New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 11:1-10

1Now the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971becameוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961likethose who complainכְּמִתְאֹ֣נְנִ֔יםke.mit.'O.ne.NimH596of adversityרַ֖עra'H7451in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;and the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085themand His angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639was kindledוַיִּ֣חַרvai.Yi.charH2734,and the fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068burnedוַתִּבְעַר־va.tiv.'ar-H1197among them and consumedוַתֹּ֖אכַלva.To.khalH398someat the outskirtsבִּקְצֵ֥הbik.TzehH7097of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

2The peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971then criedH6817outH6817to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872;and Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419to the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and the fireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784diedH8257outH8257.

3So that placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725was namedוַיִּקְרָ֛א שֵֽׁם־vai.yik.Ra' shem-H7121 H8034Taberahתַּבְעֵרָ֑הtav.'e.RahH8404,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068burnedבָעֲרָ֥הva.'a.RahH1197among them.

4Now therabbleוְהָֽאסַפְסֻף֙ve.ha.saf.SufH628whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were amongבְּקִרְבּ֔וֹbe.kir.BoH7130themhadH183greedyH183cravingsתַּאֲוָ֑הta.'a.VahH8378;and the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478alsoגַּ֚םgamH1571weptוַיִּבְכּ֗וּvai.yiv.KuH1058againוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Whoמִ֥יmiH4310will give usmeatבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320to eatיַאֲכִלֵ֖נוּya.'a.khi.Le.nuH398?

5We rememberזָכַ֙רְנוּ֙za.Khar.nuH2142the fishהַדָּגָ֔הha.da.GahH1710whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834we used to eatנֹאכַ֥לno.KhalH398forH2600freeH2600in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,the cucumbersהַקִּשֻּׁאִ֗יםha.ki.shu.'ImH7180,the melonsהָֽאֲבַטִּחִ֔יםha.'a.va.ti.ChimH20,the leeksהֶחָצִ֥ירhe.cha.TzirH2682,the onionsהַבְּצָלִ֖יםha.be.tza.LimH1211,and the garlicהַשּׁוּמִֽים׃ha.shu.MimH7762;

6but nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258ourappetiteנַפְשֵׁ֥נוּnaf.She.nuH5315is goneיְבֵשָׁ֖הye.ve.ShahH3002.ThereH369isH369nothingH369at allכֹּ֑לKolH3605to lookעֵינֵֽינוּ׃'ei.Nei.nuH5869at exceptבִּלְתִּ֖יbil.TiH1115this mannaהַמָּ֥ןha.ManH4478!”

7Now the mannaוְהַמָּ֕ןve.ha.ManH4478was like corianderגַּ֖דgadH1407seedכִּזְרַע־kiz.ra'-H2233,and its appearanceH5869like that ofbdelliumהַבְּדֹֽלַח׃ha.be.Do.lachH916.

8The peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971would roamH7751aboutH7751and gatherוְלָֽקְט֜וּve.la.ke.TuH3950itand grindוְטָחֲנ֣וּve.ta.cha.NuH2912itbetween two millstonesבָרֵחַ֗יִםva.re.Cha.yimH7347,orא֤וֹ'oH176poundדָכוּ֙da.KhuH1743itin the mortarבַּמְּדֹכָ֔הba.me.do.KhahH4085,and boilוּבִשְּׁלוּ֙u.vi.she.LuH1310itin the potבַּפָּר֔וּרba.pa.RurH6517and makeוְעָשׂ֥וּve.'a.SuH6213loavesעֻג֑וֹתu.GotH5692with it; and its tasteטַעְמ֔וֹta'.MoH2940was like the tasteכְּטַ֖עַםke.Ta.'amH2940ofcakeלְשַׁ֥דle.ShadH3955baked withoilהַשָּֽׁמֶן׃ha.Sha.menH8081.

9When the dewהַטַּ֛לha.TalH2919cameH3381downH3381on the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264at nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,the mannaהַמָּ֖ןha.ManH4478would comeH3381downH3381with it.

10Now Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֨עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971weepingבֹּכֶה֙bo.KhehH1058throughout their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יוle.mish.pe.cho.TavH4940,eachH376oneH376at the entranceלְפֶ֣תַחle.Fe.tachH6607of his tentאָהֳל֑וֹ'o.ho.LoH168;and the angerאַ֤ף'afH639of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068becameH2734veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966hotH2734, andMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872was displeasedוּבְעֵינֵ֥י רָֽע׃u.ve.'ei.Nei Ra'H7489 H5869.

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