Numbers 11:4
2 And the people cried out to Moses, and he prayed to the LORD, and the fire died down.
3 So that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD had burned among them.
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.
6 But now our appetite is gone; there is nothing to see but this manna!”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat?
- KJV
- 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?
- WEB
- The mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly; and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?
- ASV
- And the mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?
- DARBY
- And the mixed multitude that was among them lusted; and the children of Israel also wept again and said, Who will give us flesh to eat?
- BLB
- And the rabble who were among them had yielded to craving, and the sons of Israel also again wept and said, “Who will let us eat flesh?
- ÅB
- Men den sammenløpne hop som fulgte med dem, ble grepet av lystenhet; også Israels barn begynte da nok en gang å jamre seg og sa: Å, om vi hadde kjøtt å spise!
- OTB
- Den blandede folkemengden blant dem begynte å begjære annen mat, og israelittene begynte også å gråte igjen og sa: “Hvem vil gi oss kjøtt å spise?
- B1930
- Men den sammenløpne hop som fulgte med dem, blev grepet av lystenhet; også Israels barn begynte da atter å jamre sig og sa: Å, om vi hadde kjøtt å ete!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 10:6
These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.
Read in contextExodus 12:38
And a mixed multitude also went up with them, along with great droves of livestock, both flocks and herds.
Read in contextPsalms 106:14
They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert.
Read in contextPsalms 78:18–20
They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved.
Read in context1 Corinthians 15:33
Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
Read in contextLeviticus 24:10–11
Now the son of an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father went out among the Israelites, and a fight broke out in the camp between him and an Israelite.
Read in contextNehemiah 13:3
As soon as the people heard this law, they excluded from Israel all of foreign descent.
Read in contextRomans 13:14
Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
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