Numbers 11:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now the people were saying evil against the Lord; and the Lord, hearing it, was angry and sent fire on them, burning the outer parts of the tent-circle.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִ֤י הָעָם֙ כְּמִתְאֹ֣נְנִ֔ים רַ֖ע בְּאָזְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע יְהוָה֙ וַיִּ֣חַר אַפּ֔וֹ וַתִּבְעַר־בָּם֙ אֵ֣שׁ יְהוָ֔ה וַתֹּ֖אכַל בִּקְצֵ֥ה הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃

Transliteration

And wayəhî the hā'ām as kəmit'ōnnîm ra' in 'āznê YHWH; and wayyišma' YHWH and wayyiḥar his 'appô, and wattiḇ'ar-bām 'ēš of YHWH, and wattō'ḵal in qəṣê the maḥăneh.

Grammar Details

• *wayəhî*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it happened/became
• *hā'ām*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the people
• *kəmit'ōnnîm*: preposition k- (as/like) + hitpael participle masculine plural - as those complaining/murmuring
• *ra'*: masculine singular adjective - evil/bad
• *'āznê*: construct plural of 'ōzen - ears of
• *YHWH*: proper name - Yahweh/LORD
• *wayyišma'*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he heard
• *wayyiḥar*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and kindled/burned
• *'appô*: masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his nose/anger
• *wattiḇ'ar-bām*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular + preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and burned among them
• *'ēš*: feminine singular noun - fire
• *wattō'ḵal*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and consumed/devoured
• *qəṣê*: construct masculine singular - edge/outskirts of
• *maḥăneh*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the camp

Word Meanings

• *kəmit'ōnnîm*: as complainers/as those murmuring/as grumblers
• *ra'*: evil/wickedness/misfortune/disaster
• *'āznê*: ears/hearing/perception
• *wayyiḥar 'appô*: his anger was kindled/his nose burned/he became furious

Referenced Verses

• Lev 10:2 : 2 And fire came out from before the Lord, burning them up and causing their destruction before the Lord.
• 2 Kgs 1:12 : 12 And Elijah in answer said, If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven on you and on your fifty men, and put an end to you. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and put an end to him and his fifty men.
• Num 16:35 : 35 Then fire came out from the Lord, burning up the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the perfume.
• Num 20:2-5 : 2 And there was no water for the people: and they came together against Moses and against Aaron. 3 And the people were angry with Moses and said, If only death had overtaken us when our brothers came to their death before the Lord! 4 Why have you taken the Lord's people into this waste, for death to come to us and to our cattle there? 5 Why have you made us come out of Egypt into this evil place? This is no place of seed or figs or vines or other fruits, and there is no water for drinking.
• Num 21:5 : 5 And crying out against God and against Moses, they said, Why have you taken us out of Egypt to come to our death in the waste land? For there is no bread and no water, and this poor bread is disgusting to us.
• Deut 9:22 : 22 Again at Taberah and at Massah and at Kibroth-hattaavah you made the Lord angry.
• Ps 78:21 : 21 So these things came to the Lord's ears, and he was angry; and a fire was lighted against Jacob, and wrath came up against Israel;
• Ps 106:18 : 18 And a fire was lighted among their tents; the sinners were burned up by the flames.
• Isa 30:33 : 33 For a place of fire has long been ready; yes, it has been made ready for the king; he has made it deep and wide: it is massed with fire and much wood; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of fire, puts a light to it.
• Isa 33:14 : 14 The sinners in Zion are full of fear; the haters of God are shaking with wonder. Who among us may keep his place before the burning fire? who among us may see the eternal burnings?
• Lam 3:39 : 39 What protest may a living man make, even a man about the punishment of his sin?
• Nah 1:5 : 5 The mountains are shaking because of him, and the hills flowing away; the earth is falling to bits before him, the world and all who are in it.
• Mark 9:43-49 : 43 And if your hand is a cause of trouble to you, let it be cut off; it is better for you to go into life with one hand than to have two hands and go into hell, into the eternal fire. 44 [] 45 And if your foot is a cause of trouble to you, let it be cut off: it is better for you to go into life with one foot than to have two feet and go into hell. 46 [] 47 And if your eye is a cause of trouble to you, take it out: it is better for you to go into the kingdom of God with one eye than, having two eyes, to go into hell, 48 Where their worm is ever living and the fire is not put out. 49 Everyone will be salted with fire.
• 1 Cor 10:10 : 10 And do not say evil things against the Lord, as some of them did, and destruction overtook them.
• Heb 12:29 : 29 For our God is an all-burning fire.
• Deut 25:18 : 18 How, meeting you on the way, he made an attack on you when you were tired and without strength, cutting off all the feeble ones at the end of your line; and the fear of God was not in him.
• Deut 32:22 : 22 For my wrath is a flaming fire, burning to the deep parts of the underworld, burning up the earth with her increase, and firing the deep roots of the mountains.
• 2 Sam 11:27 : 27 And when the days of weeping were past, David sent for her, and took her into his house, and she became his wife and gave him a son. But the Lord was not pleased with the thing David had done.
• Gen 38:10 : 10 And what he did was evil in the eyes of the Lord, so that he put him to death, like his brother.
• Exod 15:23-24 : 23 And when they came to Marah, the water was no good for drinking, for the waters of Marah were bitter, which is why it was named Marah. 24 And the people, crying out against Moses, said, What are we to have for drink?
• Exod 16:2-3 : 2 And all the children of Israel were crying out against Moses and Aaron in the waste land: 3 And the children of Israel said to them, It would have been better for the Lord to have put us to death in the land of Egypt, where we were seated by the flesh-pots and had bread enough for our needs; for you have taken us out to this waste of sand, to put all this people to death through need of food.
• Exod 16:7 : 7 And in the morning you will see the glory of the Lord; for your angry words against the Lord have come to his ears: and what are we that you are crying out against us?
• Exod 16:9 : 9 And Moses said to Aaron, Say to all the people of Israel, Come near before the Lord for he has given ear to your outcry.
• Exod 17:2-3 : 2 So the people were angry with Moses, and said, Give us water for drinking. And Moses said, Why are you angry with me? and why do you put God to the test? 3 And the people were in great need of water; and they made an outcry against Moses, and said, Why have you taken us out of Egypt to send death on us and our children and our cattle through need of water?
• Job 1:16 : 16 And this one was still talking when another came, and said, The fire of God came down from heaven, burning up the sheep and the goats and the young men completely, and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.
• Num 10:33 : 33 So they went forward three days' journey from the mountain of the Lord; and the ark of the Lord's agreement went three days' journey before them, looking for a resting-place for them;
• Jude 1:16 : 16 These are the men who make trouble, ever desiring change, going after evil pleasures, using high-sounding words, respecting men's position in the hope of reward.
• Jas 5:4 : 4 See, the money which you falsely kept back from the workers cutting the grass in your field, is crying out against you; and the cries of those who took in your grain have come to the ears of the Lord of armies.