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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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
people	הָעָם֙ ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
complained	כְּמִתְאֹ֣נְנִ֔ים ke.mit.'O.ne.Nim	H596	to mourn · preposition + verb, hithpael active participle, masculine plural absolute
displeased	רַ֖ע ra'	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · adjective, masculine singular absolute
LORD	יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
LORD	יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
heard	וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע vai.yish.Ma'	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
anger	אַפּ֔וֹ 'a.Po	H639	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
kindled	וַיִּ֣חַר vai.Yi.char	H2734	to glow or grow warm · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
fire	אֵ֣שׁ 'esh	H784	fire (literally or figuratively) · noun, common both genders singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
burnt	וַתִּבְעַר va.tiv.'ar-	H1197	to kindle · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
consumed	וַתֹּ֖אכַל va.To.khal	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
parts	בִּקְצֵ֥ה bik.Tzeh	H7097	an extremity · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
camp	הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה Ha.ma.cha.Neh	H4264	an encampment (of travellers or troops) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Numbers 21:5 And 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…
Numbers 16:35 And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
2 Kings 1:12 And 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 o…
Exodus 16:9 And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the LORD: for he hath heard your murmu…
Leviticus 10:2 And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.
1 Corinthians 10:10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
Exodus 16:2-3 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:
Exodus 16:7 And 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…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 11:1-3

Here is, I. The people's sin. They complained, Num 11:1. They were, as it were, complainers. So it is in the margin. There were some secret grudgings and discontents among them, which as yet did not break out in an open mutiny. But how great a matter did this little fire kindle! They had received from God excellent laws and ordinances, and yet no sooner had they departed from the mount of the Lord than they began to quarrel with God himself. See in this, 1. The sinfulness of sin, which takes occasion from the commandment to be the more provoking. 2. The weakness of the law through the flesh, Rom 8:3. The law discovered sin, but could not destroy it; checked it, but could not conquer it. They…

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John Gill on Numbers 11:1

And when the people complained,.... Or "were as complainers" (p); not merely like to such, but were truly and really complainers, the "caph", here being not a note of similitude, but of truth and reality, as in Hosea 5:10. This Hebraism is frequent in the New Testament, Matthew 14:5. What they complained of is not said, it being that for which there was no foundation; it is generally supposed to be of their journey; but if they were come but eight miles, as observed on Numbers 10:33; they could not be very weary; and especially as they were marching towards the land of Canaan, it might be thought they would be fond and eager of their journey. Some think it was for want of flesh, being weary…

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John Calvin on Numbers 11:1-3

And when the people complained, it displeased the Lord. [11] The ambiguous signification of the participle [12] causes the translators to twist this passage into a variety of meanings. Since the Hebrew root 'vn, aven, is sometimes trouble and labor, sometimes fatigue, sometimes iniquity, sometimes falsehood, some translate it, "The people were, as it were, complaining or murmuring." Others (though this seems to be more beside the mark) insert the adverb unjustly; as if Moses said, that their complaint was unjust, when they expostulated with God. Others render it, "being sick, (nauseantes,") but this savors too much of affectation; others, "lying, or dealing treacherously." Some derive it fro…

Dictionary and topics

Fire — (1.) For sacred purposes. The sacrifices were consumed by fire (Gen. 8:20). The ever-burning fire on the altar was first kindled from heaven (Lev. 6:9, 13; 9:24), and afterwards rekindled at the…
Kibroth-hattaavah — The graves of the longing or of lust, one of the stations of the Israelites in the wilderness. It was probably in the Wady Murrah, and has been identified with the Erweis el-Ebeirig, where the…
Sinai — Of Sin (the moon god), called also Horeb, the name of the mountain district which was reached by the Hebrews in the third month after the Exodus. Here they remained encamped for about a whole year.…
Anger Of God, The · Exemplified against: Israelites — Exemplified against: Israelites
Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · Complaining punished by fire — Complaining punished by fire
Fire · Miraculous: Destroyed the people at Taberah — Miraculous: Destroyed the people at Taberah
Judgments · .For complaining — .For complaining
Murmuring · .Israelites — .Israelites
Prayer, Intercessory · Should be offered up for: Those who murmur against God — Should be offered up for: Those who murmur against God

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Numbers 11:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 11:1-3

John Gill on Numbers 11:1

John Calvin on Numbers 11:1-3

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 11:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 11:1-3

John Gill on Numbers 11:1

John Calvin on Numbers 11:1-3

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 11:1-2

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 11:1-35

Rashi on Numbers 11:1