Numbers 11 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

The People Complain

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

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

4 Now the rabble ^H628 who ^H834 were among ^H7130 them [fn]had ^H183 greedy ^H183 cravings ^H8378; and the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 also ^H1571 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 for ^H2600 free ^H2600 in Egypt ^H4714, the cucumbers ^H7180, the melons ^H20, the leeks ^H2682, the onions ^H1211, and the garlic ^H7762; 6 but now ^H6258 our [fn]appetite ^H5315 is gone ^H3002. 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 [fn]bdellium ^H916. 8 The people ^H5971 would roam ^H7751 about ^H7751 and gather ^H3950 it and grind ^H2912 it [fn]between two millstones ^H7347, or ^H176 pound ^H1743 it in the mortar ^H4085, and boil ^H1310 it in the pot ^H6517 and make ^H6213 loaves ^H5692 with it; and its taste ^H2940 was like the taste ^H2940 of [fn]cake ^H3955 baked with oil ^H8081. 9 When the dew ^H2919 came ^H3381 down ^H3381 on the camp ^H4264 at night ^H3915, the manna ^H4478 would come ^H3381 down ^H3381 [fn]with it.

The Complaint of Moses

10 Now Moses ^H4872 heard ^H8085 the people ^H5971 weeping ^H1058 throughout their families ^H4940, each ^H376 one ^H376 at the entrance ^H6607 of his tent ^H168; and the anger ^H639 of the LORD ^H3068 became ^H2734 very ^H3966 hot ^H2734, and [fn]Moses ^H4872 was displeased ^H7489 H5869.

11 So Moses ^H4872 said ^H559 to the LORD ^H3068, “Why ^H4100 have You [fn]been ^H7489 so hard ^H7489 on Your servant ^H5650? And why ^H4100 have I not found ^H4672 favor ^H2580 in Your sight ^H5869, that You have put ^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? Or did I give ^H3205 birth ^H3205 to them, that You should say ^H559 to me, ‘Carry ^H5375 them [fn]in your arms ^H2436, as a [fn]nurse ^H539 carries ^H5375 a nursing ^H3243 infant ^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 so that we may eat ^H398!’ 14 I am ^H3201 not able ^H3201 to carry ^H5375 all ^H3605 this ^H2088 people ^H5971 by myself ^H905, because ^H3588 it is too ^H4480 [fn]burdensome ^H3515 for me. 15 So if ^H518 You are going to deal ^H6213 with me this ^H3602 way ^H3602, please ^H4994 kill ^H2026 me now ^H2026, if ^H518 I have found ^H4672 favor ^H2580 in Your sight ^H5869, and do not let me see ^H7200 my misery ^H7451.”

Seventy Elders to Assist Moses

16 The LORD ^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 bring ^H3947 them to the tent ^H168 of meeting ^H4150, and have 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 away ^H680 some ^H4480 of the Spirit ^H7307 who ^H834 is upon you, and 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 by ^H905 yourself ^H905. 18 And you shall say ^H559 to the people ^H5971, ‘Consecrate ^H6942 yourselves for tomorrow ^H4279, and you shall eat ^H398 meat ^H1320; for you have wept ^H1058 in the ears ^H241 of the LORD ^H3068, saying ^H559, “[fn]Oh ^H4310 that someone ^H4310 would give us meat ^H1320 to eat ^H398! For we were well-off ^H2895 in Egypt ^H4714.” Therefore the LORD ^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 for a whole ^H3117 month ^H2320, until ^H5704 H834 it comes ^H3318 out ^H3318 of your nose ^H639 and [fn]makes ^H1961 you nauseated ^H2214; because ^H3282 H3588 you have rejected ^H3988 the LORD ^H3068 who ^H834 is among ^H7130 you and have wept ^H1058 before ^H6440 Him, saying ^H559, “Why ^H4100 did we ever ^H2088 leave ^H3318 H4480 Egypt ^H4714?”’” 21 But Moses ^H4872 said ^H559, “The people ^H5971, among ^H7130 whom ^H834 I am included, are six ^H8337 hundred ^H3967 thousand ^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 Are flocks ^H6629 and herds ^H1241 to be slaughtered ^H7819 for them, so that it will be ^H4672 sufficient ^H4672 for them? Or ^H518 are all ^H3605 the fish ^H1709 of the sea ^H3220 to be [fn]caught ^H622 for them, so that it will be ^H4672 sufficient ^H4672 for them?” 23 Then the LORD ^H3068 said ^H559 to Moses ^H4872, “Is the LORD’S ^H3068 [fn]power ^H3027 too ^H7114 little ^H7114? Now ^H6258 you shall see ^H7200 whether My word ^H1697 will [fn]come ^H7136 true ^H7136 for you or ^H518 not.”

24 So Moses ^H4872 went ^H3318 out ^H3318 and told ^H1696 the people ^H5971 the words ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068. He also gathered ^H622 seventy ^H7657 men ^H376 of the elders ^H2205 of the people ^H5971, and positioned ^H5975 them around ^H5439 the tent ^H168. 25 Then the LORD ^H3068 came ^H3381 down ^H3381 in the cloud ^H6051 and spoke ^H1696 to him; and He took ^H680 away ^H680 some ^H4480 of the Spirit ^H7307 who ^H834 was upon him and placed ^H5414 Him upon the seventy ^H7657 elders ^H376 H2205. And when the Spirit ^H7307 rested ^H5117 upon them, they prophesied ^H5012. Yet 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 the one ^H259 was Eldad ^H419, and the name ^H8034 of the [fn]other ^H8145, Medad ^H4312. And the Spirit ^H7307 rested ^H5117 upon them (and 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 informed ^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 personal ^H8334 servant ^H8334 of Moses ^H4872 from his youth ^H979, responded ^H6030 and said ^H559, “My lord ^H113 Moses ^H4872, restrain ^H3607 them!” 29 But Moses ^H4872 said ^H559 to him, “Are ^H7065 you jealous ^H7065 for my sake? If ^H4310 H5414 only ^H4310 H5414 all ^H3605 the LORD’S ^H3068 people ^H5971 were prophets ^H5030, that the LORD ^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 a wind ^H7307 burst ^H5265 forth ^H5265 from the LORD ^H3068 and it brought ^H1468 quail ^H7958 from the sea ^H3220, and dropped ^H5203 them beside ^H5921 the camp ^H4264, about a day’s ^H3117 journey ^H1870 on this ^H3541 side and a day’s ^H3117 journey ^H1870 on the other ^H3541 side all ^H5439 around ^H5439 the camp ^H4264, and about [fn]two cubits ^H520 deep on the surface ^H6440 of the ground ^H776.

32 And the people ^H5971 [fn]spent ^H6965 all ^H3605 that day ^H3117, all ^H3605 night ^H3915, and all ^H3605 the next ^H4283 day ^H3117, and they gathered ^H622 the quail ^H7958 (the one who gathered ^H4591 least ^H4591 gathered ^H622 [fn]ten ^H6235 homers ^H2563) and 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 the LORD ^H3068 was kindled ^H2734 against the people ^H5971, and the LORD ^H3068 struck ^H5221 the people ^H5971 with a very ^H3966 severe ^H7227 plague ^H4347. 34 So that place ^H4725 was named ^H7121 H8034 [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.