New American Standard Bible 1995
Numbers 11:11-35
111So MosesH4872 saidH559 to the LordH3068, “WhyH4100 have You 2been so hardH7489 on Your servantH5650? And whyH4100 have I not foundH4672 favorH2580 in Your sightH5869, that You have laidH7760 the burdenH4853 of allH3605 thisH2088 peopleH5971 on me? 12Was it I who conceivedH2029 allH3605 thisH2088 peopleH5971? Was it I who broughtH3205 them forthH3205, that You should sayH559 to me, ‘CarryH5375 them in your bosomH2436 as a 34nurseH539 carriesH5375 a nursingH3243 infantH3243, to the landH127 whichH834 5You sworeH7650 to their fathersH1’? 13WhereH4480H370 am I to get meatH1320 to giveH5414 to 6allH3605 thisH2088 peopleH5971? For they weepH1058 beforeH5921 me, sayingH559, ‘GiveH5414 us meatH1320 that we may eatH398!’ 147I aloneH905 am not ableH3201 to carryH5375 allH3605 thisH2088 peopleH5971, becauseH3588 it is tooH4480 8burdensomeH3515 for me. 159So ifH518 You are going to dealH6213 thusH3602 with me, pleaseH4994 killH2026 me at onceH2026, ifH518 I have foundH4672 favorH2580 in Your sightH5869, and do not let me seeH7200 my wretchednessH7463.”
16The LordH3068 therefore saidH559 to MosesH4872, “GatherH622 for Me 10seventyH7657 menH376 from the eldersH2205 of IsraelH3478, 11whomH834 you knowH3045 to be the eldersH2205 of the peopleH5971 and their officersH7860 and bringH3947 them to the tentH168 of meetingH4150, and let them takeH3320 their standH3320 thereH8033 with you. 1712Then I will comeH3381 downH3381 and speakH1696 with you thereH8033, and I will takeH680 of 13the SpiritH7307 whoH834 is upon you, and will putH7760 Him upon them; and they shall bearH5375 the burdenH4853 of the peopleH5971 with you, so that you will not bearH5375 it all aloneH905. 18SayH559 to the peopleH5971, ‘14ConsecrateH6942 yourselves for tomorrowH4279, and you shall eatH398 meatH1320; for you have weptH1058 15in the earsH241 of the LordH3068, sayingH559, “OhH4310 that someoneH4310 would give us meatH1320 to eatH398! For we were well-offH2895 in EgyptH4714.” Therefore the LordH3068 will giveH5414 you meatH1320 and you shall eatH398. 19You shall eatH398, not oneH259 dayH3117, norH3808 two daysH3117, norH3808 fiveH2568 daysH3117, norH3808 tenH6235 daysH3117, norH3808 twentyH6242 daysH3117, 2016but a wholeH3117 monthH2320, untilH5704H834 it comesH3318 out of your nostrilsH639 and becomesH1961 loathsomeH2214 to you; becauseH3282H3588 17you have rejectedH3988 the LordH3068 whoH834 is amongH7130 you and have weptH1058 beforeH6440 Him, sayingH559, “WhyH4100 did we everH2088 leaveH3318H4480 EgyptH4714?”’” 21But MosesH4872 saidH559, “The peopleH5971, amongH7130 whomH834 I am, are 600,000H8337H3967H505 on footH7273; yet You have saidH559, ‘I will giveH5414 them meatH1320, so that they may eatH398 for a wholeH3117 monthH2320.’ 22Should flocksH6629 and herdsH1241 be slaughteredH7819 for them, to be sufficientH4672 for them? OrH518 should allH3605 the fishH1709 of the seaH3220 be gatheredH622 together for them, to be sufficientH4672 for them?” 23The LordH3068 saidH559 to MosesH4872, “Is 18the Lord’sH3068 19powerH3027 limitedH7114? NowH6258 you shall seeH7200 whether 20My wordH1697 will 21comeH7136 trueH7136 for you orH518 not.”
24So MosesH4872 wentH3318 out and 22toldH1696 the peopleH5971 the wordsH1697 of the LordH3068. Also, he gatheredH622 seventyH7657 menH376 of the eldersH2205 of the peopleH5971, and stationedH5975 them aroundH5439 the tentH168. 2523Then the LordH3068 cameH3381 downH3381 in the cloudH6051 and spokeH1696 to him; and He tookH680 of the SpiritH7307 whoH834 was upon him and placedH5414 Him upon the seventyH7657 eldersH2205. And when the SpiritH7307 restedH5117 upon them, they prophesiedH5012. But they did not doH3254 it againH3254.
