Revised Literal Translation
Numbers 11
1And whenthe peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971complainedכְּמִתְאֹ֣נְנִ֔יםke.mit.'O.ne.NimH596,it displeasedרַ֖ע בְּאָזְנֵ֣יra' be.'a.ze.NeiH241H7451Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it;and his angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639was kindledוַיִּ֣חַרvai.Yi.charH2734;and the fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068burntוַתִּבְעַר־va.tiv.'ar-H1197among them, and consumedוַתֹּ֖אכַלva.To.khalH398them that werein the uttermost partsבִּקְצֵ֥הbik.TzehH7097of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.
4And the mixt multitudeוְהָֽאסַפְסֻף֙ve.ha.saf.SufH628that wasamongבְּקִרְבּ֔וֹbe.kir.BoH7130them fell a lustingהִתְאַוּ֖וּ תַּאֲוָ֑הhit.'a.Vu ta.'a.VahH8378H183:and the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478also weptוַיִּבְכּ֗וּvai.yiv.KuH1058againוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Who shall give us fleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320to eatיַאֲכִלֵ֖נוּya.'a.khi.Le.nuH398?
5We rememberזָכַ֙רְנוּ֙za.Khar.nuH2142the fishהַדָּגָ֔הha.da.GahH1710,which we did eatנֹאכַ֥לno.KhalH398in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714freelyחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600;the cucumbersהַקִּשֻּׁאִ֗יםha.ki.shu.'ImH7180,and the melonsהָֽאֲבַטִּחִ֔יםha.'a.va.ti.ChimH20,and the leeksהֶחָצִ֥ירhe.cha.TzirH2682,and the onionsהַבְּצָלִ֖יםha.be.tza.LimH1211,and the garlickהַשּׁוּמִֽים׃ha.shu.MimH7762:
8Andthe peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971went aboutשָׁטוּ֩sha.TuH7751,and gatheredוְלָֽקְט֜וּve.la.ke.TuH3950it,and groundוְטָחֲנ֣וּve.ta.cha.NuH2912itin millsבָרֵחַ֗יִםva.re.Cha.yimH7347,or beatדָכוּ֙da.KhuH1743itin a mortarבַּמְּדֹכָ֔הba.me.do.KhahH4085,and bakedוּבִשְּׁלוּ֙u.vi.she.LuH1310itin pansבַּפָּר֔וּרba.pa.RurH6517,and madeוְעָשׂ֥וּve.'a.SuH6213cakesעֻג֑וֹתu.GotH5692of it: and the tasteטַעְמ֔וֹta'.MoH2940of it was as the tasteכְּטַ֖עַםke.Ta.'amH2940of freshלְשַׁ֥דle.ShadH3955oilהַשָּֽׁמֶן׃ha.Sha.menH8081.
10Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֨עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971weepבֹּכֶה֙bo.KhehH1058throughout their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יוle.mish.pe.cho.TavH4940,every manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376in the doorלְפֶ֣תַחle.Fe.tachH6607of his tentאָהֳל֑וֹ'o.ho.LoH168:and the angerאַ֤ף'afH639of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was kindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734greatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966;Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872also was displeasedוּבְעֵינֵ֥י רָֽע׃u.ve.'ei.Nei Ra'H5869H7489.
11And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Wherefore hast thou afflictedהֲרֵעֹ֙תָ֙ha.re.'O.taH7489thy servantלְעַבְדֶּ֔ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650?and wherefore have I not foundמָצָ֥תִיma.Tza.tiH4672favourחֵ֖ןchenH2580in thy sightבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,that thou layestלָשׂ֗וּםla.SumH7760the burdenמַשָּׂ֛אma.Sa'H4853of all this peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971upon me?
12Have I conceivedהָרִ֗יתִיha.Ri.tiH2029all this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971?have I begottenיְלִדְתִּ֑יהוּye.lid.Ti.huH3205them, that thou shouldest sayתֹאמַ֨רto.MarH559unto me, Carryשָׂאֵ֣הוּsa.'E.huH5375them in thy bosomבְחֵיקֶ֗ךָve.chei.Ke.chaH2436,as a nursing fatherהָאֹמֵן֙ha.'o.MenH539bearethיִשָּׂ֤אyi.Sa'H5375the sucking childהַיֹּנֵ֔קhai.yo.NekH3243,unto the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127which thou swarestנִשְׁבַּ֖עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650unto their fathersלַאֲבֹתָֽיו׃la.'a.vo.TavH1?
15And if thou dealעֹ֣שֶׂה'O.sehH6213thus with me, killהָרְגֵ֤נִיha.re.Ge.niH2026me, I pray thee, out of handהָרֹ֔גha.RogH2026,if I have foundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favourחֵ֖ןchenH2580in thy sightבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869;and let me not seeאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200my wretchednessבְּרָעָתִֽי׃ פbe.ra.'a.TiH7451.
