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Numbers 11:1-10

1Soonוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971began to complainכְּמִתְאֹ֣נְנִ֔יםke.mit.'O.ne.NimH596about their hardshipרַ֖עra'H7451in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and when Heיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085them,His angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639was kindledוַיִּ֣חַרvai.Yi.charH2734,and fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784from the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068blazedוַתִּבְעַר־va.tiv.'ar-H1197among themand consumedוַתֹּ֖אכַלva.To.khalH398the outskirtsבִּקְצֵ֥הbik.TzehH7097of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

2And the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971cried outוַיִּצְעַ֥קvai.yitz.'AkH6817toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,and heמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and the fireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784died downוַתִּשְׁקַ֖עva.tish.Ka'H8257.

3So thatהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725was calledוַיִּקְרָ֛א שֵֽׁם־vai.yik.Ra' shem-H7121 H8034Taberahתַּבְעֵרָ֑הtav.'e.RahH8404,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068had burnedבָעֲרָ֥הva.'a.RahH1197among them.

4Meanwhile, the rabbleוְהָֽאסַפְסֻף֙ve.ha.saf.SufH628אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834among themבְּקִרְבּ֔וֹbe.kir.BoH7130had a strong craving for other foodהִתְאַוּ֖וּ תַּאֲוָ֑הhit.'a.Vu ta.'a.VahH183 H8378,andגַּ֚םgamH1571againוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478weptוַיִּבְכּ֗וּvai.yiv.KuH1058and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Whoמִ֥יmiH4310will feed usיַאֲכִלֵ֖נוּya.'a.khi.Le.nuH398meatבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320?

5We rememberזָכַ֙רְנוּ֙za.Khar.nuH2142אֶת־'et-H853the fishהַדָּגָ֔הha.da.GahH1710אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834we ateנֹאכַ֥לno.KhalH398freelyחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600אֵ֣ת'etH853in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,along with the cucumbersהַקִּשֻּׁאִ֗יםha.ki.shu.'ImH7180וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853,melonsהָֽאֲבַטִּחִ֔יםha.'a.va.ti.ChimH20וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,leeksהֶחָצִ֥ירhe.cha.TzirH2682וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,onionsהַבְּצָלִ֖יםha.be.tza.LimH1211וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and garlicהַשּׁוּמִֽים׃ha.shu.MimH7762.

6But nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258our appetiteנַפְשֵׁ֥נוּnaf.She.nuH5315is goneיְבֵשָׁ֖הye.ve.ShahH3002;there is nothingאֵ֣ין כֹּ֑ל'ein KolH369 H3605to seeעֵינֵֽינוּ׃'ei.Nei.nuH5869butבִּלְתִּ֖י אֶל־bil.Ti 'el-H1115 H413this mannaהַמָּ֥ןha.ManH4478!”

7Now the mannaוְהַמָּ֕ןve.ha.ManH4478resembled corianderגַּ֖ד ה֑וּאgad Hu'H1407 H1931seedכִּזְרַע־kiz.ra'-H2233,and its appearanceוְעֵינ֖וֹve.'ei.NoH5869was like thatכְּעֵ֥יןke.'EinH5869of gum resinהַבְּדֹֽלַח׃ha.be.Do.lachH916.

8The peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971walked aroundשָׁטוּ֩sha.TuH7751and gathered itוְלָֽקְט֜וּve.la.ke.TuH3950,ground itוְטָחֲנ֣וּve.ta.cha.NuH2912on a handmillבָרֵחַ֗יִםva.re.Cha.yimH7347orא֤וֹ'oH176crushed itדָכוּ֙da.KhuH1743in a mortarבַּמְּדֹכָ֔הba.me.do.KhahH4085,then boiledוּבִשְּׁלוּ֙u.vi.she.LuH1310it in a cooking potבַּפָּר֔וּרba.pa.RurH6517or shaped it intoוְעָשׂ֥וּve.'a.SuH6213אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853cakesעֻג֑וֹת וְהָיָ֣הu.Got ve.ha.YahH5692 H1961.It tastedH2940like pastryלְשַׁ֥דle.ShadH3955baked with fine oilהַשָּֽׁמֶן׃ha.Sha.menH8081.

9When the dewהַטַּ֛לha.TalH2919fellוּבְרֶ֧דֶתu.ve.Re.detH3381onעַל־'al-H5921the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264at nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,the mannaהַמָּ֖ןha.ManH4478would fallיֵרֵ֥דye.RedH3381with itעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921.

10Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872אֶת־'et-H853heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֨עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971of familyלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יוle.mish.pe.cho.TavH4940after familyאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376weepingבֹּכֶה֙bo.KhehH1058at the entrancesלְפֶ֣תַחle.Fe.tachH6607to their tentsאָהֳל֑וֹ'o.ho.LoH168,and the angerאַ֤ף'afH639of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was kindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734greatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966,and Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872was also displeasedוּבְעֵינֵ֥י רָֽע׃u.ve.'ei.Nei Ra'H5869 H7489.

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