The Book of Numbers, Chapter 11במדבר 11

וַיְהִ֤י הָעָם֙ כְּמִתְאֹ֣נְנִ֔ים רַ֖ע בְּאָזְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע יְהוָה֙ וַיִּ֣חַר אַפּ֔וֹ וַתִּבְעַר בָּם֙ אֵ֣שׁ יְהוָ֔ה וַתֹּ֖אכַל בִּקְצֵ֥ה הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה

And the people were like those complaining of evil in the ears of YHWH; and YHWH heard, and his anger burned, and the fire of YHWH burned among them and consumed the edge of the camp.

וַיִּצְעַ֥ק הָעָ֖ם אֶל מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤ל מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶל יְהוָ֔ה וַתִּשְׁקַ֖ע הָאֵֽשׁ

And the people cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to YHWH, and the fire subsided.

וַיִּקְרָ֛א שֵֽׁם הַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֖וּא תַּבְעֵרָ֑ה כִּֽי בָעֲרָ֥ה בָ֖ם אֵ֥שׁ יְהוָֽה

And he called the name of that place Taberah, because the fire of YHWH burned among them.

וְהָֽאסַפְסֻף֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּקִרְבּ֔וֹ הִתְאַוּ֖וּ תַּאֲוָ֑ה וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ וַיִּבְכּ֗וּ גַּ֚ם בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ מִ֥י יַאֲכִלֵ֖נוּ בָּשָֽׂר

And the rabble that was among them felt a craving; and the sons of Israel also wept again and said, 'Who will feed us meat?'

זָכַ֨רְנוּ֙ אֶת הַדָּגָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר נֹאכַ֥ל בְּמִצְרַ֖יִם חִנָּ֑ם אֵ֣ת הַקִּשֻּׁאִ֗ים וְאֵת֙ הָֽאֲבַטִּחִ֔ים וְאֶת הֶחָצִ֥יר וְאֶת הַבְּצָלִ֖ים וְאֶת הַשּׁוּמִֽים

We remember the fish we used to eat in Egypt for free, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic.

וְעַתָּ֛ה נַפְשֵׁ֥נוּ יְבֵשָׁ֖ה אֵ֣ין כֹּ֑ל בִּלְתִּ֖י אֶל הַמָּ֥ן עֵינֵֽינוּ

But now our appetite is dried up; there is nothing at all - our eyes see nothing but this manna.

וְהַמָּ֕ן כִּזְרַע גַּ֖ד ה֑וּא וְעֵינ֖וֹ כְּעֵ֥ין הַבְּדֹֽלַח

Now the manna was like coriander seed, and its appearance was like the appearance of bdellium.

שָׁטוּ֩ הָעָ֨ם וְלָֽקְט֜וּ וְטָחֲנ֣וּ בָרֵחַ֗יִם א֤וֹ דָכוּ֙ בַּמְּדֹכָ֔ה וּבִשְּׁלוּ֙ בַּפָּר֔וּר וְעָשׂ֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ עֻג֑וֹת וְהָיָ֣ה טַעְמ֔וֹ כְּטַ֖עַם לְשַׁ֥ד הַשָּֽׁמֶן

The people would go about and gather it, grind it in handmills or beat it in mortars, boil it in pots, and make it into cakes; and its taste was like the taste of rich cream.

וּבְרֶ֧דֶת הַטַּ֛ל עַל הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה לָ֑יְלָה יֵרֵ֥ד הַמָּ֖ן עָלָֽיו

And when the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֨ע מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶת הָעָ֗ם בֹּכֶה֙ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יו אִ֖ישׁ לְפֶ֣תַח אָהֳל֑וֹ וַיִּֽחַר אַ֤ף יְהוָה֙ מְאֹ֔ד וּבְעֵינֵ֥י מֹשֶׁ֖ה רָֽע

And Moses heard the people weeping by their families, each man at the door of his tent; and the anger of YHWH burned greatly, and it was evil in the eyes of Moses as well.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶל יְהוָ֗ה לָמָ֤ה הֲרֵעֹ֨תָ֙ לְעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ וְלָ֛מָּה לֹא מָצָ֥תִי חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ לָשׂ֗וּם אֶת מַשָּׂ֛א כָּל הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּ֖ה עָלָֽי

And Moses said to YHWH, 'Why have you done evil to your servant? And why have I not found favor in your eyes, that you should lay the burden of all this people on me?'

