KJV King James Version
And [when] the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard [it]; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed [them that were] in the uttermost parts of the camp.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Numbers 11:1
And [when] the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard [it]; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed [them that were] in the uttermost parts of the camp.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Soon the people began to complain about their hardship in the hearing of the LORD, and when He heard them, His anger was kindled, and fire from the LORD blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.
WEB World English Bible
The people were complaining in the ears of Yahweh. When Yahweh heard it, his anger was kindled; and Yahweh’s fire burnt among them, and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp.
ASV American Standard Version
And the people were as murmurers, speaking evil in the ears of Jehovah: and when Jehovah heard it, his anger was kindled; and the fire of Jehovah burnt among them, and devoured in the uttermost part of the camp.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the people is evil, as those sighing habitually in the ears of Jehovah, and Jehovah heareth, and His anger burneth, and the fire of Jehovah burneth among them, and consumeth in the extremity of the camp.
Surrounding context — Numbers 11
1 And [when] the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard [it]; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed [them that were] in the uttermost parts of the camp.
2 And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched.
3 And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.
4 And the mixt multitude that [was] among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיְהִ֤יH1961 · ha.yahto beהָעָם֙H5971 · ampeopleכְּמִתְאֹ֣נְנִ֔יםH596 · a.nanto complainרַ֖עH7451 · rabad: harmfulבְּאָזְנֵ֣יH241 · o.zenearיְהוָ֑הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearיְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוַיִּ֣חַרH2734 · cha.rahto be incensedאַפּ֔וֹH639 · aphface: angerוַתִּבְעַר־H1197 · ba.arto burn: burnבָּם֙H9038 · hemthemאֵ֣שׁH784 · eshfireיְהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוַתֹּ֖אכַלH398 · a.khalto eatבִּקְצֵ֥הH7097 · qa.tsehendהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃H4264 · ma.cha.nehcamp
Cross-references
Numbers 21:5And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for [there is] no bread, neither [is there any] water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.Numbers 16:35And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.2 Kings 1:12And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I [be] a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.Exodus 16:9And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the LORD: for he hath heard your murmurings.Leviticus 10:2And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.1 Corinthians 10:10Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.Deuteronomy 9:22And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibrothhattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath.Psalm 78:21Therefore the LORD heard [this], and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;Psalm 106:18And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.2 Samuel 11:27And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.Jude 1:16These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling [words], having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.Deuteronomy 32:22For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.Isaiah 30:33For Tophet [is] ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made [it] deep [and] large: the pile thereof [is] fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.Numbers 20:2-5And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.Exodus 16:7And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what [are] we, that ye murmur against us?Job 1:16While he [was] yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.Exodus 16:2-3And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:Exodus 17:2-3Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?
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