Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 11:4-9

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.

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