הֶאָנֹכִ֣י הָרִ֗יתִי אֵ֚ת כָּל הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה אִם אָנֹכִ֖י יְלִדְתִּ֑יהוּ כִּֽי תֹאמַ֨ר אֵלַ֜י שָׂאֵ֣הוּ בְחֵיקֶ֗ךָ כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשָּׂ֤א הָאֹמֵן֙ אֶת הַיֹּנֵ֔ק עַ֚ל הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתָּ לַאֲבֹתָֽיו

Did I conceive all this people, or did I give birth to them, that you should say to me, 'Carry them in your bosom, as a nursing father carries the suckling,' to the land that you swore to their fathers?

מֵאַ֤יִן לִי֙ בָּשָׂ֔ר לָתֵ֖ת לְכָל הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֑ה כִּֽי יִבְכּ֤וּ עָלַי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר תְּנָה לָּ֥נוּ בָשָׂ֖ר וְנֹאכֵֽלָה

Where can I get meat to give to all this people? For they weep to me, saying, 'Give us meat, that we may eat!'

לֹֽא אוּכַ֤ל אָנֹכִי֙ לְבַדִּ֔י לָשֵׂ֖את אֶת כָּל הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֑ה כִּ֥י כָבֵ֖ד מִמֶּֽנִּי

I am not able, I alone, to carry all this people, for it is too heavy for me.

וְאִם כָּ֣כָה אַתְּ עֹ֣שֶׂה לִּ֗י הָרְגֵ֤נִי נָא֙ הָרֹ֔ג אִם מָצָ֥אתִי חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ וְאַל אֶרְאֶ֖ה בְּרָעָתִֽי

And if you are going to deal with me this way, please kill me at once, if I have found favor in your eyes, and do not let me see my own misery.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל מֹשֶׁ֗ה אֶסְפָה לִּ֞י שִׁבְעִ֣ים אִישׁ֮ מִזִּקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָדַ֔עְתָּ כִּי הֵ֛ם זִקְנֵ֥י הָעָ֖ם וְשֹׁטְרָ֑יו וְלָקַחְתָּ֤ אֹתָם֙ אֶל אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֔ד וְהִֽתְיַצְּב֥וּ שָׁ֖ם עִמָּֽךְ

And YHWH said to Moses, 'Gather to me seventy men from the elders of Israel, whom you know to be elders of the people and their officers, and bring them to the tent of meeting, and let them take their stand there with you.'

וְיָרַדְתִּ֗י וְדִבַּרְתִּ֣י עִמְּךָ֮ שָׁם֒ וְאָצַלְתִּ֗י מִן הָר֛וּחַ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָלֶ֖יךָ וְשַׂמְתִּ֣י עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וְנָשְׂא֤וּ אִתְּךָ֙ בְּמַשָּׂ֣א הָעָ֔ם וְלֹא תִשָּׂ֥א אַתָּ֖ה לְבַדֶּֽךָ

And I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the spirit that is on you and put it on them, and they shall carry the burden of the people with you, so that you will not carry it alone.

וְאֶל הָעָ֨ם תֹּאמַ֜ר הִתְקַדְּשׁ֣וּ לְמָחָר֮ וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֣ם בָּשָׂר֒ כִּ֡י בְּכִיתֶם֩ בְּאָזְנֵ֨י יְהוָ֜ה לֵאמֹ֗ר מִ֤י יַאֲכִלֵ֨נוּ֙ בָּשָׂ֔ר כִּי ט֥וֹב לָ֖נוּ בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם וְנָתַ֨ן יְהוָ֥ה לָכֶ֛ם בָּשָׂ֖ר וַאֲכַלְתֶּֽם

And say to the people, 'Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat; for you have wept in the ears of YHWH, saying, "Who will give us meat to eat? For it was better for us in Egypt." Therefore YHWH will give you meat, and you shall eat.'