16And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Gatherאֶסְפָה־'es.fah-H622unto me seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657menאִישׁ֮'ishH376of the eldersמִזִּקְנֵ֣יmi.zik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whom thou knowestיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045to be the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,and officersוְשֹׁטְרָ֑יוve.sho.te.RavH7860over them; and bringוְלָקַחְתָּ֤ve.la.kach.TaH3947them unto the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,that they may standוְהִֽתְיַצְּב֥וּve.hit.ya.tze.VuH3320there with thee.
17And I will come downוְיָרַדְתִּ֗יve.ya.rad.TiH3381and talkוְדִבַּרְתִּ֣יve.di.bar.TiH1696with thee there: and I will takeוְאָצַלְתִּ֗יve.'a.tzal.TiH680of the spiritהָר֛וּחַha.Ru.achH7307which isupon thee, and will putוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve.sam.TiH7760itupon them; and they shall bearוְנָשְׂא֤וּve.na.se.'UH5375the burdenבְּמַשָּׂ֣אbe.ma.Sa'H4853of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971with thee, that thou bearתִשָּׂ֥אti.Sa'H5375it not thyself alone.
18And sayתֹּאמַ֜רto.MarH559thou unto the peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971,Sanctifyהִתְקַדְּשׁ֣וּhit.ka.de.ShuH6942yourselves against to morrowלְמָחָר֮le.ma.CharH4279,and ye shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֣םva.'a.khal.TemH398fleshבָּשָׂר֒ba.SarH1320:for ye have weptבְּכִיתֶם֩be.khi.TemH1058in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֨יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Who shall give us fleshבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320to eatיַאֲכִלֵ֙נוּ֙ya.'a.khi.Le.nuH398? for it waswellט֥וֹבTovH2895with us in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:Therefore Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068will giveוְנָתַ֨ןve.na.TanH5414you fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320,and ye shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּֽם׃va.'a.khal.TemH398.
20Buteven a whole monthחֹ֣דֶשׁ יָמִ֗יםCho.desh ya.MimH3117H2320,until it come outיֵצֵא֙ye.Tze'H3318at your nostrilsמֵֽאַפְּכֶ֔םme.'a.pe.KhemH639,and it be loathsomeלְזָרָ֑אle.za.Ra'H2214unto you: becauseיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282that ye have despisedמְאַסְתֶּ֤םme.'as.TemH3988Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068which isamongבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֔םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130you, and have weptוַתִּבְכּ֤וּva.tiv.KuH1058beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Why came we forthיָצָ֥אנוּya.Tza.nuH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714?
21And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559,The peopleהָעָ֕םha.'AmH5971,amongבְּקִרְבּ֑וֹbe.kir.BoH7130whom I am, aresixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505footmenרַגְלִ֔יrag.LiH7273;and thou hast saidאָמַ֗רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559,I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414them fleshבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320,that they may eatוְאָכְל֖וּve.'a.khe.LuH398a wholeיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117monthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320.
22Shall the flocksהֲצֹ֧אןha.TzonH6629and the herdsוּבָקָ֛רu.va.KarH1241be slainיִשָּׁחֵ֥טyi.sha.ChetH7819for them, to sufficeוּמָצָ֣אu.ma.Tza'H4672them? or shall all the fishדְּגֵ֥יde.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּ֛םhai.YamH3220be gathered togetherיֵאָסֵ֥ףye.'a.SefH622for them, to sufficeוּמָצָ֥אu.ma.Tza'H4672them?
23And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Is Yhwh'sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068handהֲיַ֥דha.YadH3027waxed shortתִּקְצָ֑רtik.TzarH7114?thou shalt seeתִרְאֶ֛הtir.'EhH7200now whether my wordדְבָרִ֖יde.va.RiH1697shall come to passהֲיִקְרְךָ֥ha.yik.re.ChaH7136unto thee or not.
24And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,and toldוַיְדַבֵּר֙vay.da.BerH1696the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֞ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622the seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657menאִישׁ֙'ishH376of the eldersמִזִּקְנֵ֣יmi.zik.NeiH2205of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,and setוַֽיַּעֲמֵ֥דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975them round aboutסְבִיבֹ֥תse.vi.VotH5439the tabernacleהָאֹֽהֶל׃ha.'O.helH168.
