Numbers 11:1-10

1The people began complaining out loud to the Lord about their troubles. When the Lord heard them, he became angry, and fire from the Lord began to burn among them. It destroyed some people on the outskirts of the camp.

2The people cried out to Moses, Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire died down.

3That place was called Taberah [Fire] because fire from the Lord burned among them there.

4Some foreigners among the Israelites had a strong craving for ⌞other kinds of⌟ food. Even the Israelites started crying again and said, “If only we had meat to eat!

5Remember all the free fish we ate in Egypt and the cucumbers, watermelons, leeks, onions, and garlic we had?

6But now we’ve lost our appetite! Everywhere we look there’s nothing but manna!”

7(Manna was ⌞small⌟ like coriander seeds and looked like resin.

8The people would go around and gather it, then grind it in a handmill or crush it in a mortar. They would cook it in a pot or make round loaves of bread out of it. It tasted like rich pastry made with olive oil.

9When dew fell on the camp at night, manna fell with it.)

10Moses heard people from every family crying at the entrance to their tents. The Lord became very angry, and Moses didn’t like it either.