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The Lord Sends Quail

31 Now a wind from the Lord started up, and it swept quail from the sea and let them fall beside the camp, about a day’s journey on this side and a day’s journey on the other side, around the camp, and about two cubits[a] above the ground. 32 And the people stayed up all that day, all night, and all the next day, and gathered the quail. Those who gathered least gathered ten homers.[b] And they spread them out for themselves all around the camp. 33 While the meat was between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of the Lord burned against the people, and the Lord struck the people with a very great slaughter. 34 And he called the name of that place Kibroth Hattaavah because there they buried the people who had the craving.

35 The people journeyed from Kibroth Hattaavah to Hazeroth, and they camped at Hazeroth.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 11:31 About 3 feet, or 90 centimeters.
  2. Numbers 11:32 Likely about 1¾ tons, or 1.6 metric tons.

31 And there went forth a wind from Jehovah, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall [a]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 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 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 And the name of that place was called [b]Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people that lusted. 35 From Kibroth-hattaavah the people journeyed unto Hazeroth; and they abode at Hazeroth.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 11:31 Or, over
  2. Numbers 11:34 That is, The graves of lust.