25And Yhwhיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068came downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381in a cloudבֶּעָנָן֮be.'a.NanH6051,and spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696unto him, and tookוַיָּ֗אצֶלvai.Ya.tzelH680of the spiritהָר֙וּחַ֙ha.Ru.achH7307that wasupon him, and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֕ןvai.yi.TenH5414itunto the seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657eldersאִ֖ישׁ הַזְּקֵנִ֑ים'ish ha.ze.ke.NimH376H2205: and it came to pass, that,when the spiritהָר֔וּחַha.Ru.achH7307restedכְּנ֤וֹחַke.No.achH5117upon them, they prophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012,and did not ceaseיָסָֽפוּ׃ya.Sa.fuH3254.
26But there remainedוַיִּשָּׁאֲר֣וּvai.yi.sha.'a.RuH7604twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147of themenאֲנָשִׁ֣ים׀'a.na.ShimH582in the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֡הba.ma.cha.NehH4264,the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of the oneהָאֶחָ֣ד׀ha.'e.ChadH259wasEldadאֶלְדָּ֡ד'el.DadH419,and the nameוְשֵׁם֩ve.ShemH8034of the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֨יha.she.NiH8145Medadמֵידָ֜דmei.DadH4312:and the spiritהָר֗וּחַha.Ru.achH7307restedוַתָּ֧נַחva.Ta.nachH5117upon them; and they wereof them that were writtenבַּכְּתֻבִ֔יםba.ke.tu.VimH3789,but went not outיָצְא֖וּya.tze.'UH3318unto the tabernacleהָאֹ֑הֱלָהha.'O.he.lahH168:and they prophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012in the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264.
27And there ranוַיָּ֣רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323a young manהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288,and toldוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֖הle.mo.ShehH4872,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Eldadאֶלְדָּ֣ד'el.DadH419and Medadוּמֵידָ֔דu.mei.DadH4312do prophesyמִֽתְנַבְּאִ֖יםmit.na.be.'ImH5012in the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264.
28And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֗וּןNunH5126,the servantמְשָׁרֵ֥תme.sha.RetH8334of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872, oneof his young menמִבְּחֻרָ֖יוmi.be.chu.RavH979,answeredוַיַּ֜עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,My lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,forbidכְּלָאֵֽם׃ke.la.'EmH3607them.
29And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Enviestהַֽמְקַנֵּ֥אham.ka.Ne'H7065thou for my sake? would God that allיִתֵּ֜ןyi.TenH5414Yhwh'sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971were prophetsנְבִיאִ֔יםne.vi.'ImH5030, andthat Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068would putיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414his spiritרוּח֖וֹru.ChoH7307upon them!
31And there went forthנָסַ֣ע׀na.Sa'H5265a windוְר֜וּחַve.Ru.achH7307from Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and broughtוַיָּ֣גָזvai.Ya.gozH1468quailsשַׂלְוִים֮sal.VimH7958from the seaהַיָּם֒hai.YamH3220, and let themfallוַיִּטֹּ֨שׁvai.yi.ToshH5203by the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֜הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,as it were a day’sי֣וֹםYomH3117journeyכְּדֶ֧רֶךְke.De.rekhH1870on this sideכֹּ֗הKohH3541,and as it were a day’sיוֹם֙yOmH3117journeyוּכְדֶ֤רֶךְu.khe.De.rekhH1870on the other sideכֹּ֔הKohH3541,round aboutסְבִיב֖וֹתse.vi.VotH5439the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,and as it were two cubitsוּכְאַמָּתַ֖יִםu.khe.'a.ma.Ta.yimH520highupon the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
32And the peopleהָעָ֡םha.'AmH5971stood upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965all that dayהַיּוֹם֩hai.yOmH3117, and all thatnightהַלַּ֜יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,and all the nextהַֽמָּחֳרָ֗תha.mo.cho.RatH4283dayי֣וֹםYomH3117,and they gatheredוַיַּֽאַסְפוּ֙vai.ya.'as.FuH622the quailsהַשְּׂלָ֔וha.se.LavH7958:he that gathered leastהַמַּמְעִ֕יטha.mam.'ItH4591gatheredאָסַ֖ף'a.SafH622tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235homersחֳמָרִ֑יםcho.ma.RimH2563:and they spreadוַיִּשְׁטְח֤וּvai.yish.te.ChuH7849themall abroadשָׁט֔וֹחַsha.To.achH7849for themselves round aboutסְבִיב֖וֹתse.vi.VotH5439the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.
33And while the fleshהַבָּשָׂ֗רha.ba.SarH1320wasyetטֶ֖רֶםTe.remH2962between their teethשִׁנֵּיהֶ֔םshi.nei.HemH8127,ere it was chewedיִכָּרֵ֑תyi.ka.RetH3772,the wrathוְאַ֤ףve.'AfH639of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was kindledחָרָ֣הcha.RahH2734against the peopleבָעָ֔םva.'AmH5971,And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068smoteוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221the peopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971with a veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatרַבָּ֥הra.BahH7227plagueמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347.
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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