The People Complain

11 And (A)the people complained in the hearing of the Lord about their misfortunes, and when the Lord heard it, (B)his anger was kindled, and (C)the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some outlying parts of the camp. Then (D)the people cried out to Moses, (E)and Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire died down. So the name of that place was called (F)Taberah,[a] because the fire of the Lord burned among them.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 11:3 Taberah means burning

Complaints about Hardship

11 Now the people began complaining openly before[a] the Lord about hardship. When the Lord heard, his anger burned,(A) and fire(B) from the Lord blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp. Then the people cried out to Moses, and he prayed to the Lord, and the fire died down. So that place was named Taberah,[b](C) because the Lord’s fire had blazed among them.

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Footnotes

  1. 11:1 Lit in the ears of
  2. 11:3 = Blaze