Num 11:1-9 : 1 {
"verseID": "Numbers.11.1",
"source": "וַיְהִ֤י הָעָם֙ כְּמִתְאֹ֣נְנִ֔ים רַ֖ע בְּאָזְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע יְהוָה֙ וַיִּ֣חַר אַפּ֔וֹ וַתִּבְעַר־בָּם֙ אֵ֣שׁ יְהוָ֔ה וַתֹּ֖אכַל בִּקְצֵ֥ה הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃",
"text": "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": {
"*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"
},
"variants": {
"*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"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Numbers.11.2",
"source": "וַיִּצְעַ֥ק הָעָ֖ם אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤ל מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה וַתִּשְׁקַ֖ע הָאֵֽשׁ׃",
"text": "And *wayyiṣ'aq* the *hā'ām* to *Mōšeh*; and *wayyitpallēl* *Mōšeh* to *YHWH*, and *wattišqa'* the *hā'ēš*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyiṣ'aq*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he cried out",
"*hā'ām*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the people",
"*Mōšeh*": "proper name - Moses",
"*wayyitpallēl*": "waw consecutive + hitpael imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he prayed/interceded",
"*YHWH*": "proper name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*wattišqa'*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and it subsided/sank down",
"*hā'ēš*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the fire"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyiṣ'aq*": "cried out/called loudly/shouted",
"*wayyitpallēl*": "prayed/interceded/made supplication",
"*wattišqa'*": "subsided/sank down/was quenched"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Numbers.11.3",
"source": "וַיִּקְרָ֛א שֵֽׁם־הַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֖וּא תַּבְעֵרָ֑ה כִּֽי־בָעֲרָ֥ה בָ֖ם אֵ֥שׁ יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "And *wayyiqrā'* *šēm*-the *māqôm* the *hû'* *Taḇ'ērāh*; because *bā'ărāh* in *ḇām* *'ēš* *YHWH*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyiqrā'*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he called",
"*šēm*": "masculine singular construct - name of",
"*māqôm*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the place",
"*hû'*": "demonstrative pronoun - that",
"*Taḇ'ērāh*": "proper name - Taberah/Burning",
"*bā'ărāh*": "qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - burned/consumed",
"*ḇām*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - in/among them",
"*'ēš*": "feminine singular construct - fire of",
"*YHWH*": "proper name - Yahweh/LORD"
},
"variants": {
"*Taḇ'ērāh*": "Burning/Fire/Conflagration",
"*bā'ărāh*": "burned/kindled/consumed"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Numbers.11.4",
"source": "וְהָֽאסַפְסֻף֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּקִרְבּ֔וֹ הִתְאַוּ֖וּ תַּאֲוָ֑ה וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ וַיִּבְכּ֗וּ גַּ֚ם בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ מִ֥י יַאֲכִלֵ֖נוּ בָּשָֽׂר׃",
"text": "And the *hā'sapsuḇ* that *ḇəqirḇô* *hit'awwû* *ta'ăwāh*; and *wayyāšuḇû* and *wayyiḇkû* also *bənê* *Yiśrā'ēl*, and *wayyō'mərû*, \"Who *ya'ăḵilēnû* *bāśār*?\"",
"grammar": {
"*hā'sapsuḇ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the mixed multitude/rabble",
"*ḇəqirḇô*": "preposition + masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in its midst/among them",
"*hit'awwû*": "hitpael perfect 3rd common plural - craved/lusted intensely",
"*ta'ăwāh*": "feminine singular noun - craving/desire/lust",
"*wayyāšuḇû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd common plural - and they returned/turned back",
"*wayyiḇkû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd common plural - and they wept/cried",
"*bənê*": "masculine plural construct - sons/children of",
"*Yiśrā'ēl*": "proper name - Israel",
"*wayyō'mərû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd common plural - and they said",
"*ya'ăḵilēnû*": "hifil imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st common plural suffix - will cause us to eat/will feed us",
"*bāśār*": "masculine singular noun - flesh/meat"
},
"variants": {
"*hā'sapsuḇ*": "mixed multitude/rabble/riffraff/mixed company",
"*hit'awwû ta'ăwāh*": "intensely craved/strongly desired/lusted a lust (Hebrew figura etymologica)",
"*wayyāšuḇû*": "returned/turned back/relapsed",
"*ya'ăḵilēnû*": "will give us to eat/will feed us/will provide us"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Numbers.11.5",
"source": "זָכַ֙רְנוּ֙ אֶת־הַדָּגָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־נֹאכַ֥ל בְּמִצְרַ֖יִם חִנָּ֑ם אֵ֣ת הַקִּשֻּׁאִ֗ים וְאֵת֙ הָֽאֲבַטִּחִ֔ים וְאֶת־הֶחָצִ֥יר וְאֶת־הַבְּצָלִ֖ים וְאֶת־הַשּׁוּמִֽים׃",
"text": "*Zāḵarnû* *'et*-the *dāgāh* that *nō'ḵal* in *Miṣrayim* *ḥinnām*; *'ēt* the *qiššu'îm* and *'ēt* the *'ăḇaṭṭiḥîm* and *'et*-the *ḥāṣîr* and *'et*-the *bəṣālîm* and *'et*-the *šûmîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*zāḵarnû*": "qal perfect 1st common plural - we remember/recall",
"*'et*": "direct object marker",
"*dāgāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the fish",
"*nō'ḵal*": "qal imperfect 1st common plural - we eat/ate",
