Numbers 11:10 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 11:10

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?

12 Did I conceive all these people? Did I beget them, that You should say to me, ^a‘Carry them in your bosom, as a ^bguardian carries a nursing child,’ to the land which You ^cswore to their fathers?

13 ^aWhere am I to get meat to give to all these people? For they weep all over me, saying, ‘Give us meat, that we may eat.’

14 ^aI am not able to bear all these people alone, because the burden is too heavy for me.

15 If You treat me like this, please kill me here and now—if I have found favor in Your sight—and ^ado not let me see my wretchedness!”

The Seventy Elders

16 So the Lord said to Moses: “Gather to Me ^aseventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and ^bofficers over them; bring them to the tabernacle of meeting, that they may stand there with you.

17 Then I will come down and talk with you there. ^aI will take of the Spirit that is upon you and will put the same upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, that you may not bear it yourself alone.

18 Then you shall say to the people,¹ ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat; for you have wept ^ain the hearing of the Lord, saying, “Who will give us meat to eat? For it was well with us in Egypt.” Therefore the Lord will give you meat, and you shall eat.

19 You shall eat, not one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days,

Verse Comparison: Numbers 11:10

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American Standard Version
And Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, every man at the door of his tent: and the anger of Jehovah was kindled greatly; and Moses was displeased.

Amplified® Bible
And Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, every man at the door of his tent; and the anger of the Lord blazed hotly, and in the eyes of Moses it was evil.

Contemporary English Version
The Israelites stood around their tents complaining. Moses heard them and was upset that they had made the LORD angry.

Darby English Version
And Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every one at the entrance of his tent; and the anger of Jehovah was kindled greatly; it was also evil in the eyes of Moses.

Good News Bible
Moses heard all the people complaining as they stood around in groups at the entrances of their tents. He was distressed because the LORD had become angry with them,

King James Version
Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent: and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly; Moses also was displeased.

New American Standard Bible
Now Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, each man at the doorway of his tent; and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly, and Moses was displeased.

New International Version
Moses heard the people of every family wailing, each at the entrance to his tent. The LORD became exceedingly angry, and Moses was troubled.

New King James Version
Then Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, everyone at the door of his tent; and the anger of the LORD was greatly aroused; Moses also was displeased.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, each man at the doorway of his tent; and the anger of the LORD kindled greatly, and Moses felt displeased.

Revised Standard Version
Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, every man at the door of his tent; and the anger of the LORD blazed hotly, and Moses was displeased.

Young's Literal Translation
And Moses heareth the people weeping by its families, each at the opening of his tent, and the anger of Jehovah burneth exceedingly, and in the eyes of Moses `it is' evil.

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