Numbers 11:3
1 And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.
2 And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched.
And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.
4 And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?
5 We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:
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- 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.>
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Cross references
Deuteronomy 9:22
And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath.
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