Numbers 11:3
1 Soon the people began to complain about their hardship in the hearing of the LORD, and when He heard them, His anger was kindled, and fire from the LORD blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.
2 And the people cried out to Moses, and he prayed to the LORD, and the fire died down.
So that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD had burned among them.
4 Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat?
5 We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- So that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD had burned among them.
- KJV
- And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.
- WEB
- The name of that place was called Taberah, because the LORD’s fire burned among them.
- ASV
- And the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of Jehovah burnt among them.
- DARBY
- And they called the name of that place Taberah; because a fire of Jehovah burned among them.
- BLB
- And he called the name of that place Taberah, because the fire of YHWH had burned among them.
- ÅB
- Og han kalte dette sted Tabera[^1], fordi Herrens ild hadde slått ned mellom dem.
- OTB
- Det stedet ble derfor kalt Tabera, fordi Herrens ild hadde brent blant dem.
- B1930
- Og han kalte dette sted Tabera, fordi Herrens ild hadde slått ned mellem dem. / < brand.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 9:22
You continued to provoke the LORD at Taberah, at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah.
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