And the peopleהָעָםbecameוַיְהִיlike those who complainכְּמִתְאֹנְנִיםof misfortuneרַעin the earsבְּאָזְנֵיof YHWH;יְהוָהand YHWHוַ יְהוָהheardיִּשְׁמַעand his angerוַ אַפּוֹburned,יִּחַרand the fireוַ אֵשׁof YHWHיְהוָהblazedתִּבְעַרamong themבָּםand consumedוַתֹּאכַלthe outskirtsבִּקְצֵהof the camp.הַמַּחֲנֶה
And the peopleוַ הָעָםcried outיִּצְעַקto Moses,אֶל מֹשֶׁהand Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהprayedיִּתְפַּלֵּלto YHWH,אֶל יְהוָהand the fireוַ הָאֵשׁdied down.תִּשְׁקַע
And the nameוַ שֵׁםof thatהַהוּאplaceהַמָּקוֹםwas calledיִּקְרָאTaberah,תַּבְעֵרָהbecauseכִּיthe fireאֵשׁof YHWHיְהוָהblazedבָעֲרָהamong them.בָם
And the crowdוְהָאסַפְסֻףthatאֲשֶׁרwas among themבְּקִרְבּוֹfeltהִתְאַוּוּa great desire,תַּאֲוָהand the sonsוַ בְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלalsoגַּםweptיִּבְכּוּagainיָּשֻׁבוּ וַand said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“Whoמִיwill give us to eatיַאֲכִלֵנוּmeat?בָּשָׂר
We rememberזָכַרְנוּthe fishאֶת הַדָּגָהthatאֲשֶׁרwe used to eatנֹאכַלin Egyptבְּמִצְרַיִםfor nothing,חִנָּםthe cucumbers,אֵת הַקִּשֻּׁאִיםand the melons,וְאֵת הָאֲבַטִּחִיםand the leeks,וְאֶת הֶחָצִירand the onions,וְאֶת הַבְּצָלִיםand the garlic.וְאֶת הַשּׁוּמִים
But nowוְעַתָּהour soulנַפְשֵׁנוּis dried up;יְבֵשָׁהthere is nothingאֵין כֹּלat allבִּלְתִּיbeforeאֶלour eyesעֵינֵינוּbut the manna.”הַמָּן
And the mannaוְהַמָּןwasהוּאlike corianderכִּ גַּדseed,זְרַעand its appearanceוְעֵינוֹlike the appearanceכְּעֵיןof bdellium.הַבְּדֹלַח
The peopleהָעָםwould go aboutשָׁטוּand gather it,וְלָקְטוּand grind itוְטָחֲנוּin millsבָרֵחַיִםorאוֹbeat itדָכוּin a mortar,בַּמְּדֹכָהand boil itוּבִשְּׁלוּin pots,בַּפָּרוּרand makeוְעָשׂוּitאֹתוֹinto cakes;עֻגוֹתand its tasteוְ טַעְמוֹwasהָיָהlike the tasteכְּטַעַםof cakes bakedלְשַׁדwith oil.הַשָּׁמֶן
And when the dewוּבְ הַטַּלfellרֶדֶתonעַלthe campהַמַּחֲנֶהat night,לָיְלָהthe mannaהַמָּןwould fallיֵרֵדwith it.עָלָיו
And Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהheardיִּשְׁמַעthe peopleאֶת הָעָםweepingבֹּכֶהby their families,לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָיוeach manאִישׁat the entranceלְפֶתַחof his tent;אָהֳלוֹand the angerוַ אַףof YHWHיְהוָהburnedיִּחַרgreatly,מְאֹדand in the eyesוּבְעֵינֵיof Mosesמֹשֶׁהit was evil.רָע
And Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהsaidיֹּאמֶרto YHWH,אֶל יְהוָה“Whyלָמָהhave you done evilהֲרֵעֹתָto your servant?לְעַבְדֶּךָAnd whyוְלָמָּהhave I notלֹאfoundמָצָתִיfavorחֵןin your eyes,בְּעֵינֶיךָthat you putלָשׂוּםthe burdenאֶת מַשָּׂאof allכָּלthisהַזֶּהpeopleהָעָםon me?עָלָי
