Numbers 11:20

18 And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.

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

But even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you: because that ye have despised the LORD which is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?

21 And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.

22 Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them?

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
but for a whole month—until it comes out of your nostrils and makes you nauseous—because you have rejected the LORD, who is among you, and have cried out before Him, saying, ‘Why did we ever leave Egypt?’”
KJV
But even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you: because that ye have despised the LORD which is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?
WEB
but a whole month, until it comes out at your nostrils, and it is loathsome to you; because you have rejected the LORD who is among you, and have wept before him, saying, “Why did we come out of Egypt?”’”
ASV
but a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you; because that ye have rejected Jehovah who is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?
DARBY
[but] for a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it become loathsome unto you; because that ye have despised Jehovah who is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?
BLB
but [for] a month of days, until that it comes out of your⁺ nostrils and becomes loathsome to you⁺, because that you⁺ have despised YHWH who is among you⁺, and you wept before His face, saying, ‘Why [is] this [that] we have come out of Egypt?’”
ÅB
men en hel måned, til dere ikke lenger tåler lukten av det, og det byr dere imot, fordi dere foraktet Herren, som er midt iblant dere, og gråt for hans åsyn og sa: Hvorfor dro vi da ut av Egypt?
OTB
men i en hel måned, til det kommer ut av neseborene deres og blir avskyelig for dere, fordi dere har forkastet Herren som er blant dere, og har klaget foran ham og sagt: “Hvorfor forlot vi noen gang Egypt?”’”
B1930
men en hel måned, til I ikke lenger tåler lukten av det, og det byr eder imot, fordi I foraktet Herren, som er midt iblandt eder, og gråt for hans åsyn og sa: Hvorfor drog vi da ut av Egypten?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 106:15

    And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.

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  • Numbers 21:5

    And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

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  • Psalms 78:27–30

    He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:

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  • 1 Samuel 10:19

    And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.

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  • Acts 13:41

    Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.

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  • 2 Samuel 12:10

    Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 4:8

    He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.

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  • Exodus 16:13

    And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.

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