around the camp.

33But while the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of the LORD burned against the people, and the LORD struck them with a severe plague.

Footnotes

  • c 11:32 10 homers is approximately 62.4 bushels or 2,200 liters.

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Numbers 11:32

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
thatהַה֨וּאha·hūArticle; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
dayהַיּוֹם֩hay·yō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
and nightהַלַּ֜יְלָהhal·lay·lāhArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3915 twist, night, adversity
and allוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the nextהַֽמָּחֳרָ֗תham·mā·ḥo·rāṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH4283 the morrow
dayי֣וֹםyō·wmNoun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
the peopleהָעָ֡םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
stayed upוַיָּ֣קָםway·yā·qāmConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6965 arise, stand up, stand
gatheringוַיַּֽאַסְפוּ֙way·ya·’as·p̄ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH622 gather, remove
the quailהַשְּׂלָ֔וhaś·śə·lāwArticle; Noun - feminine singularH7958 quail
No one gatheredאָסַ֖ף’ā·sap̄Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH622 gather, remove
less thanהַמַּמְעִ֕יטham·mam·‘îṭArticle; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularH4591 be or become small, diminished, few
tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה‘ă·śā·rāhNumber - masculine singularH6235 ten
homersחֳמָרִ֑יםḥo·mā·rîmNoun - masculine pluralH2563 cement, mortar, clay
and they spread them outוַיִּשְׁטְח֤וּway·yiš·ṭə·ḥūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7849 spread, spread abroad
all aroundסְבִיב֖וֹתsə·ḇî·ḇō·wṯAdverbH5439 circuit, round about
the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ham·ma·ḥă·nehArticle; Noun - common singularH4264 encampment, camp

Numbers 11:33

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But whileעוֹדֶ֙נּוּ֙‘ō·w·ḏen·nūAdverb; third person masculine singularH5750 a going round, continuance
the meatהַבָּשָׂ֗רhab·bā·śārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1320 flesh
was still betweenבֵּ֣יןbênPrepositionH996 interval, space between
their teethשִׁנֵּיהֶ֔םšin·nê·hemNoun - cdc; third person masculine pluralH8127 tooth, ivory
beforeטֶ֖רֶםṭe·remAdverbH2962 not yet, ere, before that
it was chewedיִכָּרֵ֑תyik·kā·rêṯVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3772 cut off, cut down
the angerוְאַ֤ףwə·’ap̄Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH639 nostril, nose, face, anger
of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
burnedחָרָ֣הḥā·rāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2734 burn, be kindled
against the peopleבָעָ֔םḇā·‘āmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
and the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
struckוַיַּ֤ךְway·yaḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5221 smite
themבָּעָ֔םbā·‘āmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
with a severeרַבָּ֥הrab·bāhAdjective - feminine singularH7227 much, many, great
plagueמַכָּ֖הmak·kāhNoun - feminine singularH4347 blow, wound, slaughter

Cross-references

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Numbers 11:32 Ezekiel 45:11 · Exodus 16:36

Numbers 11:33 Psalm 78:30–31 · Psalm 106:14–15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.