God’s Word Translation
Numbers 11:8
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.
Numbers 11:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.
- New International Version (NIV)The people went around gathering it, and then ground it in a hand mill or crushed it in a mortar. They cooked it in a pot or made it into loaves. And it tasted like something made with olive oil.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The people went about and gathered it and ground it in handmills or beat it in mortars and boiled it in pots and made cakes of it. And the taste of it was like the taste of cakes baked with oil.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The people went about and gathered it, ground it on millstones or beat it in the mortar, cooked it in pans, and made cakes of it; and its taste was like the taste of pastry prepared with oil.
Context of Numbers 11:8
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. The 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.
Read all of Numbers 11Numbers 11:8 word by word
שָׁטוּ֩ הָעָ֨ם וְלָֽקְט֜וּ וְטָחֲנ֣וּ בָרֵחַ֗יִם א֤וֹ דָכוּ֙ בַּמְּדֹכָ֔ה וּבִשְּׁלוּ֙ בַּפָּר֔וּר וְעָשׂ֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ עֻג֑וֹת וְהָיָ֣ה טַעְמ֔וֹ כְּטַ֖עַם לְשַׁ֥ד הַשָּֽׁמֶן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- went aboutשׁוּטshûţ · to roveH7751
- and gatheredלָקַטlâqaţ · to gatherH3950
- and groundטָחַןţâchan · to grindH2912
- in millsרֵחֶהrêcheh · millstoneH7347
- or beatדּוּךְdûk · to beatH1743
- in a mortarמְדֹכָהmedôkâh · mortarH4085
- and bakedבָּשַׁלbâshal · to boilH1310
- in pansפָּרוּרpârûr · potH6517
- and madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- cakesעֻגָה‛ûggâh · disc of breadH5692
- of it: and the tasteטַ֫עַםţa‛am · tasteH2940
- of freshלָשָׁדleshad · juicy bitH3955
- oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
Cross-references for Numbers 11:8
- Exodus 16:16This is what the Lord has commanded: Each of you should gather as much as you can eat. Take two quarts for each person in your tent.”
- John 6:27Don’t work for food that spoils. Instead, work for the food that lasts into eternal life. This is the food the Son of Man will give you. After all, the Father has placed his seal of approval on him.”
- Exodus 16:23He said to them, “This is what the Lord said: Tomorrow is a day of rest—a holy day dedicated to the Lord. Bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil. Save all that’s left over, and keep it until tomorrow morning.”
- Exodus 16:31The Israelites called the food manna. It was like coriander seeds. It was white and tasted like wafers made with honey.
Commentaries on Numbers 11:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-35Verses 4-35 Occurrences at Kibroth-hattavah. Numbers 11:4 The mixt multitude - The word in the original resembles our “riff-raff,” and denotes a mob of people scraped together. It refers here to the multitude of strangers (see Exodus 12:38) who had followed the Israelites from Egypt. Numbers 11:5 The natural dainties of Egypt are set forth in this passage with the fullness and relish which bespeak personal experience. Numbers 11:6-7 There is nothing at…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-9Verses 4-9 Man, having forsaken his proper rest, feels uneasy and wretched, though prosperous. They were weary of the provision God had made for them, although wholesome food and nourishing. It cost no money or care, and the labour of gathering it was very little indeed; yet they talked of Egypt's cheapness, and the fish they ate there freely; as if that cost them nothing, when they paid dearly for it with hard service! While they lived on manna, they…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-9People often explain manna as a naturally occurring edible substance (but see Deuteronomy 8:3). Yet, its amount and how long it lasted was miraculous.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-96-9. But now ... there is nothing ... beside this manna--Daily familiarity had disgusted them with the sight and taste of the monotonous food; and, ungrateful for the heavenly gift, they longed for a change of fare. It may be noticed that the resemblance of the manna to coriander seed was not in the color, but in the size and figure; and from its comparison to bdellium, which is either a drop of white gum or a white pearl, we are enabled to form a better…Read the comment
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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
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