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Numbers 11 (WEBP)

[1] The people were complaining in the ears of Yahweh. When Yahweh heard it, his anger burned; and Yahweh’s fire burned among them, and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp.
[2] The people cried to Moses; and Moses prayed to Yahweh, and the fire abated.
[3] The name of that place was called Taberah, because Yahweh’s fire burned among them.
[4] The mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly; and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?
[5] We remember the fish, which we ate in Egypt for nothing; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic;
[6] but now we have lost our appetite. There is nothing at all except this manna to look at.”
[7] The manna was like coriander seed, and it looked like bdellium.
[8] The people went around, gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it. Its taste was like the taste of fresh oil.
[9] When the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna fell on it.
[10] Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, every man at the door of his tent; and Yahweh’s anger burned greatly; and Moses was displeased.
[11] Moses said to Yahweh, “Why have you treated your servant so badly? Why haven’t I found favor in your sight, that you lay the burden of all this people on me?
[12] Have I conceived all this people? Have I brought them out, that you should tell me, ‘Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries a nursing infant, to the land which you swore to their fathers’?
[13] Where could I get meat to give all these people? For they weep before me, saying, ‘Give us meat, that we may eat.’
[14] I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.
[15] If you treat me this way, please kill me right now, if I have found favor in your sight; and don’t let me see my wretchedness.”
[16] Yahweh said to Moses, “Gather to me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them; and bring them to the Tent of Meeting, that they may stand there with you.
[17] I will come down and talk with you there. I will take of the Spirit which is on you, and will put it on them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, that you don’t bear it yourself alone.
[18] “Say to the people, ‘Sanctify yourselves in preparation for tomorrow, and you will eat meat; for you have wept in the ears of Yahweh, saying, “Who will give us meat to eat? For it was well with us in Egypt.” Therefore Yahweh will give you meat, and you will eat.
[19] You will not eat just one day, or two days, or five days, or ten days, or twenty days,
[20] but a whole month, until it comes out at your nostrils, and it is loathsome to you; because you have rejected Yahweh who is among you, and have wept before him, saying, “Why did we come out of Egypt?” ’ ”
[21] Moses said, “The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand men on foot; and you have said, ‘I will give them meat, that they may eat a whole month.’
[22] Shall flocks and herds be slaughtered for them, to be sufficient for them? Shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to be sufficient for them?”
[23] Yahweh said to Moses, “Has Yahweh’s hand grown short? Now you will see whether my word will happen to you or not.”
[24] Moses went out, and told the people Yahweh’s words; and he gathered seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them around the Tent.
[25] Yahweh came down in the cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the Spirit that was on him, and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but they did so no more.
[26] But two men remained in the camp. The name of one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad; and the Spirit rested on them. They were of those who were written, but had not gone out to the Tent; and they prophesied in the camp.
[27] A young man ran, and told Moses, and said, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp!”
[28] Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his chosen men, answered, “My lord Moses, forbid them!”
[29] Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all Yahweh’s people were prophets, that Yahweh would put his Spirit on them!”
[30] Moses went into the camp, he and the elders of Israel.
[31] A wind from Yahweh went out and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, about a day’s journey on this side, and a day’s journey on the other side, around the camp, and about two cubits above the surface of the earth.
[32] The people rose up all that day, and all of that night, and all the next day, and gathered the quails. He who gathered least gathered ten homers; and they spread them all out for themselves around the camp.
[33] While the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, Yahweh’s anger burned against the people, and Yahweh struck the people with a very great plague.
[34] The name of that place was called Kibroth Hattaavah, because there they buried the people who lusted.
[35] From Kibroth Hattaavah the people traveled to Hazeroth; and they stayed at Hazeroth.

Numbers 11:3 Taberah means “burning”
Numbers 11:7 Bdellium is a resin extracted from certain African trees.
Numbers 11:31 A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters.
Numbers 11:32 1 homer is about 220 liters or 6 bushels
Numbers 11:34 Kibroth Hattaavah means “graves of lust”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Numbers 11 (KJVS)

