Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 11:4-15

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.

11So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶל־mo.Sheh 'el-H4872 H413askedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “Whyלָמָ֤הla.MahH4100have You brought this troubleהֲרֵעֹ֙תָ֙ha.re.'O.taH7489on Your servantלְעַבְדֶּ֔ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650?Whyוְלָ֛מָּהve.La.mahH4100have I notלֹא־lo'-H3808foundמָצָ֥תִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580in Your sightבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,that You have laidלָשׂ֗וּםla.SumH7760אֶת־'et-H853upon meעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921the burdenמַשָּׂ֛אma.Sa'H4853of allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971?

12Did Iהֶאָנֹכִ֣יhe.'a.no.KhiH595conceiveהָרִ֗יתִיha.Ri.tiH2029אֵ֚ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהַזֶּ֔ה אִם־ha.Zeh 'im-H2088 H518peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971?Did Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595give them birthיְלִדְתִּ֑יהוּye.lid.Ti.huH3205,so thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588You should tellתֹאמַ֨רto.MarH559meאֵלַ֜י'e.LaiH413, ‘Carry themשָׂאֵ֣הוּsa.'E.huH5375in your bosomבְחֵיקֶ֗ךָve.chei.Ke.chaH2436,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834a nurseהָאֹמֵן֙ha.'o.MenH539carriesיִשָּׂ֤אyi.Sa'H5375אֶת־'et-H853an infantהַיֹּנֵ֔קhai.yo.NekH3243,’toעַ֚ל'alH5921the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834You swore to giveנִשְׁבַּ֖עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650their fathersלַאֲבֹתָֽיו׃la.'a.vo.TavH1?

13Whereמֵאַ֤יִןme.'A.yinH370can I get meatבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320forלָתֵ֖תla.TetH5414allלְכָל־le.kholH3605theseהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971?Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588they keep crying outיִבְכּ֤וּyiv.KuH1058to meעָלַי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר'a.Lai le.MorH5921 H559, ‘Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414usmeatבָשָׂ֖רva.SarH1320to eatוְנֹאכֵֽלָה׃ve.no.Khe.lahH398!’

14Iאָנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595cannotלֹֽא־ אוּכַ֤לlo'- 'u.KhalH3808 H3201carryלָשֵׂ֖אתla.SetH5375אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971by myselfלְבַדִּ֔יle.va.DiH905; it isכִּ֥יkiH3588too burdensomeכָבֵ֖דkha.VedH3515for meמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480.

15Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518this is howכָּ֣כָה׀Ka.khahH3602Youאַתְּ־'at-H859are going to treatעֹ֣שֶׂה'O.sehH6213me,pleaseנָא֙na'H4994kill me right nowהָרְגֵ֤נִיha.re.Ge.niH2026הָרֹ֔גha.RogH2026—ifאִם־'im-H518I have foundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580in Your eyesבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869—and let me notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408seeאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200my own wretchednessבְּרָעָתִֽי׃ פbe.ra.'a.TiH7451.”

Read all of Numbers 11

Commentaries on Numbers 11