"*Miṣrayim*": "proper name - Egypt",
"*ḥinnām*": "adverb - freely/without cost",
"*qiššu'îm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the cucumbers",
"*'ăḇaṭṭiḥîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the watermelons/melons",
"*ḥāṣîr*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the leeks/grass",
"*bəṣālîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the onions",
"*šûmîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the garlic"
},
"variants": {
"*dāgāh*": "fish/fishing",
"*ḥinnām*": "freely/without cost/without payment/for nothing",
"*ḥāṣîr*": "leeks/grass/herbs"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Numbers.11.6",
"source": "וְעַתָּ֛ה נַפְשֵׁ֥נוּ יְבֵשָׁ֖ה אֵ֣ין כֹּ֑ל בִּלְתִּ֖י אֶל־הַמָּ֥ן עֵינֵֽינוּ׃",
"text": "And now our *napšēnû* *yəḇēšāh* *'ên* *kōl*; *biltî* to-the *mān* our *'ênênû*.",
"grammar": {
"*napšēnû*": "feminine singular noun + 1st common plural suffix - our soul/appetite/life",
"*yəḇēšāh*": "adjective feminine singular - dry/dried up",
"*'ên*": "particle of negation - there is not/nothing",
"*kōl*": "noun masculine singular - anything/all",
"*biltî*": "preposition - except/only",
"*mān*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the manna",
"*'ênênû*": "common plural noun + 1st common plural suffix - our eyes"
},
"variants": {
"*napšēnû*": "our soul/our appetite/our throat/our being",
"*yəḇēšāh*": "dry/dried up/parched/withered",
"*'ên kōl*": "there is nothing/nothing at all",
"*biltî*": "except/only/besides",
"*'ênênû*": "our eyes/our sight/our gaze"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Numbers.11.7",
"source": "וְהַמָּ֕ן כִּזְרַע־גַּ֖ד ה֑וּא וְעֵינ֖וֹ כְּעֵ֥ין הַבְּדֹֽלַח׃",
"text": "And the *mān* like *zera'*-*gad* it; and its *'ênô* like *'ên* the *bədōlaḥ*.",
"grammar": {
"*mān*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the manna",
"*zera'*": "masculine singular construct - seed of",
"*gad*": "proper noun - coriander",
"*'ênô*": "common singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its appearance",
"*'ên*": "construct singular of 'ayin - appearance of",
"*bədōlaḥ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the bdellium (crystal-like resin)"
},
"variants": {
"*gad*": "coriander/cilantro seed",
"*'ênô*": "its appearance/its color/its look",
"*bədōlaḥ*": "bdellium/crystal/pearl-like substance"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Numbers.11.8",
"source": "שָׁטוּ֩ הָעָ֨ם וְלָֽקְט֜וּ וְטָחֲנ֣וּ בָרֵחַ֗יִם א֤וֹ דָכוּ֙ בַּמְּדֹכָ֔ה וּבִשְּׁלוּ֙ בַּפָּר֔וּר וְעָשׂ֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ עֻג֑וֹת וְהָיָ֣ה טַעְמ֔וֹ כְּטַ֖עַם לְשַׁ֥ד הַשָּֽׁמֶן׃",
"text": "*Šāṭû* the *hā'ām* and *wəlāqəṭû* and *wəṭāḥănû* with *rēḥayim* or *dāḵû* with the *məḏōḵāh*, and *ḇiššəlû* in the *pārûr* and *wə'āśû* *'ōtô* *'ugôt*; and *wəhāyāh* *ṭa'mô* like *ṭa'am* *ləšaḏ* the *šāmen*.",
"grammar": {
"*šāṭû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they roamed/went about",
"*hā'ām*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the people",
"*wəlāqəṭû*": "waw + qal perfect 3rd common plural - and gathered",
"*wəṭāḥănû*": "waw + qal perfect 3rd common plural - and ground",
"*rēḥayim*": "feminine dual noun - pair of millstones/handmill",
"*dāḵû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they pounded/crushed",
"*məḏōḵāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the mortar",
"*ḇiššəlû*": "piel perfect 3rd common plural - they boiled/cooked",
"*pārûr*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the pot",
"*wə'āśû*": "waw + qal perfect 3rd common plural - and made",
"*'ōtô*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - it",
"*'ugôt*": "feminine plural noun - cakes",
"*wəhāyāh*": "waw + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and was",
"*ṭa'mô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its taste",
"*ṭa'am*": "masculine singular construct - taste of",
"*ləšaḏ*": "masculine singular construct - juice/oil of",
"*šāmen*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the oil/fat"
},
"variants": {
"*šāṭû*": "roamed/went about/wandered",
"*rēḥayim*": "millstones/handmill/grinder",
"*məḏōḵāh*": "mortar/grinding bowl",
"*pārûr*": "pot/pan/cooking vessel",
"*'ugôt*": "cakes/wafers/round loaves",
"*ləšaḏ ha-šāmen*": "juice of oil/rich cream/moist oil cake"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Numbers.11.9",
"source": "וּבְרֶ֧דֶת הַטַּ֛ל עַל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה לָ֑יְלָה יֵרֵ֥ד הַמָּ֖ן עָלָֽיו׃",
"text": "And in *ḇəreḏet* the *ṭal* on-the *maḥăneh* *lāylāh*, *yērēḏ* the *mān* upon it.",
"grammar": {
"*ḇəreḏet*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - in falling/descending of",
"*ṭal*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the dew",
"*maḥăneh*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the camp",
"*lāylāh*": "masculine singular noun - night",
"*yērēḏ*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - descended/fell",
"*mān*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the manna"
},
"variants": {
"*ḇəreḏet*": "in falling/when descended/as came down",
"*yērēḏ*": "descended/came down/fell"
}
}