[1] And [when] the people complained (), it displeased the LORD : and the LORD heard () [it]; and his anger was kindled (); and the fire of the LORD burnt () among them, and consumed () [them that were] in the uttermost parts of the camp .
[2] And the people cried () unto Moses ; and when Moses prayed () unto the LORD , the fire was quenched ().
[3] And he called () the name of the place Taberah : because the fire of the LORD burnt () among them.
[4] And the mixt multitude that [was] among them fell a lusting () : and the children of Israel also wept () again (), and said (), Who shall give us flesh to eat ()?
[5] We remember () the fish , which we did eat () in Egypt freely ; the cucumbers , and the melons , and the leeks , and the onions , and the garlick :
[6] But now our soul [is] dried away : [there is] nothing at all, beside this manna , [before] our eyes .
[7] And the manna [was] as coriander seed , and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium .
[8] [And] the people went about (), and gathered () [it], and ground () [it] in mills , or beat () [it] in a mortar , and baked () [it] in pans , and made () cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil .
[9] And when the dew fell () upon the camp in the night , the manna fell () upon it.
[10] Then Moses heard () the people weep () throughout their families , every man in the door of his tent : and the anger of the LORD was kindled () greatly ; Moses also was displeased () .
[11] And Moses said () unto the LORD , Wherefore hast thou afflicted () thy servant ? and wherefore have I not found () favour in thy sight , that thou layest () the burden of all this people upon me?
[12] Have I conceived () all this people ? have I begotten () them, that thou shouldest say () unto me, Carry () them in thy bosom , as a nursing father () beareth () the sucking child (), unto the land which thou swarest () unto their fathers ?
[13] Whence should I have flesh to give () unto all this people ? for they weep () unto me, saying (), Give () us flesh , that we may eat ().
[14] I am not able () to bear () all this people alone , because [it is] too heavy for me.
[15] And if thou deal () thus with me, kill () me, I pray thee, out of hand (), if I have found () favour in thy sight ; and let me not see () my wretchedness .
[16] And the LORD said () unto Moses , Gather () unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel , whom thou knowest () to be the elders of the people , and officers () over them; and bring () them unto the tabernacle of the congregation , that they may stand () there with thee.
[17] And I will come down () and talk () with thee there: and I will take () of the spirit which [is] upon thee, and will put () [it] upon them; and they shall bear () the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear () [it] not thyself alone.
[18] And say () thou unto the people , Sanctify () yourselves against to morrow , and ye shall eat () flesh : for ye have wept () in the ears of the LORD , saying (), Who shall give us flesh to eat ()? for [it was] well () with us in Egypt : therefore the LORD will give () you flesh , and ye shall eat ().
[19] Ye shall not eat () one day , nor two days , nor five days , neither ten days , nor twenty days ;
[20] [But] even a whole month , until it come out () at your nostrils , and it be loathsome unto you: because that ye have despised () the LORD which [is] among you, and have wept () before him, saying (), Why came we forth () out of Egypt ?
[21] And Moses said (), The people , among whom I [am], [are] six hundred thousand footmen ; and thou hast said (), I will give () them flesh , that they may eat () a whole month .
[22] Shall the flocks and the herds be slain () for them, to suffice () them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together () for them, to suffice () them?
[23] And the LORD said () unto Moses , Is the LORD’S hand waxed short ()? thou shalt see () now whether my word shall come to pass () unto thee or not.
[24] And Moses went out (), and told () the people the words of the LORD , and gathered () the seventy men of the elders of the people , and set () them round about the tabernacle .
[25] And the LORD came down () in a cloud , and spake () unto him, and took () of the spirit that [was] upon him, and gave () [it] unto the seventy elders : and it came to pass, [that], when the spirit rested () upon them, they prophesied (), and did not cease ().
[26] But there remained () two [of the] men in the camp , the name of the one [was] Eldad , and the name of the other Medad : and the spirit rested () upon them; and they [were] of them that were written (), but went not out () unto the tabernacle : and they prophesied () in the camp .
[27] And there ran () a young man , and told () Moses , and said (), Eldad and Medad do prophesy () in the camp .
[28] And Joshua the son of Nun , the servant () of Moses , [one] of his young men , answered () and said (), My lord Moses , forbid () them.
[29] And Moses said () unto him, Enviest () thou for my sake? would God that all the () LORD’S people were prophets , [and] that the LORD would put () his spirit upon them!
[30] And Moses gat () him into the camp , he and the elders of Israel .
[31] And there went forth () a wind from the LORD , and brought () quails from the sea , and let [them] fall () by the camp , as it were a day’s journey on this side , and as it were a day’s journey on the other side , round about the camp , and as it were two cubits [high] upon the face of the earth .
[32] And the people stood up () all that day , and all [that] night , and all the next day , and they gathered () the quails : he that gathered least () gathered () ten homers : and they spread () [them] all abroad () for themselves round about the camp .
[33] And while the flesh [was] yet between their teeth , ere it was chewed (), the wrath of the LORD was kindled () against the people , and the LORD smote () the people with a very great plague .
[34] And he called () the name of that place Kibrothhattaavah : because there they buried () the people that lusted ().
[35] [And] the people journeyed () from Kibrothhattaavah unto Hazeroth ; and abode at Hazeroth .