לֹ֣א י֥וֹם אֶחָ֛ד תֹּאכְל֖וּן וְלֹ֣א יוֹמָ֑יִם וְלֹ֣א חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה יָמִ֗ים וְלֹא֙ עֲשָׂרָ֣ה יָמִ֔ים וְלֹ֖א עֶשְׂרִ֥ים יֽוֹם

Not for one day shall you eat it, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days,

עַ֣ד חֹ֣דֶשׁ יָמִ֗ים עַ֤ד אֲשֶׁר יֵצֵא֙ מֵֽאַפְּכֶ֔ם וְהָיָ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם לְזָרָ֑א יַ֗עַן כִּֽי מְאַסְתֶּ֤ם אֶת יְהוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֔ם וַתִּבְכּ֤וּ לְפָנָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לָ֥מָּה זֶּ֖ה יָצָ֥אנוּ מִמִּצְרָֽיִם

but a full month, until it comes out of your nostrils and becomes loathsome to you, because you have rejected YHWH who is among you and have wept before him, saying, 'Why did we ever come out of Egypt?'

וַיֹּאמֶר֮ מֹשֶׁה֒ שֵׁשׁ מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֨לֶף֙ רַגְלִ֔י הָעָ֕ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י בְּקִרְבּ֑וֹ וְאַתָּ֣ה אָמַ֗רְתָּ בָּשָׂר֙ אֶתֵּ֣ן לָהֶ֔ם וְאָכְל֖וּ חֹ֥דֶשׁ יָמִֽים

But Moses said, 'The people among whom I am number six hundred thousand on foot, yet you have said, "I will give them meat, that they may eat for a full month!"'

הֲצֹ֧אן וּבָקָ֛ר יִשָּׁחֵ֥ט לָהֶ֖ם וּמָצָ֣א לָהֶ֑ם אִ֣ם אֶֽת כָּל דְּגֵ֥י הַיָּ֛ם יֵאָסֵ֥ף לָהֶ֖ם וּמָצָ֥א לָהֶֽם

Shall flocks and herds be slaughtered for them, to suffice them? Or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered for them, to suffice them?

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל מֹשֶׁ֔ה הֲיַ֥ד יְהוָ֖ה תִּקְצָ֑ר עַתָּ֥ה תִרְאֶ֛ה הֲיִקְרְךָ֥ דְבָרִ֖י אִם לֹֽא

And YHWH said to Moses, 'Is the LORD's hand too short? Now you will see whether my word comes true for you or not.'

וַיֵּצֵ֣א מֹשֶׁ֗ה וַיְדַבֵּר֙ אֶל הָעָ֔ם אֵ֖ת דִּבְרֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיֶּאֱסֹ֞ף שִׁבְעִ֥ים אִישׁ֙ מִזִּקְנֵ֣י הָעָ֔ם וַֽיַּעֲמֵ֥ד אֹתָ֖ם סְבִיבֹ֥ת הָאֹֽהֶל

So Moses went out and told the people the words of YHWH, and he gathered seventy men of the elders of the people and stationed them around the tent.

וַיֵּ֨רֶד יְהוָ֥ה בֶּעָנָן֮ וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלָיו֒ וַיָּ֗אצֶל מִן הָר֨וּחַ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָלָ֔יו וַיִּתֵּ֕ן עַל שִׁבְעִ֥ים אִ֖ישׁ הַזְּקֵנִ֑ים וַיְהִ֗י כְּנ֤וֹחַ עֲלֵיהֶם֙ הָר֔וּחַ וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ וְלֹ֥א יָסָֽפוּ

And YHWH came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and took some of the spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders; and as the spirit rested on them they prophesied, but they did not continue doing so.

וַיִּשָּׁאֲר֣וּ שְׁנֵֽי אֲנָשִׁ֣ים בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֡ה שֵׁ֣ם הָאֶחָ֣ד אֶלְדָּ֡ד וְשֵׁם֩ הַשֵּׁנִ֨י מֵידָ֜ד וַתָּ֧נַח עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם הָר֗וּחַ וְהֵ֨מָּה֙ בַּכְּתֻבִ֔ים וְלֹ֥א יָצְא֖וּ הָאֹ֑הֱלָה וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ בַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה

But two men remained in the camp; the name of one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad, and the spirit rested on them (they were among those enrolled but had not gone out to the tent), and they prophesied in the camp.

