Numbers 11:1

Numbers 11:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Now the people complained about their hardships in the hearing of the Lord, and when he heard them his anger was aroused. Then fire from the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the people complained in the hearing of the Lord about their misfortunes, and when the Lord heard it, his anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some outlying parts of the camp.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now when the people complained, it displeased the Lord; for the Lord heard it, and His anger was aroused. So the fire of the Lord burned among them, and consumed some in the outskirts of the camp.

Context of Numbers 11:1

Now the people became like those who complain and whine about their hardships, and the Lord heard it; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and devoured those in the outlying parts of the camp. 2So the people cried out to Moses, and when Moses prayed to the Lord, the fire died out. 3He named that place Taberah (the place of burning), because the fire of the Lord burned among them.

Numbers 11:1 word by word

וַיְהִ֤י הָעָם֙ כְּמִתְאֹ֣נְנִ֔ים רַ֖ע בְּאָזְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע יְהוָה֙ וַיִּ֣חַר אַפּ֔וֹ וַתִּבְעַר־בָּם֙ אֵ֣שׁ יְהוָ֔ה וַתֹּ֖אכַל בִּקְצֵ֥ה הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• complainedאָנַן'ânan · to complainH596
• it displeasedאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · ear: hearingH241
• it displeasedרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• and his angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• was kindledחָרָהchârâh · to be incensedH2734
• and the fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• burntבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: burnH1197
• among them, and consumedאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• in the uttermost partsקָצֶהqâtseh qêtseh · endH7097
• of the campמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264

Cross-references for Numbers 11:1

• Numbers 10:33So they set out from the mountain of the Lord (Sinai) three days’ journey; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went in front of them during the three days’ journey to seek out a resting place for them.
• Numbers 20:2Now there was no water for the congregation, and they gathered together against Moses and Aaron.
• Numbers 21:5So the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, nor is there any water, and we loathe this miserable food.”
• Exodus 15:23Then they came to Marah, but they could not drink its waters because they were bitter; therefore it was named Marah (bitter).
• Exodus 16:2The whole congregation of the Israelites [grew discontented and] murmured and rebelled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness,
• Exodus 17:2Therefore the people quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water so we may [have something to] drink.” And Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you tempt the Lord and try His patience?”
• Deuteronomy 9:22“At Taberah also and at Massah and at Kibroth-hattaavah you provoked the Lord to wrath.
• Lamentations 3:39Why should any living mortal, or any man, Complain [of punishment] in view of his sins?
• 1 Corinthians 10:10And do not murmur [in unwarranted discontent], as some of them did—and were destroyed by the destroyer.
• Jude 1:16These people are [habitual] murmurers, griping and complaining, following after their own desires [controlled by passion]; they speak arrogantly, [pretending admiration and] flattering people to gain an advantage.
• Genesis 38:10But what he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord; therefore He killed him also [in judgment].
• 2 Samuel 11:27And when the time of mourning was past, David sent word and had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done [with Bathsheba] was evil in the sight of the Lord.
• James 5:4Look! The wages that you have [fraudulently] withheld from the laborers who have mowed your fields are crying out [against you for vengeance]; and the cries of the harvesters have come to the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.
• Numbers 16:35Fire also came forth from the Lord and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the incense.
• Leviticus 10:2And fire came out from the presence of the Lord and devoured them, and they died before the Lord.
• Deuteronomy 32:22For a fire is kindled by My anger, And it burns to the depths of Sheol (the place of the dead, the nether world), It devours the earth with its yield, And sets on fire the foundations of the mountains.

Commentaries on Numbers 11:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1And when the people complained - What the cause of this complaining was, we know not. The conjecture of St. Jerome is probable; they complained because of the length of the way. But surely no people had ever less cause for murmuring; they had God among them, and miracles of goodness were continually wrought in their behalf. It displeased the Lord - For his extraordinary kindness was lost on such an ungrateful and rebellious people. And his anger was…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1See the marginal rendering. They murmured against the privations of the march. The fire of the Lord - Probably lightning; compare Psalm 78:21. In the uttermost parts - Rather, in the end. The fire did not reach far into the camp. It was quickly quenched at the intercession of Moses.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The burning at Taberah. (1-3) The people lust for flesh, and loathe the manna. (4-9) Moses complains of his charge. (10-15) Elders appointed to divide the charge. Flesh meat promised. (16-23) The Spirit rests on the elders. (24-30) Quails are given. (31-35) Verses 1-3 Here is the people's sin; they complained. See the sinfulness of sin, which takes occasion from the commandment to be provoking. The weakness of the law discovered sin, but could not destroy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Soon the people began to complain … fire from the LORD blazed: The link between Israel’s complaints and God’s punishment is a major theme in Numbers and throughout the Old Testament (for example, Deuteronomy 9:22; Psalm 78). God is holy and just, and he demands obedience from his people. Complaints are the same as rejecting him (compare Numbers 11:20). their hardship: Mount Sinai had been a stable home for a year. The journey to Paran brought heat…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-351. When the people complained it displeased the Lord, &c.--Unaccustomed to the fatigues of travel and wandering into the depths of a desert, less mountainous but far more gloomy and desolate than that of Sinai, without any near prospect of the rich country that had been promised, they fell into a state of vehement discontent, which was vented at these irksome and fruitless journeyings. The displeasure of God was manifested against the ungrateful…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 11:1

• Anger
• Intercession
• Judgments
• Miracles
• Murmuring

In the dictionaries

• Complain
• Cry
• Exodus
• Fall
• Fire
• Kibrothhattaavah
• Sinai
• Talk
• Weep
• Agrapha

Commentaries on Numbers 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings