New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 11:1-4

1Now the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971becameוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961likethose who complainכְּמִתְאֹ֣נְנִ֔יםke.mit.'O.ne.NimH596of adversityרַ֖עra'H7451in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;and when the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it,His angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639was kindledוַיִּ֣חַרvai.Yi.charH2734,and the fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068burnedוַתִּבְעַר־va.tiv.'ar-H1197among them and consumedוַתֹּ֖אכַלva.To.khalH398someof the outskirtsבִּקְצֵ֥הbik.TzehH7097of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

2The peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971therefore criedוַיִּצְעַ֥קvai.yitz.'AkH6817out to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,and Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419to the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and the fireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784diedוַתִּשְׁקַ֖עva.tish.Ka'H8257out.

3So the nameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of that placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725was calledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Taberahתַּבְעֵרָ֑הtav.'e.RahH8404,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068burnedבָעֲרָ֥הva.'a.RahH1197among them.

4Therabbleוְהָֽאסַפְסֻף֙ve.ha.saf.SufH628whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were amongבְּקִרְבּ֔וֹbe.kir.BoH7130themhadH183greedyH8378desiresH183 H8378;and alsoגַּ֚םgamH1571the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478weptוַיִּבְכּ֗וּvai.yiv.KuH1058againוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Whoמִ֥יmiH4310will give usmeatבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320to eatיַאֲכִלֵ֖נוּya.'a.khi.Le.nuH398?

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