KJV King James Version
And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.
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Numbers 11:3
And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD had burned among them.
WEB World English Bible
The name of that place was called Taberah, because Yahweh’s fire burnt among them.
ASV American Standard Version
And the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of Jehovah burnt among them.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he calleth the name of that place Taberah, for the fire of Jehovah hath ‘burned’ among them.
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?
5 We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:
6 But now our soul [is] dried away: [there is] nothing at all, beside this manna, [before] our eyes.
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