KJV King James Version
And while the flesh [was] yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague.
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Numbers 11:33
And while the flesh [was] yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But while the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of the LORD burned against the people, and the LORD struck them with a severe plague.
WEB World English Bible
While the flesh was yet between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of Yahweh was kindled against the people, and Yahweh struck the people with a very great plague.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The flesh is yet between their teeth—it is not yet cut off—and the anger of Jehovah hath burned among the people, and Jehovah smiteth among the people—a very great smiting;
Surrounding context — Numbers 11
30 And Moses gat him into the camp, he and the elders of Israel.
31 And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let [them] fall by the camp, as it were a day’s journey on this side, and as it were a day’s journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits [high] upon the face of the earth.
32 And the people stood up all that day, and all [that] night, and all the next day, and they gathered the quails: he that gathered least gathered ten homers: and they spread [them] all abroad for themselves round about the camp.
33 And while the flesh [was] yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague.
34 And he called the name of that place Kibrothhattaavah: because there they buried the people that lusted.
35 [And] the people journeyed from Kibrothhattaavah unto Hazeroth; and abode at Hazeroth.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
הַבָּשָׂ֗רH1320 · ba.sarfleshעוֹדֶ֙נּוּ֙H5750 · odstillבֵּ֣יןH996 · ba.yinbetweenשִׁנֵּיהֶ֔םH8127 · shentoothטֶ֖רֶםH2962 · te.rembeforeיִכָּרֵ֑תH3772 · ka.ratto cut: cutוְאַ֤ףH639 · aphface: angerיְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDחָרָ֣הH2734 · cha.rahto be incensedבָעָ֔םH5971 · ampeopleוַיַּ֤ךְH5221 · na.khahto smiteיְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDבָּעָ֔םH5971 · ampeopleמַכָּ֖הH4347 · mak.kahwoundרַבָּ֥הH7227 · ravmanyמְאֹֽד׃H3966 · me.odmuch
Cross-references
Psalm 78:30-31They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat [was] yet in their mouths,Psalm 106:14-15But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.Numbers 16:49Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.Numbers 25:9And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.Deuteronomy 28:27The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.
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