Numbers 11:6 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 11:6

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 11:6

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American Standard Version
but now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all save this manna to look upon.

Amplified® Bible
But now our soul (our strength) is dried up; there is nothing at all [in the way of food] to be seen but this manna.

Contemporary English Version
But we're starving out here, and the only food we have is this manna."

Darby English Version
and now our soul is dried up: there is nothing at all but the manna before our eyes.

Good News Bible
But now our strength is gone. There is nothing at all to eat---nothing but this manna day after day!"

King James Version
But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.

New American Standard Bible
but now our appetite is gone. There is nothing at all to look at except this manna."

New International Version
But now we have lost our appetite; we never see anything but this manna!"

New King James Version
but now our whole being is dried up; there is nothing at all except this manna before our eyes!"

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
but now our appetite has left us. We find nothing at all to look at except this manna."

Revised Standard Version
but now our strength is dried up, and there is nothing at all but this manna to look at."

Young's Literal Translation
and now our soul `is' dry, there is not anything, save the manna, before our eyes.'

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