וַיָּ֣רָץ הַנַּ֔עַר וַיַּגֵּ֥ד לְמֹשֶׁ֖ה וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֶלְדָּ֣ד וּמֵידָ֔ד מִֽתְנַבְּאִ֖ים בַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה

And a young man ran and told Moses, 'Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.'

וַיַּ֜עַן יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ בִּן נ֗וּן מְשָׁרֵ֥ת מֹשֶׁ֛ה מִבְּחֻרָ֖יו וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֲדֹנִ֥י מֹשֶׁ֖ה כְּלָאֵֽם

And Joshua the son of Nun, the attendant of Moses, one of his chosen men, answered and said, 'My lord Moses, stop them!'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ מֹשֶׁ֔ה הַֽמְקַנֵּ֥א אַתָּ֖ה לִ֑י וּמִ֨י יִתֵּ֜ן כָּל עַ֤ם יְהוָה֙ נְבִיאִ֔ים כִּי יִתֵּ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה אֶת רוּח֖וֹ עֲלֵיהֶֽם

But Moses said to him, 'Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all YHWH's people were prophets, that YHWH would put his spirit on them!'

וַיֵּאָסֵ֥ף מֹשֶׁ֖ה אֶל הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה ה֖וּא וְזִקְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

And Moses returned to the camp, he and the elders of Israel.

וְר֜וּחַ נָסַ֣ע מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֗ה וַיָּ֣גָז שַׂלְוִים֮ מִן הַיָּם֒ וַיִּטֹּ֨שׁ עַל הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֜ה כְּדֶ֧רֶךְ י֣וֹם כֹּ֗ה וּכְדֶ֤רֶךְ יוֹם֙ כֹּ֔ה סְבִיב֖וֹת הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה וּכְאַמָּתַ֖יִם עַל פְּנֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ

Then a wind set out from YHWH and swept quail in from the sea, and let them fall beside the camp, about a day's journey on this side and a day's journey on that side, all around the camp, and about two cubits above the ground.

וַיָּ֣קָם הָעָ֡ם כָּל הַיּוֹם֩ הַה֨וּא וְכָל הַלַּ֜יְלָה וְכֹ֣ל י֣וֹם הַֽמָּחֳרָ֗ת וַיַּֽאַסְפוּ֙ אֶת הַשְּׂלָ֔ו הַמַּמְעִ֕יט אָסַ֖ף עֲשָׂרָ֣ה חֳמָרִ֑ים וַיִּשְׁטְח֤וּ לָהֶם֙ שָׁט֔וֹחַ סְבִיב֖וֹת הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה

And the people rose up all that day and all night and all the next day, and gathered the quail; he who gathered least gathered ten homers; and they spread them out for themselves all around the camp.

הַבָּשָׂ֗ר עוֹדֶ֨נּוּ֙ בֵּ֣ין שִׁנֵּיהֶ֔ם טֶ֖רֶם יִכָּרֵ֑ת וְאַ֤ף יְהוָה֙ חָרָ֣ה בָעָ֔ם וַיַּ֤ךְ יְהוָה֙ בָּעָ֔ם מַכָּ֖ה רַבָּ֥ה מְאֹֽד

While the meat was still between their teeth, before it was consumed, the anger of YHWH burned against the people, and YHWH struck the people with a very great plague.

וַיִּקְרָ֛א אֶת שֵֽׁם הַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֖וּא קִבְר֣וֹת הַֽתַּאֲוָ֑ה כִּי שָׁם֙ קָֽבְר֔וּ אֶת הָעָ֖ם הַמִּתְאַוִּֽים

So he called the name of that place Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had craved.

מִקִּבְר֧וֹת הַֽתַּאֲוָ֛ה נָסְע֥וּ הָעָ֖ם חֲצֵר֑וֹת וַיִּהְי֖וּ בַּחֲצֵרֽוֹת

From Kibroth-hattaavah the people journeyed to Hazeroth, and they remained at Hazeroth.