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Complaining in the Desert

11 Now when the people complained in the hearing of the Lord about their misfortunes, the Lord heard it, and his anger was kindled. Then the fire of the Lord burned against them and consumed some outlying parts of the camp.(A) But the people cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire abated.(B) So that place was called Taberah,[a] because the fire of the Lord burned against them.

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Footnotes

  1. 11.3 That is, burning

Fire From the Lord

11 Now the people complained(A) about their hardships in the hearing of the Lord,(B) and when he heard them his anger was aroused.(C) Then fire from the Lord burned among them(D) and consumed(E) some of the outskirts of the camp. When the people cried out to Moses, he prayed(F) to the Lord(G) and the fire died down. So that place was called Taberah,[a](H) because fire from the Lord had burned among them.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 11:3 Taberah means burning.

10 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up along with Korah, when that congregation died, when the fire devoured two hundred fifty men, and they became a warning.(A)

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10 The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them(A) along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire devoured the 250 men.(B) And they served as a warning sign.(C)

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