Numbers 11 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

The People Complain

1 Now the people ^H5971 became ^H1961 like those who complain ^H596 of calamity ^H7451 in the ears ^H241 of Yahweh ^H3068. And Yahweh ^H3068 heard ^H8085 it and His anger ^H639 was kindled ^H2734, and the fire ^H784 of Yahweh ^H3068 burned ^H1197 among them and consumed ^H398 some of the outskirts ^H7097 of the camp ^H4264.

2 The people ^H5971 therefore cried ^H6817 out ^H6817 to Moses ^H4872, and Moses ^H4872 prayed ^H6419 to Yahweh ^H3068, and the fire ^H784 [fn]died ^H8257 out. 3 So the name ^H8034 of that place ^H4725 was called ^H7121 [fn]Taberah ^H8404 because ^H3588 the fire ^H784 of Yahweh ^H3068 burned ^H1197 among them.

4 And the rabble ^H628 who ^H834 were among ^H7130 them [fn]had ^H183 greedy ^H8378 desires ^H183 H8378; and also ^H1571 the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 wept ^H1058 again ^H7725 and said ^H559, “Who ^H4310 will give us [fn]meat ^H1320 to eat ^H398? 5 We remember ^H2142 the fish ^H1710 which ^H834 we used to eat ^H398 free ^H2600 in Egypt ^H4714, the cucumbers ^H7180 and the melons ^H20 and the leeks ^H2682 and the onions ^H1211 and the garlic ^H7762, 6 but now ^H6258 our [fn]appetite ^H5315 is dried ^H3002 up. There ^H369 is ^H369 nothing ^H369 at all ^H3605 [fn]to look ^H5869 at except ^H1115 this manna ^H4478.”

7 Now the manna ^H4478 was like coriander ^H1407 seed ^H2233, and its appearance ^H5869 like that of bdellium ^H916. 8 The people ^H5971 would go ^H7751 about ^H7751 and gather ^H3950 it and grind ^H2912 it [fn]between two millstones ^H7347 or ^H176 beat ^H1743 it in the mortar ^H4085, and boil ^H1310 it in the pot ^H6517 and make ^H6213 cakes ^H5692 with it; and its taste ^H2940 was as the taste ^H2940 of [fn]cakes ^H3955 baked ^H3955 with oil ^H8081. 9 And when the dew ^H2919 fell ^H3381 on the camp ^H4264 at night ^H3915, the manna ^H4478 would fall ^H3381 [fn]with it.

Moses Complains

10 Now Moses ^H4872 heard ^H8085 the people ^H5971 weeping ^H1058 throughout their families ^H4940, each ^H376 man ^H376 at the doorway ^H6607 of his tent ^H168; and the anger ^H639 of Yahweh ^H3068 was kindled ^H2734 greatly ^H3966, and it was evil ^H7489 in the sight ^H5869 of Moses ^H4872.

11 So Moses ^H4872 said ^H559 to Yahweh ^H3068, “Why ^H4100 have You [fn]allowed ^H7489 this ^H7489 evil ^H7489 toward Your slave ^H5650? And why ^H4100 have I not found ^H4672 favor ^H2580 in Your sight ^H5869, that You have laid ^H7760 the burden ^H4853 of all ^H3605 this ^H2088 people ^H5971 on me? 12 Was it I who conceived ^H2029 all ^H3605 this ^H2088 people ^H5971? Was it I who gave ^H3205 birth ^H3205 to them, that You should say ^H559 to me, ‘Carry ^H5375 them in your bosom ^H2436 as a [fn]nurse ^H539 carries ^H5375 a nursing ^H3243 baby ^H3243, to the land ^H127 which ^H834 You swore ^H7650 to their fathers ^H1’? 13 Where ^H4480 H370 am I to get meat ^H1320 to give ^H5414 to all ^H3605 this ^H2088 people ^H5971? For they weep ^H1058 before ^H5921 me, saying ^H559, ‘Give ^H5414 us meat ^H1320 that we may eat ^H398!’ 14 I alone ^H905 am ^H3201 not able ^H3201 to carry ^H5375 all ^H3605 this ^H2088 people ^H5971 because ^H3588 it is too ^H4480 heavy ^H3515 for me. 15 So if ^H518 You are going to deal ^H6213 thus ^H3602 with me, please ^H4994 kill ^H2026 me at once ^H2026, if ^H518 I have found ^H4672 favor ^H2580 in Your sight ^H5869, and do not let me see ^H7200 my wretchedness ^H7451.”