26But twoH8147 menH376 had remainedH7604 in the campH4264; the nameH8034 of oneH259 was EldadH419 and the nameH8034 of the 24otherH8145 MedadH4312. And 25the SpiritH7307 restedH5117 upon them (now they were among those who had been registeredH3789, but had not goneH3318 out to the tentH168), and they prophesiedH5012 in the campH4264. 27So a youngH5288 manH5288 ranH7323 and toldH5046 MosesH4872 and saidH559, “EldadH419 and MedadH4312 are prophesyingH5012 in the campH4264.” 28Then 26JoshuaH3091 the sonH1121 of NunH5126, the attendantH8334 of MosesH4872 from his youthH979, saidH559, “27MosesH4872, my lordH113, restrainH3607 them.” 29But MosesH4872 saidH559 to him, “Are you jealousH7065 for my sake? 28WouldH4310H5414 that allH3605 the Lord’sH3068 peopleH5971 were prophetsH5030, that the LordH3068 would putH5414 His SpiritH7307 upon them!” 30Then MosesH4872 29returnedH622 to the campH4264, both he and the eldersH2205 of IsraelH3478.
3130Now there wentH5265 forthH5265 a windH7307 from the LordH3068 and it broughtH1468 quailH7958 from the seaH3220, and let them fallH5203 besideH5921 the campH4264, about a day’sH3117 journeyH1870 on thisH3541 sideH3541 and a day’sH3117 journeyH1870 on the otherH3541 sideH3541, allH5439 aroundH5439 the campH4264 and 31about two 32cubitsH520 deep on the surfaceH6440 of the groundH776. 32The peopleH5971 33spentH6965 allH3605 dayH3117 and allH3605 nightH3915 and allH3605 the nextH4283 dayH3117, and gatheredH622 the quailH7958 (he who gathered leastH4591 gatheredH622 tenH6235 3435homersH2563) and they spreadH7849 them out for themselves allH5439 aroundH5439 the campH4264. 3336While the meatH1320 was stillH5750 betweenH996 their teethH8127, beforeH2962 it was chewedH3772, the angerH639 of the LordH3068 was kindledH2734 against the peopleH5971, and the LordH3068 struckH5221 the peopleH5971 with a veryH3966 severeH7227 plagueH4347. 34So the nameH8034 of that placeH4725 was calledH7121 3738Kibroth-hattaavahH6914, becauseH3588 thereH8033 they buriedH6912 the peopleH5971 who had beenH183 greedyH183. 35From Kibroth-hattaavahH6914 39the peopleH5971 setH5265 out for HazerothH2698, and they 40remainedH1961 at HazerothH2698.
Notes
- 1. Numbers 11:11 Ex 5:22; Deut 1:12 ↩
- 2. Numbers 11:11 Lit dealt ill with ↩
- 3. Numbers 11:12 Or foster-father ↩
- 4. Numbers 11:12 2 Kin 10:1, 5; Is 49:23 ↩
- 5. Numbers 11:12 Gen 24:7; Ex 13:5, 11; 33:1 ↩
- 6. Numbers 11:13 Num 11:21, 22; John 6:5-9 ↩
- 7. Numbers 11:14 Ex 18:18; Deut 1:12 ↩
- 8. Numbers 11:14 Lit heavy ↩
- 9. Numbers 11:15 Ex 32:32 ↩
- 10. Numbers 11:16 Ex 24:1, 9 ↩
- 11. Numbers 11:16 Ex 18:25 ↩
- 12. Numbers 11:17 Num 11:25 ↩
- 13. Numbers 11:17 1 Sam 10:6; Joel 2:28 ↩
- 14. Numbers 11:18 Ex 19:10, 22 ↩
- 15. Numbers 11:18 Num 11:1 ↩
- 16. Numbers 11:20 Lit until ↩
- 17. Numbers 11:20 Josh 24:27; 1 Sam 10:19 ↩
- 18. Numbers 11:23 Is 50:2; 59:1 ↩
- 19. Numbers 11:23 Lit hand short ↩
- 20. Numbers 11:23 Ezek 12:25; 24:14 ↩
- 21. Numbers 11:23 Lit befall you ↩
- 22. Numbers 11:24 Num 11:16 ↩
- 23. Numbers 11:25 Num 11:17; 12:5 ↩
- 24. Numbers 11:26 Lit second ↩
- 25. Numbers 11:26 Num 24:2; 1 Sam 10:6; 2 Chr 15:1; Neh 9:30 ↩
- 26. Numbers 11:28 Ex 33:11; Josh 1:1 ↩
- 27. Numbers 11:28 Mark 9:38-40 ↩
- 28. Numbers 11:29 1 Cor 14:5 ↩
- 29. Numbers 11:30 Lit removed himself ↩
- 30. Numbers 11:31 Ex 16:13; Ps 78:26-28; 105:40 ↩
- 31. Numbers 11:31 Or from about two cubits above ↩
- 32. Numbers 11:31 I.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in. ↩
- 33. Numbers 11:32 Lit rose ↩
- 34. Numbers 11:32 I.e. One homer equals approx 11 bu ↩
- 35. Numbers 11:32 Ezek 45:11 ↩
- 36. Numbers 11:33 Ps 78:29-31; 106:15 ↩
- 37. Numbers 11:34 I.e. the graves of greediness ↩
- 38. Numbers 11:34 Deut 9:22 ↩
- 39. Numbers 11:35 Num 33:17 ↩
- 40. Numbers 11:35 Lit were ↩
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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