Keraia
Numbers 11

Numbers 11:33

The Quail and the Plague · Numbers 11:31–35
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Translations

Modern
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.
Traditional
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.
Literal
The flesh was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, and the anger of YHWH was kindled against the people, and YHWH struck the people with a very great plague.
Latin
Adhuc carnes erant in dentibus eorum, nec defecerat hujuscemodi cibus: et ecce furor Domini concitatus in populum, percussit eum plaga magna nimis.

Original

Hebrew
English
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.

Notes

Numbers 11:31–35

God answered the people's complaints by sending a storm of quail and a plague. God had given quail with manna in Exodus 16:13. But here the quail showed God's judgment through an excessive abundance.

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 The Plagues

Glossary

Deuteronomy, Book of Jude, Letter of Numbers, Book of Wrath of God

Topics

Anger: Anger of God Blessing: Temporal, from God in Egypt: Quail Diseases: Plague Gluttony: General Scriptures Concerning Gluttony: Punishment of Happiness of the Wicked: Israel Happiness of the Wicked: Often Interrupted by Judgments Journey of Israel Through The Desert: To Kibrothhattaavah: Their Murmuring Punished Judgments: Upon the Israelites for Complaining Kibroth-Hattaavah: A Station where the Israelites Were Miraculously Fed with Quails Murmuring: Israelites Plague: On the Israelites: After Eating the Quail Meat Prayer: Answered: Moses, Concerning the Complaint of the Israelites for Meat Sanitation: Gluttony, Disease Resulting From The Anger of God: Exemplified Against: Israelites The Happiness of the Wicked: Israel The Happiness of the Wicked: Often Interrupted by Judgments The Plague or Pestilence: Sent Upon: Israel for Despising Manna Trouble: Food Worldliness: Israelites