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Numbers 11

Numbers 11:9

The Complaints of the People · Numbers 11:1–9
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Translations

Modern
When the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it.
Traditional
And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.
Literal
And in the descending of the dew on the camp by night, the manna fell on it.
Latin
Cumque descenderet nocte super castra ros, descendebat pariter et man.

Original

Hebrew
English
When the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it.

Notes

Numbers 11:7–9

People often explain manna as a naturally occurring edible substance (but see Deuteronomy 8:3). Yet, its amount and how long it lasted was miraculous.

Numbers 11:4–15

Israel had not given up the attitude that led to judgment at Taberah (11:1–3). At Taberah, the people complained, and the Lord sent fire among them.

Soon after, they joined the foreign rabble (a mixed group of non-Israelites who had left Egypt with them) in craving the foods of Egypt. They longed for the fish, vegetables, and other foods they had known there.

In doing this, they forgot the suffering and slavery they had experienced in Egypt. They remembered the food but ignored the hardship.

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 Bread from Heaven Spirit Empowerment

Glossary

Deuteronomy, Book of Dew Manna Numbers, Book of

Topics

Blessing: Temporal, from God in Egypt: Manna Desert, Journey of Israel Through The: Murmuring of the Mixed Multitude and of Israel, for Flesh Manna: Fell After the Evening Dew Manna: General Scriptures Concerning Murmuring: Israelites Night: Frequently: Accompanied by Heavy Dew Trouble: Food