Numbers 11:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 11:4

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.

9 And ^awhen the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna fell on it.

10 Then Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, everyone at the door of his tent; and ^athe anger of the Lord was greatly aroused; Moses also was displeased.

11 ^aSo Moses said to the Lord, “Why have You afflicted Your servant? And why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You have laid the¹ burden of all these people on me?

Verse Comparison: Numbers 11:4

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American Standard Version
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?

Amplified® Bible
And the mixed multitude among them [the rabble who followed Israel from Egypt] began to lust greatly [for familiar and dainty food], and the Israelites wept again and said, Who will give us meat to eat?

Contemporary English Version
One day some worthless foreigners among the Israelites became greedy for food, and even the Israelites themselves began moaning, "We don't have any meat!

Darby English Version
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?

Good News Bible
There were foreigners traveling with the Israelites. They had a strong craving for meat, and even the Israelites themselves began to complain: "If only we could have some meat!

King James Version
And the mixed 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?

New American Standard Bible
The rabble who were among them had greedy desires; and also the sons of Israel wept again and said, "Who will give us meat to eat?

New International Version
The rabble with them began to crave other food, and again the Israelites started wailing and said, "If only we had meat to eat!

New King James Version
Now the mixed multitude who were among them yielded to intense craving; so the children of Israel also wept again and said: "Who will give us meat to eat?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The rabble who lived among them had greedy desires; and also the sons of Israel wept again and said, " Who will give us meat to eat?

Revised Standard Version
Now the rabble that was among them had a strong craving; and the people of Israel also wept again, and said, "O that we had meat to eat!

Young's Literal Translation
And the rabble who `are' in its midst have lusted greatly, and the sons of Israel also turn back and weep, and say, `Who doth give us flesh?

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