DidהֶIאָנֹכִיconceiveהָרִיתִיallאֵת כָּלthisהַזֶּהpeople?הָעָםDidאִםIאָנֹכִיgive birth to them,יְלִדְתִּיהוּthatכִּיyou should sayתֹאמַרto me,אֵלַי‘Carry themשָׂאֵהוּin your bosom,בְחֵיקֶךָasכַּאֲשֶׁרthe nurseהָאֹמֵןcarriesיִשָּׂאthe nursing child,אֶת הַיֹּנֵקto the groundעַל הָאֲדָמָהthatאֲשֶׁרyou sworeנִשְׁבַּעְתָּto their fathers’?לַאֲבֹתָיו
Whereמֵאַיִןam I to getלִיmeatבָּשָׂרto giveלָתֵתto allלְכָלthisהַזֶּהpeople?הָעָםForכִּיthey weepיִבְכּוּbefore me,עָלַיsaying,לֵאמֹר‘Giveתְּנָהusלָּנוּmeat,בָשָׂרthat we may eat.’וְנֹאכֵלָה
Iאָנֹכִיam notלֹאableאוּכַלby myselfלְבַדִּיto carryלָשֵׂאתallאֶת כָּלthisהַזֶּהpeople,הָעָםforכִּיit is too heavyכָבֵדfor me.מִמֶּנִּי
And ifוְאִםyouאַתְּdealעֹשֶׂהthusכָּכָהwith me,לִּיkill me,הָרְגֵנִיplease,נָאkill me outright,הָרֹגifאִםI have foundמָצָאתִיfavorחֵןin your eyes,בְּעֵינֶיךָand let me notוְאַלseeאֶרְאֶהmy misery.”בְּרָעָתִי
And YHWHוַ יְהוָהsaidיֹּאמֶרto Moses,אֶל מֹשֶׁה“Gatherאֶסְפָהfor meלִּיseventyשִׁבְעִיםmenאִישׁof the eldersמִזִּקְנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלwhomאֲשֶׁרyou knowיָדַעְתָּto beכִּי הֵםthe eldersזִקְנֵיof the peopleהָעָםand their supervisors;וְשֹׁטְרָיוand bringוְלָקַחְתָּthemאֹתָםto the tentאֶל אֹהֶלof meeting,מוֹעֵדand let them take their standוְהִתְיַצְּבוּthereשָׁםwith you.עִמָּךְ
And I will come downוְיָרַדְתִּיand speakוְדִבַּרְתִּיwith youעִמְּךָthere,שָׁםand I will takeוְאָצַלְתִּיsome of the spiritמִן הָרוּחַthatאֲשֶׁרis on youעָלֶיךָand put itוְשַׂמְתִּיon them;עֲלֵיהֶםand they shall carryוְנָשְׂאוּthe burdenבְּמַשָּׂאof the peopleהָעָםwith you,אִתְּךָand you shall notוְלֹאcarry itתִשָּׂאyourselfאַתָּהalone.לְבַדֶּךָ
And sayתֹּאמַרto the people,וְאֶל הָעָם‘Sanctify yourselvesהִתְקַדְּשׁוּfor tomorrow,לְמָחָרand you shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּםmeat;בָּשָׂרforכִּיyou have weptבְּכִיתֶםin the earsבְּאָזְנֵיof YHWH,יְהוָהsaying,לֵאמֹר“Whoמִיwill give us to eatיַאֲכִלֵנוּmeat?בָּשָׂרForכִּיit was goodטוֹבfor usלָנוּin Egypt.”בְּמִצְרָיִםSo YHWHוְ יְהוָהwill giveנָתַןyouלָכֶםmeat,בָּשָׂרand you shall eat.וַאֲכַלְתֶּם
You shall eatתֹּאכְלוּןnotלֹאoneאֶחָדday,יוֹםand notוְלֹאtwo days,יוֹמָיִםand notוְלֹאfiveחֲמִשָּׁהdays,יָמִיםand notוְלֹאtenעֲשָׂרָהdays,יָמִיםand notוְלֹאtwentyעֶשְׂרִיםdays,יוֹם
butעַדa wholeיָמִיםmonth,חֹדֶשׁuntilעַד אֲשֶׁרit comes outיֵצֵאof your nostrilsמֵאַפְּכֶםand becomesוְהָיָהloathsomeלְזָרָאto you,לָכֶםbecauseיַעַן כִּיyou have despisedמְאַסְתֶּםYHWHאֶת יְהוָהwhoאֲשֶׁרis among youבְּקִרְבְּכֶםand have weptוַתִּבְכּוּbefore him,לְפָנָיוsaying,לֵאמֹר“Whyלָמָּהdid we everזֶּהcome outיָצָאנוּof Egypt?”’”מִמִּצְרָיִם
But Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהsaid,יֹּאמֶר“Six hundred thousandשֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת אֶלֶףon footרַגְלִיare the peopleהָעָםamong whomאֲשֶׁר בְּקִרְבּוֹI am,אָנֹכִיand youוְאַתָּהhave said,אָמַרְתָּ‘I will giveאֶתֵּןthemלָהֶםmeat,בָּשָׂרthat they may eatוְאָכְלוּa wholeיָמִיםmonth.’חֹדֶשׁ