The Spirit Rests upon the Elders

16 Yahweh ^H3068 therefore said ^H559 to Moses ^H4872, “Gather ^H622 for Me seventy ^H7657 men ^H376 from the elders ^H2205 of Israel ^H3478, whom ^H834 you know ^H3045 to be the elders ^H2205 of the people ^H5971 and their officers ^H7860, and take ^H3947 them to the tent ^H168 of meeting ^H4150, and let them take ^H3320 their stand ^H3320 there ^H8033 with you.

17 Then I will come ^H3381 down ^H3381 and speak ^H1696 with you there ^H8033, and I will take ^H680 of the Spirit ^H7307 who ^H834 is upon you, and will put ^H7760 Him upon them; and they shall bear ^H5375 the burden ^H4853 of the people ^H5971 with you, so that you will not bear ^H5375 it all alone ^H905. 18 And say ^H559 to the people ^H5971, ‘Set ^H6942 yourselves apart ^H6942 as ^H6942 holy ^H6942 for tomorrow ^H4279, and you shall eat ^H398 meat ^H1320; for you have wept ^H1058 in the ears ^H241 of Yahweh ^H3068, saying ^H559, “Oh ^H4310 that someone ^H4310 would give us meat ^H1320 to eat ^H398! For it was good ^H2895 for us in Egypt ^H4714.” Therefore Yahweh ^H3068 will give ^H5414 you meat ^H1320, and you shall eat ^H398. 19 You shall eat ^H398, not one ^H259 day ^H3117, nor ^H3808 two days ^H3117, nor ^H3808 five ^H2568 days ^H3117, nor ^H3808 ten ^H6235 days ^H3117, nor ^H3808 twenty ^H6242 days ^H3117, 20 [fn]but a whole ^H3117 month ^H2320, until ^H5704 H834 it comes ^H3318 out ^H3318 of your nostrils ^H639 and becomes ^H1961 loathsome ^H2214 to you; because ^H3282 H3588 you have rejected ^H3988 Yahweh ^H3068 who ^H834 is among ^H7130 you and have wept ^H1058 before ^H6440 Him, saying ^H559, “Why ^H4100 did we ever ^H2088 go ^H3318 out ^H3318 from ^H4480 Egypt ^H4714?”’” 21 But Moses ^H4872 said ^H559, “The people ^H5971, among ^H7130 whom ^H834 I am, are 600,000 ^{H8337 H3967 H505} on foot ^H7273; yet You have said ^H559, ‘I will give ^H5414 them meat ^H1320, so that they may eat ^H398 for a whole ^H3117 month ^H2320.’ 22 Should flocks ^H6629 and herds ^H1241 be slaughtered ^H7819 for them, to be ^H4672 sufficient ^H4672 for them? Or ^H518 should all ^H3605 the fish ^H1709 of the sea ^H3220 be gathered ^H622 together for them, to be ^H4672 sufficient ^H4672 for them?” 23 And Yahweh ^H3068 said ^H559 to Moses ^H4872, “Is Yahweh’s ^H3068 [fn]power ^H3027 limited ^H7114? Now ^H6258 you shall see ^H7200 whether My word ^H1697 will happen ^H7136 for you or ^H518 not.”

