^{1 Ref} The people were as murmurers, [speaking] evil in the ears of Yahweh: and when Yahweh heard it, his anger was kindled; and the fire of Yahweh burnt among them, and devoured in the uttermost part of the camp.

^{2 Ref} The people cried to Moses; and Moses prayed to Yahweh, and the fire abated.

^{3 Ref} The name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of Yahweh burnt among them.

^{4 Ref} 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?

^{5 Ref} We remember the fish, which we ate in Egypt for nothing; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic:

^{6 Ref} but now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all save this manna to look on.

^{7 Ref} The manna was like coriander seed, and the appearance of it as the appearance of bdellium.

^{8 Ref} The people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.

^{9 Ref} When the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna fell on it.

^{10 Ref} Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, every man at the door of his tent: and the anger of Yahweh was kindled greatly; and Moses was displeased.

^{11 Ref} Moses said to Yahweh, Why have you dealt ill with your servant? and why haven't I found favor in your sight, that you lay the burden of all this people on me?

^{12 Ref} Have I conceived all this people? have I brought them forth, that you should tell me, Carry them in your bosom, as a nursing-father carries the sucking child, to the land which you swore to their fathers?

^{13 Ref} Whence should I have flesh to give to all this people? for they weep to me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.

^{14 Ref} I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.

^{15 Ref} If you deal thus with me, please kill me out of hand, if I have found favor in your sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.

^{16 Ref} Yahweh said to Moses, Gather to me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them to the tent of meeting, that they may stand there with you.

^{17 Ref} I will come down and talk with you there: and I will take of the Spirit which is on you, and will put it on them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, that you not bear it yourself alone.

^{18 Ref} Say you to the people, Sanctify yourselves against tomorrow, and you shall eat flesh; for you have wept in the ears of Yahweh, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore Yahweh will give you flesh, and you shall eat.

¹⁹ You shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days,

^{20 Ref} but a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome to you; because that you have rejected Yahweh who is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?

^{21 Ref} Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and you have said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.

^{22 Ref} Shall flocks and herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them?

^{23 Ref} Yahweh said to Moses, Has Yahweh's hand grown short? now shall you see whether my word shall happen to you or not.

^{24 Ref} Moses went out, and told the people the words of Yahweh: and he gathered seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the Tent.

^{25 Ref} Yahweh came down in the cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the Spirit that was on him, and put it on the seventy elders: and it happened that when the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but they did so no more.

^{26 Ref} But there remained two men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the Spirit rested on them; and they were of those who were written, but had not gone out to the Tent; and they prophesied in the camp.

²⁷ There ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.

^{28 Ref} Joshua the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, one of his chosen men, answered, My lord Moses, forbid them.

^{29 Ref} Moses said to him, Are you jealous for my sake? would that all Yahweh's people were prophets, that Yahweh would put his Spirit on them!

³⁰ Moses got him into the camp, he and the elders of Israel.

^{31 Ref} There went forth a wind from Yahweh, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, about a day's journey on this side, and a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and about two cubits above the surface of the earth.

^{32 Ref} The people rose up all that day, and all the night, and all the next day, and gathered the quails: he who gathered least gathered ten homers: and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp.

^{33 Ref} While the flesh was yet between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of Yahweh was kindled against the people, and Yahweh struck the people with a very great plague.

^{34 Ref} The name of that place was called Kibrothhattaavah, because there they buried the people who lusted.

^{35 Ref} From Kibrothhattaavah the people traveled to Hazeroth; and they abode at Hazeroth.

^{1 Ref} And the people were as murmurers, `speaking' evil in the ears of Jehovah: and when Jehovah heard it, his anger was kindled; and the fire of Jehovah burnt among them, and devoured in the uttermost part of the camp.

^{2 Ref} And the people cried unto Moses; and Moses prayed unto Jehovah, and the fire abated.

^{3 Ref} And the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of Jehovah burnt among them.

^{4 Ref} 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?

^{5 Ref} We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt for nought; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic:

^{6 Ref} but now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all save this manna to look upon.

^{7 Ref} And the manna was like coriander seed, and the appearance thereof as the appearance of bdellium.

^{8 Ref} The people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.

^{9 Ref} And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.

^{10 Ref} 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.

^{11 Ref} And Moses said unto Jehovah, Wherefore hast thou dealt ill with thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favor in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me?

^{12 Ref} Have I conceived all this people? have I brought them forth, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing-father carrieth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?

^{13 Ref} Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.

^{14 Ref} I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.

^{15 Ref} And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favor in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.

^{16 Ref} And Jehovah said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tent of meeting, that they may stand there with thee.

^{17 Ref} And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the Spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.

^{18 Ref} And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to-morrow, and ye shall eat flesh; for ye have wept in the ears of Jehovah, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore Jehovah will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.

¹⁹ Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days,

^{20 Ref} but a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you; because that ye have rejected Jehovah who is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?

^{21 Ref} And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.

^{22 Ref} Shall flocks and herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them?

^{23 Ref} And Jehovah said unto Moses, Is Jehovah's hand waxed short? now shalt thou see whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.

^{24 Ref} And Moses went out, and told the people the words of Jehovah: and he gathered seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the Tent.

^{25 Ref} And Jehovah came down in the cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the Spirit that was upon him, and put it upon the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, but they did so no more.

^{26 Ref} But there remained two men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the Spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but had not gone out unto the Tent; and they prophesied in the camp.

²⁷ And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.

^{28 Ref} And Joshua the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, one of his chosen men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.

^{29 Ref} And Moses said unto him, Art thou jealous for my sake? would that all Jehovah's people were prophets, that Jehovah would put his Spirit upon them!

³⁰ And Moses gat him into the camp, he and the elders of Israel.

^{31 Ref} And there went forth a wind from Jehovah, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, about a day's journey on this side, and a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and about two cubits above the face of the earth.

^{32 Ref} And the people rose up all that day, and all the night, and all the next day, and gathered the quails: he that gathered least gathered ten homers: and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp.

^{33 Ref} While the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the anger of Jehovah was kindled against the people, and Jehovah smote the people with a very great plague.

^{34 Ref} And the name of that place was called Kibrothhattaavah, because there they buried the people that lusted.

^{35 Ref} From Kibrothhattaavah the people journeyed unto Hazeroth; and they abode at Hazeroth.