Numbers 11:19

Translations

Modern

You will eat it not for one or two days, nor for five or ten or twenty days,

Traditional

Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days;

Literal

You shall not eat one day, and not two days, and not five days, and not ten days, and not twenty days,

Latin

…non uno die, nec duobus, vel quinque aut decem, nec viginti quidem,

Original

Hebrew

English

You will eat it not for one or two days, nor for five or ten or twenty days,

Notes

Numbers 11:16–30

Jethro suggested that Moses should have different levels of judges (Exodus 18:13–26). He focused on practical issues like the tribal leaders who helped Moses with the registration (Numbers 1:5–15).

In contrast, the group of 70 elders would give Israel spiritual guidance. They needed a share of God's Spirit. Moses already had this, and it made him the Lord's special spokesman. Their ability to lead depended on God's Spirit being with them (compare 1 Samuel 10:6; 19:20; Joel 2:28; Acts 2:16–18; 1 Corinthians 12:10; 2 Peter 1:20–21).

Numbers 11:1–35

This is one of many occasions in the wilderness when Israel was disobedient to the Lord.

Theme notes and profiles

Moses Spirit Empowerment