Young’s Literal Translation

Numbers 11 (YLT)

[1] And the people is evil, as those sighing habitually in the ears of Jehovah, and Jehovah heareth, and His anger burneth, and the fire of Jehovah burneth among them, and consumeth in the extremity of the camp.
[2] And the people cry unto Moses, and Moses prayeth unto Jehovah, and the fire is quenched;
[3] and he calleth the name of that place Taberah, for the fire of Jehovah hath ‘burned’ among them.
[4] And the rabble who are in its midst have lusted greatly, and the sons of Israel also turn back and weep, and say, ‘Who doth give us flesh?
[5] We have remembered the fish which we do eat in Egypt for nought, the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick;
[6] and now our soul is dry, there is not anything, save the manna, before our eyes.’
[7] And the manna is as coriander seed, and its aspect as the aspect of bdolach;
[8] the people have turned aside and gathered it, and ground it with millstones, or beat it in a mortar, and boiled it in a pan, and made it cakes, and its taste hath been as the taste of the moisture of oil.
[9] And in the descending of the dew on the camp by night, the manna descendeth upon it.
[10] And Moses heareth the people weeping by its families, each at the opening of his tent, and the anger of Jehovah burneth exceedingly, and in the eyes of Moses it is evil.
[11] And Moses saith unto Jehovah, ‘Why hast Thou done evil to Thy servant? and why have I not found grace in Thine eyes-to put the burden of all this people upon me?
[12] I-have I conceived all this people? I-have I begotten it, that Thou sayest unto me, Carry it in thy bosom as the nursing father beareth the suckling, unto the ground which Thou hast sworn to its fathers?
[13] Whence have I flesh to give to all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give to us flesh, and we eat.
[14] I am not able-I alone-to bear all this people, for it is too heavy for me;
[15] and if thus Thou art doing to me-slay me, I pray Thee; slay, if I have found grace in thine eyes, and let me not look on mine affliction.’
[16] And Jehovah saith unto Moses, ‘Gather to Me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou hast known that they are elders of the people, and its authorities; and thou hast taken them unto the tent of meeting, and they have stationed themselves there with thee,
[17] and I have come down and spoken with thee there, and have kept back of the Spirit which is upon thee, and have put on them, and they have borne with thee some of the burden of the people, and thou dost not bear it thyself alone.
[18] ‘And unto the people thou dost say, Sanctify yourselves for to-morrow, and ye have eaten flesh (for ye have wept in the ears of Jehovah, saying, Who doth give us flesh? for we had good in Egypt)-and Jehovah hath given to you flesh, and ye have eaten.
[19] Ye do not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days;-
[20] unto a month of days, till that it come out from your nostrils, and it hath become to you an abomination; because that ye have loathed Jehovah, who is in your midst, and weep before Him, saying, Why is this?-we have come out of Egypt!’
[21] And Moses saith, ‘Six hundred thousand footmen are the people in whose midst I am; and Thou, Thou hast said, Flesh I give to them, and they have eaten, a month of days!
[22] Is flock and herd slaughtered for them, that one hath found for them?-are all the fishes of the sea gathered for them-that one hath found for them?’
[23] And Jehovah saith unto Moses, ‘Is the hand of Jehovah become short? now thou dost see whether My word meeteth thee or not.’
[24] And Moses goeth out, and speaketh unto the people the words of Jehovah, and gathereth seventy men of the elders of the people, and causeth them to stand round about the tent,
[25] and Jehovah cometh down in the cloud, and speaketh unto him, and keepeth back of the Spirit which is on him, and putteth on the seventy men of the elders; and it cometh to pass at the resting of the Spirit on them, that they prophesy, and do not cease.
[26] And two of the men are left in the camp, the name of the one is Eldad, and the name of the second Medad, and the spirit resteth upon them, (and they are among those written, and have not gone out to the tent), and they prophesy in the camp;
[27] and the young man runneth, and declareth to Moses, and saith, ‘Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.’
[28] And Joshua son of Nun, minister of Moses, one of his young men, answereth and saith, ‘My lord Moses, restrain them.’
[29] And Moses saith to him, ‘Art thou zealous for me? O that all Jehovah’s people were prophets! that Jehovah would put His Spirit upon them!’
[30] And Moses is gathered unto the camp, he and the elders of Israel.
[31] And a spirit hath journeyed from Jehovah, and cutteth off quails from the sea, and leaveth by the camp, as a day’s journey here, and as a day’s journey there, round about the camp, and about two cubits, on the face of the land.
[32] And the people rise all that day, and all the night, and all the day after, and gather the quails-he who hath least hath gathered ten homers-and they spread them out for themselves round about the camp.
[33] The flesh is yet between their teeth-it is not yet cut off-and the anger of Jehovah hath burned among the people, and Jehovah smiteth among the people-a very great smiting;
[34] and one calleth the name of that place Kibroth-Hattaavah, for there they have buried the people who lust.
[35] From Kibroth-Hattaavah have the people journeyed to Hazeroth, and they are in Hazeroth.