Numbers 11:31-35
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The Quails
31 Then a wind went out from the Lord, and it brought quails 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, all around the camp, about two cubits deep on the ground.(A) 32 So the people worked all that day and night and all the next day gathering the quails; the least anyone gathered was ten homers, and they spread them out for themselves all around the camp. 33 But while the meat was still between their teeth, before it was consumed, the anger of the Lord was kindled against the people, and the Lord struck the people with a very great plague.(B) 34 So that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah,[a] because there they buried the people who had the craving.(C) 35 From Kibroth-hattaavah the people journeyed to Hazeroth.(D)
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- 11.34 That is, graves of craving
Numbers 11:31-35
International Standard Version
Quails Come to the Camp
31 Just then, a wind burst forth from the Lord, who brought quails from the sea and spread them all around the camp, about a day’s journey in each direction, completely encircling the camp about two cubits[a] deep on top of the ground! 32 The people stayed up all that day, all that night, and all through the next day, gathering quails. The one who gathered least gathered enough to fill ten omers,[b] as they spread out all around the camp. 33 But even as they were chewing the meat and before they had swallowed it, the Lord became very angry with the people and struck them with a disastrous plague. 34 That’s why the place was named Kibroth-hattaavah,[c] because they buried the people there who had an insatiable appetite for meat.[d] 35 Later, the people left Kibroth-hattaavah for Hazeroth and camped there.
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- Numbers 11:31 I.e. about three feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
- Numbers 11:32 I.e. in dry capacity about two and a half gallons by volume
- Numbers 11:34 The Heb. name means Graves of Desire
- Numbers 11:34 Lit. who had great cravings
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