# Numbers 11.4

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**Book:** [Numbers](/codex/numbers/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 2. And the people cried unto Moses; and Moses prayed unto Jehovah, and the fire abated. 3. And the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of Jehovah burnt among them.
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> **4. And the mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?**
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> 5. We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt for nought; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic: 6. but now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all save this manna to look upon. (Numbers 11:2-6, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 2. The people cried to Moses; and Moses prayed to Yahweh, and the fire abated. 3. The name of that place was called Taberah, because Yahweh’s fire burned among them.
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> **4. The mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?**
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> 5. We remember the fish, which we ate in Egypt for nothing; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic; 6. but now we have lost our appetite. There is nothing at all except this manna to look at.” (Numbers 11:2-6, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 2. And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched. <sup>was: Heb. sunk</sup> 3. And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them. <sup>Taberah: that is, A burning</sup>
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> **4. And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? <sup>fell: Heb. lusted a lust</sup> <sup>wept: Heb. returned and wept</sup>**
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> 5. We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: 6. But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes. (Numbers 11:2-6, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 2. And the people cry unto Moses, and Moses prayeth unto Jehovah, and the fire is quenched; 3. and he calleth the name of that place Taberah, for the fire of Jehovah hath 'burned' among them.
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> **4. And the rabble who [are] in its midst have lusted greatly, and the sons of Israel also turn back and weep, and say, 'Who doth give us flesh?**
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> 5. We have remembered the fish which we do eat in Egypt for nought, the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick; 6. and now our soul [is] dry, there is not anything, save the manna, before our eyes.' (Numbers 11:2-6, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Black Hebrew Israelite Doctrine](/codex/black-hebrew-israelite-doctrine/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.