Numbers 11:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 11:2

The People Complain

1 Now ^awhen the people complained, it displeased the Lord; ^bfor the Lord heard it, and His anger was aroused. So the ^cfire of the Lord burned among them, and consumed some in the outskirts of the camp.

2 Then the people ^acried out to Moses, and when Moses ^bprayed to the Lord, the fire was¹ quenched.

3 So he called the name of the place¹ Taberah, because the fire of the Lord had burned among them.

4 Now the ^amixed multitude who were among them¹ yielded to ^bintense craving; so the children of Israel also wept again and said: ^c“Who will give us meat to eat?

5 ^aWe remember the fish which we ate freely in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic;

6 but now ^aour whole being is dried up; there is nothing at all except this manna before our eyes!”

7 Now ^athe manna was like coriander seed, and its color like the color of bdellium.

8 The people went about and gathered it, ground it on millstones or beat it in the mortar, cooked it in pans, and made cakes of it; and ^aits taste was like the taste of pastry prepared with oil.

Verse Comparison: Numbers 11:2

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American Standard Version
And the people cried unto Moses; and Moses prayed unto Jehovah, and the fire abated.

Amplified® Bible
The people cried to Moses, and when Moses prayed to the Lord, the fire subsided.

Contemporary English Version
When the people begged Moses to help, he prayed, and the fire went out.

Darby English Version
And the people cried to Moses; and Moses prayed to Jehovah -- and the fire abated.

Good News Bible
The people cried out to Moses for help; he prayed to the LORD, and the fire died down.

King James Version
And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched.

New American Standard Bible
The people therefore cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to the LORD and the fire died out.

New International Version
When the people cried out to Moses, he prayed to the LORD and the fire died down.

New King James Version
Then the people cried out to Moses, and when Moses prayed to the LORD, the fire was quenched.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The people therefore cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to the LORD and the fire died out.

Revised Standard Version
Then the people cried to Moses; and Moses prayed to the LORD, and the fire abated.

Young's Literal Translation
And the people cry unto Moses, and Moses prayeth unto Jehovah, and the fire is quenched;

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