Num 11 | ABEn | STEP | And [ 3 were 1 the 2 people] grumbling wickedly before the lord . And the lord heard, and he became enraged in anger; and there burned among them a fire by the lord , and it devoured a certain part of the camp.

Numbers 11

CHAPTER 11 The People Grumble

1 And [³were ¹the ²people] grumbling wickedly before the lord. And the lord heard, and he became enraged in anger; and there burned among them a fire by the lord, and it devoured a certain part of the camp. 2 And [³cried out ¹the ²people] to Moses. And Moses made a vow to the lord, and [³abated ¹the ²fire]. 3 And he called the name of that place, Combustion, for [⁴burned ⁵among ⁶them ¹fire ²by ³the lord]. 4 And the intermixed people among them desired with a great desire. And being seated, they wept along with the sons of Israel. And they said, Who will feed us meats? 5 We remember the fishes which we ate in Egypt without charge, and the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlics. 6 But now our soul is dried up; there is nothing except for the manna to our eyes. 7 And the manna is as seed, it is as of coriander, and the appearance of it is the appearance of ice. 8 And [³traveled around ¹the ²people] and collected together, and ground it with the millstone, and ground with the hand mill, and boiled it in the earthen pot, and made it into a cake baked in hot ashes. And [⁴was ¹the ²satisfaction ³from eating it] as the taste of pastry made with olive oil. 9 And whenever [³came down ¹the ²dew] upon the camp at night, [³came down ¹the ²manna] upon it. 10 And Moses heard their weeping, according to their peoples, each at his door. And [²was enraged ³in anger ¹the lord] exceedingly; and before Moses it was wicked. 11 And Moses said to the lord, Why do you afflict your attendant? And why have I not found favor before you to place the thrust of this people upon me? 12 Have I [²in ³the womb ¹conceived] all this people, or have I given birth to them? that you say to me, Take them into your bosom as [²lifts ¹a wet-nurse] the one being nursed, unto the land which you swore by an oath to their fathers? 13 From what place is it to me [²meats ¹to give] to all this people? for they weep upon me, saying, Give to us meats that we may eat! 14 [²shall not ³be able ¹I] alone to bring this people, for [³heavy ⁴for me ²is ¹this matter]. 15 But if so you do to me, kill me with my removal, if I have found favor with you, that I should not see my ill-treatment. 16 And the lord said to Moses, Bring together to me seventy men from the elders of Israel! whom you yourself know. These are elders of the people, and their scribes. And you shall lead them to the tent of the testimony, and they shall stand there with you. 17 And I shall go down and speak there with you. And I will remove of the spirit upon you, and I will place it upon them, and they shall aid with you the thrust of the people, and [²shall not ³bring ⁴them ¹you] alone.

God Sends Meat

18 And to the people you shall say, Purify yourselves for tomorrow! and you shall eat meats, for you wept before the lord, saying, Who shall feed us meats? for [²good ³to us ¹it was] being in Egypt. And the lord shall give to you meats and you shall eat. 19 [²not ⁵day ⁴for one ¹You shall ³eat], nor two, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days, 20 [²for ³a month ⁴of days ¹you shall eat], until whenever it should come forth from out of your nostrils; and it shall be to you for a cholera, that you resisted the lord who is among you, and you wept before him, saying, What did we do to come out of Egypt? 21 And Moses said, six hundred thousand footmen are the people in which I am among them. And you said, [³meats ¹I will give ²them], and they shall eat for a month of days. 22 Shall sheep and oxen be slain for them, and will it suffice to them? or shall all the fish of the sea be brought to them, and will it suffice to them? 23 And the lord said to Moses, Shall the hand of the lord not be enough? Already you shall know if [²shall overtake ³you ¹my word] or not. 24 And Moses came forth, and he spoke to the people the sayings of the lord. And he brought together seventy men from the elders of the people, and he stood them round about the tent. 25 And the lord came down in a cloud, and he spoke to him, and he lifted from the spirit, of the one upon him, and he placed it upon the seventy men of the elders. And as [²rested ¹spirit] upon them, that they prophesied, and no longer proceeded. 26 And were left behind two men in the camp; the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the second was Medad; and [³rested ⁴upon ⁵them ¹the ²spirit], and these were of the ones delineated, and came not to the tent; and they prophesied in the camp. 27 And [²ran up ¹a young man] to report to Moses, and said, saying, Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp. 28 And answering Joshua the son of Nun, the one standing beside Moses, his chosen one, said, O my master Moses, restrain them! 29 And Moses said to him, Are you zealous for me? and O how it would be given all the people of the lord were prophets, whenever the lord should put his spirit upon them. 30 And Moses went forth into the camp, he and the elders of Israel. 31 And a wind went forth from the lord, and carried over mother-quail from the sea, and it put them upon the camp, [²journey ¹a days] here on this side, and [²journey ¹a days] here on that side, round about the camp, about two cubits from the earth. 32 And [³rose up ¹the ²people ⁵entire ⁶day ⁴that], and the entire night, and the entire [²day ¹next]; and they gathered together the mother-quail -- the one [²a few ¹gathering] was ten cors. And they cooled themselves in a time of refreshing round about the camp. 33 The meats still was in their teeth before the dissipating. And the lord was enraged in wrath at the people. And the lord struck the people [³calamity ²great ¹an exceedingly]. 34 And [⁴was called ¹the ²name ³of that place], Tombs of Desire. For there they entombed the [²people ¹craving]. 35 From Tombs of the Desire [³lifted away ¹the ²people] unto Hazeroth; and [³existed ¹the ²people] in Hazeroth.