Chapter 11

And [when] the people complained,¹⁰² it displeased ²⁴¹ the LORD: and the LORD heard⁴ [it]; and his anger was kindled;⁴ and the fire of the LORD burnt⁴ among them, and consumed⁴ [them that were] in the uttermost parts of the camp.

And the people cried⁴ unto Moses; and when Moses prayed¹⁰¹ unto the LORD, the fire was quenched.⁴

And he called⁴ the name of the place ⁴⁷²⁵ Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt¹ among them.

And the mixt multitude that [was] among them fell a lusting:^{98 8378} and the children of Israel also wept⁴ again,⁴ and said,⁴ Who shall give us flesh to eat?⁵⁵

We remember¹ the fish, which we did eat⁴ in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:

But now our soul [is] dried away: [there is] nothing at all, beside this manna, [before] our eyes.

And the manna [was] as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium.

[And] the people went about,¹ and gathered¹ [it], and ground¹ [it] in mills, or beat¹ [it] in a mortar, and baked¹⁴ [it] in pans, and made¹ cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.

And when the dew fell² upon the camp in the night, the manna fell⁴ upon it.

Then Moses heard⁴ the people weep⁶ throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent: and the anger of the LORD was kindled⁴ greatly; Moses also was displeased.^{1 5869}

And Moses said⁴ unto the LORD, Wherefore hast thou afflicted⁵² thy servant? and wherefore have I not found¹ favour in thy sight, that thou layest² the burden of all this people upon me?

Have I conceived¹ all this people? have I begotten¹ them, that thou shouldest say⁴ unto me, Carry³ them in thy bosom, as a nursing father⁶ beareth⁴ the sucking child,⁶ unto the land which thou swarest⁸ unto their fathers?

Whence should I have flesh to give² unto all this people? for they weep⁴ unto me, saying,² Give³ us flesh, that we may eat.⁴

I am not able⁴ to bear² all this people alone, because [it is] too heavy for me.

And if thou deal⁶ thus with me, kill³ me, I pray thee, out of hand,² if I have found¹ favour in thy sight; and let me not see⁴ my wretchedness.

And the LORD said⁴ unto Moses, Gather³ unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest¹ to be the elders of the people, and officers⁶ over them; and bring¹ them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand⁹⁸ there with thee.

And I will come down¹ and talk¹⁴ with thee there: and I will take¹ of the spirit which [is] upon thee, and will put¹ [it] upon them; and they shall bear¹ the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear⁴ [it] not thyself alone.

And say⁴ thou unto the people, Sanctify¹⁰⁰ yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat¹ flesh: for ye have wept¹ in the ears of the LORD, saying,² Who shall give us flesh to eat?⁵⁵ for [it was] well¹ with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give¹ you flesh, and ye shall eat.¹

Ye shall not eat⁴ one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days;

[But] even a whole month, ³¹¹⁷ until it come out⁴ at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you: because that ye have despised¹ the LORD which [is] among you, and have wept⁴ before him, saying,² Why came we forth¹ out of Egypt?

And Moses said,⁴ The people, among whom I [am], [are] six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said,¹ I will give⁴ them flesh, that they may eat¹ a whole month. ³¹¹⁷

Shall the flocks and the herds be slain¹¹ for them, to suffice¹ them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered¹¹ together for them, to suffice¹ them?

And the LORD said⁴ unto Moses, Is the LORD'S hand waxed short?⁴ thou shalt see⁴ now whether my word shall come to pass⁴ unto thee or not.

And Moses went out,⁴ and told¹⁷ the people the words of the LORD, and gathered⁴ the seventy men of the elders of the people, and set⁵⁵ them round about the tabernacle.

And the LORD came down⁴ in a cloud, and spake¹⁷ unto him, and took⁵⁵ of the spirit that [was] upon him, and gave⁴ [it] unto the seventy elders: ³⁷⁶ and it came to pass, [that], when the spirit rested² upon them, they prophesied,¹⁰¹ and did not cease.¹

But there remained¹¹ two [of the] men in the camp, the name of the one [was] Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested⁴ upon them; and they [were] of them that were written,⁷ but went not out¹ unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied¹⁰¹ in the camp.

And there ran⁴ a young man, and told⁵⁵ Moses, and said,⁴ Eldad and Medad do prophesy¹⁰² in the camp.

And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant¹⁸ of Moses, [one] of his young men, answered⁴ and said,⁴ My lord Moses, forbid³ them.

And Moses said⁴ unto him, Enviest¹⁸ thou for my sake? would God⁴ that all the LORD'S people were prophets, [and] that the LORD would put⁴ his spirit upon them!

And Moses gat¹¹ him into the camp, he and the elders of Israel.

And there went forth¹ a wind from the LORD, and brought⁴ quails from the sea, and let [them] fall⁴ by the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits [high] upon the face of the earth.

And the people stood up⁴ all that day, and all [that] night, and all the next day, and they gathered⁴ the quails: he that gathered least⁵⁶ gathered¹ ten homers: and they spread⁴ [them] all abroad² for themselves round about the camp.

And while the flesh [was] yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed,¹¹ the wrath of the LORD was kindled¹ against the people, and the LORD smote⁵⁵ the people with a very great plague.

And he called⁴ the name of that place Kibrothhattaavah: because there they buried¹ the people that lusted.¹⁰²

[And] the people journeyed¹ from Kibrothhattaavah unto Hazeroth; and abode at Hazeroth.