24 So Moses ^H4872 went ^H3318 out ^H3318 and told ^H1696 the people ^H5971 the words ^H1697 of Yahweh ^H3068. Also, he gathered ^H622 seventy ^H7657 men ^H376 of the elders ^H2205 of the people ^H5971 and had them stand ^H5975 around ^H5439 the tent ^H168. 25 Then Yahweh ^H3068 came ^H3381 down ^H3381 in the cloud ^H6051 and spoke ^H1696 to him; and He took ^H680 of the Spirit ^H7307 who ^H834 was upon him and placed ^H5414 Him upon the seventy ^H7657 elders ^H2205. And when the Spirit ^H7307 rested ^H5117 upon them, they prophesied ^H5012. But they did not do ^H3254 it again ^H3254.

26 But two ^H8147 men ^H376 had remained ^H7604 in the camp ^H4264; the name ^H8034 of one ^H259 was Eldad ^H419 and the name ^H8034 of the [fn]other ^H8145 Medad ^H4312. And the Spirit ^H7307 rested ^H5117 upon them (now they were among those who had been registered ^H3789, but had not gone ^H3318 out ^H3318 to the tent ^H168), and they prophesied ^H5012 in the camp ^H4264. 27 So a young ^H5288 man ^H5288 ran ^H7323 and told ^H5046 Moses ^H4872 and said ^H559, “Eldad ^H419 and Medad ^H4312 are prophesying ^H5012 in the camp ^H4264.” 28 Then Joshua ^H3091 the son ^H1121 of Nun ^H5126, the attendant ^H8334 of Moses ^H4872 from his youth ^H979, said ^H559, “Moses ^H4872, my lord ^H113, restrain ^H3607 them.” 29 But Moses ^H4872 said ^H559 to him, “Are ^H7065 you jealous ^H7065 for my sake? Would ^H4310 H5414 that all ^H3605 the people ^H5971 of Yahweh ^H3068 were prophets ^H5030, that Yahweh ^H3068 would put ^H5414 His Spirit ^H7307 upon them!” 30 Then Moses ^H4872 [fn]returned ^H622 to the camp ^H4264, both he and the elders ^H2205 of Israel ^H3478.

The Quail and the Plague

31 Now there went ^H5265 forth ^H5265 a wind ^H7307 from Yahweh ^H3068, and it brought ^H1468 quail ^H7958 from the sea ^H3220, and let them fall ^H5203 beside ^H5921 the camp ^H4264, about a day’s ^H3117 journey ^H1870 on this ^H3541 side ^H3541 and a day’s ^H3117 journey ^H1870 on the other ^H3541 side ^H3541, all ^H5439 around ^H5439 the camp ^H4264 and [fn]about two [fn]cubits ^H520 over the surface ^H6440 of the ground ^H776.

32 And the people ^H5971 [fn]spent ^H6965 all ^H3605 day ^H3117 and all ^H3605 night ^H3915 and all ^H3605 the next ^H4283 day ^H3117, and gathered ^H622 the quail ^H7958 (he who gathered least ^H4591 gathered ^H622 [fn]ten ^H6235 homers ^H2563), and they spread ^H7849 them out ^H7849 for themselves all ^H5439 around ^H5439 the camp ^H4264. 33 While the meat ^H1320 was still ^H5750 between ^H996 their teeth ^H8127, before ^H2962 it was chewed ^H3772, the anger ^H639 of Yahweh ^H3068 was kindled ^H2734 against the people ^H5971, and Yahweh ^H3068 struck ^H5221 the people ^H5971 with a very ^H3966 severe ^H7227 plague ^H4347. 34 So the name ^H8034 of that place ^H4725 was called ^H7121 [fn]Kibroth-hattaavah ^H6914 because ^H3588 there ^H8033 they buried ^H6912 the people ^H5971 who had been ^H183 greedy ^H183. 35 From Kibroth-hattaavah ^H6914 the people ^H5971 set ^H5265 out ^H5265 for Hazeroth ^H2698, and they [fn]remained ^H1961 at Hazeroth ^H2698.