Numbers 11:8

And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
people	הָעָ֨ם ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
about	שָׁטוּ֩ sha.Tu	H7751	properly · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
gathered	וְלָֽקְט֜וּ ve.la.ke.Tu	H3950	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
ground	וְטָחֲנ֣וּ ve.ta.cha.Nu	H2912	to grind meal · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
mills	בָרֵחַ֗יִם va.re.Cha.yim	H7347	a mill-stone · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine dual absolute
beat	דָכוּ֙ da.Khu	H1743	to bruise in a mortar · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
mortar	בַּמְּדֹכָ֔ה ba.me.do.Khah	H4085	a mortar · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
baked	וּבִשְּׁלוּ֙ u.vi.she.Lu	H1310	properly · conjunction + verb, piel sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
pans	בַּפָּר֔וּר ba.pa.Rur	H6517	a skillet (as flat or deep) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
made	וְעָשׂ֥וּ ve.'a.Su	H6213	to do or make · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
cakes	עֻג֑וֹת u.Got	H5692	an ash-cake (as round) · noun, common feminine plural absolute
taste	טַעְמ֔וֹ ta'.Mo	H2940	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
taste	כְּטַ֖עַם ke.Ta.'am	H2940	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
fresh	לְשַׁ֥ד le.Shad	H3955	(figuratively) vigor · noun, common masculine singular construct
oil	הַשָּֽׁמֶן ha.Sha.men	H8081	grease · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Exodus 16:31 And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with…
Exodus 16:16-18 This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the num…
Exodus 16:23 And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye wi…
John 6:27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: f…
John 6:33-58 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 11:4-15

These verses represent things sadly unhinged and out of order in Israel, both the people and the prince uneasy. I. Here is the people fretting, and speaking against God himself (as it is interpreted, Psa 78:19), notwithstanding his glorious appearances both to them and for them. Observe, 1. Who were the criminals. (1.) The mixed multitude began, they fell a lusting, Num 11:4. The rabble that came with them out of Egypt, expecting only the land of promise, but not a state of probation in the way to it. They were hangers on, who took hold of the skirts of the Jews, and would go with them only because they knew not how to live at home, and were disposed to seek their fortunes (as we say) abroad…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 11:6

But now . . . there is nothing . . . beside this manna--Daily familiarity had disgusted them with the sight and taste of the monotonous food; and, ungrateful for the heavenly gift, they longed for a change of fare. It may be noticed that the resemblance of the manna to coriander seed was not in the color, but in the size and figure; and from its comparison to bdellium, which is either a drop of white gum or a white pearl, we are enabled to form a better idea of it. Moreover, it is evident, from the process of baking into cakes, that it could not have been the natural manna of the Arabian desert, for that is too gummy or unctuous to admit of being ground into meal. In taste it is said to have…

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John Gill on Numbers 11:8

And the people went about and gathered it,.... Went about the camp on all sides, where it fell in plenty; this they did every morning, and this was all the trouble they were at; they had it for gathering, without any expense to them: and ground it in mills: in hand mills, as Aben Ezra; for though it melted through the heat of the sun, and became a liquid, yet, when gathered in the morning, it was hard like grains of corn, or other seeds, and required to be ground in mills: or beat it in a mortar; with a pestle, as spices are beaten and bruised: and baked it in pans; or rather boiled it in a pot, as the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem, since it follows: and made cakes of it; which were…

Dictionary and topics

Grind — (Ex. 32:20; Deut. 9:21; Judg. 16:21), to crush small (Heb. tahan); to oppress the poor (Isa. 3:5). The hand-mill was early used by the Hebrews (Num. 11:8). It consisted of two stones, the upper…
Manna — Heb. man-hu, “What is that?” the name given by the Israelites to the food miraculously supplied to them during their wanderings in the wilderness (Ex. 16:15-35). The name is commonly taken as derived…
Mortar — (Heb. homer), cement of lime and sand (Gen. 11:3; Ex. 1:14); also potter’s clay (Isa. 41:25; Nah. 3:14). Also Heb. ‘aphar, usually rendered “dust,” clay or mud used for cement in building (Lev.…
Pan — A vessel of metal or earthenware used in culinary operations; a cooking-pan or frying-pan frequently referred to in the Old Testament (Lev. 2:5; 6:21; Num. 11:8; 1 Sam. 2:14, etc.). The “ash-pans”…
Almond · Aaron’s rod of the — Aaron’s rod of the
Bread · Manna — Manna
Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · Murmuring of the mixed multitude and of Israel, for flesh — Murmuring of the mixed multitude and of Israel, for flesh
Manna · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Mill · Manna ground in — Manna ground in
Mills · Used for grinding: Manna in the wilderness — Used for grinding: Manna in the wilderness
Mortar · 1. An instrument for pulverizing grain — 1. An instrument for pulverizing grain
Murmuring · .Israelites

Numbers 11:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 11:4-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 11:6

John Gill on Numbers 11:8

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 11:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 11:4-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 11:6

John Gill on Numbers 11:8

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Numbers 11:7-9

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 11:4-9

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 11:7-9

Rashi on Numbers 11:8