Shall flocksהֲצֹאןand herdsוּבָקָרbe slaughteredיִשָּׁחֵטfor them,לָהֶםto be enoughוּמָצָאfor them?לָהֶםOrאִםshall allאֶת כָּלthe fishדְּגֵיof the seaהַיָּםbe gatheredיֵאָסֵףfor them,לָהֶםto be enoughוּמָצָאfor them?”לָהֶם
And YHWHוַ יְהוָהsaidיֹּאמֶרto Moses,אֶל מֹשֶׁה“IsהֲYHWH’sיְהוָהhandיַדtoo short?תִּקְצָרNowעַתָּהyou shall seeתִרְאֶהwhetherהֲmy wordדְבָרִיwill come true for youיִקְרְךָorאִםnot.”לֹא
So Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהwent outיֵּצֵאand toldוַיְדַבֵּרthe peopleאֶל הָעָםthe wordsאֵת דִּבְרֵיof YHWH;יְהוָהand he gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹףseventyשִׁבְעִיםmenאִישׁof the eldersמִזִּקְנֵיof the peopleהָעָםand placedוַיַּעֲמֵדthemאֹתָםaroundסְבִיבֹתthe tent.הָאֹהֶל
And YHWHוַ יְהוָהcame downיֵּרֶדin the cloudבֶּעָנָןand spokeוַיְדַבֵּרto him,אֵלָיוand tookוַיָּאצֶלsome of the spiritמִן הָרוּחַthatאֲשֶׁרwas on himעָלָיוand put itוַיִּתֵּןonעַלthe seventyשִׁבְעִיםmen,אִישׁthe elders;הַזְּקֵנִיםand whenוַיְהִי כְּthe spiritהָרוּחַrestedנוֹחַon them,עֲלֵיהֶםthey prophesied,וַיִּתְנַבְּאוּbut they did notוְלֹאcontinue.יָסָפוּ
But twoשְׁנֵיmenאֲנָשִׁיםhad remainedוַיִּשָּׁאֲרוּin the camp;בַּמַּחֲנֶהthe nameשֵׁםof the oneהָאֶחָדwas Eldad,אֶלְדָּדand the nameוְשֵׁםof the secondהַשֵּׁנִיMedad;מֵידָדand the spiritוַ הָרוּחַrestedתָּנַחon themעֲלֵיהֶם—and theyוְהֵמָּהwere among those registered,בַּכְּתֻבִיםbut they had notוְלֹאgone outיָצְאוּto the tent—הָאֹהֱלָהand they prophesiedוַיִּתְנַבְּאוּin the camp.בַּמַּחֲנֶה
And the young manהַנַּעַרranוַיָּרָץand toldוַיַּגֵּדMoses,לְמֹשֶׁהand said,וַיֹּאמַר“Eldadאֶלְדָּדand Medadוּמֵידָדare prophesyingמִתְנַבְּאִיםin the camp.”בַּמַּחֲנֶה
And Joshuaוַ יְהוֹשֻׁעַsonבִּןof Nun,נוּןMoses’מֹשֶׁהassistantמְשָׁרֵתfrom his youth,מִבְּחֻרָיוansweredיַּעַןand said,וַיֹּאמַר“My lordאֲדֹנִיMoses,מֹשֶׁהstop them.”כְּלָאֵם
But Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהsaidיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“Are youאַתָּהjealousהַמְקַנֵּאfor me?לִיIf onlyוּמִי יִתֵּןallכָּלthe peopleעַםof YHWHיְהוָהwere prophets,נְבִיאִיםthatכִּיYHWHיְהוָהwould putיִתֵּןhis spiritאֶת רוּחוֹon them!”עֲלֵיהֶם
And Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהwithdrewיֵּאָסֵףto the camp,אֶל הַמַּחֲנֶהheהוּאand the eldersוְזִקְנֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
And a windוְרוּחַset outנָסַעfromמֵאֵתYHWHיְהוָהand brought acrossוַיָּגָזquailsשַׂלְוִיםfrom the seaמִן הַיָּםand let them fallוַיִּטֹּשׁbesideעַלthe camp,הַמַּחֲנֶהabout a day’s journeyכְּדֶרֶךְ יוֹםon this sideכֹּהand about a day’s journeyוּכְדֶרֶךְ יוֹםon that side,כֹּהaroundסְבִיבוֹתthe camp,הַמַּחֲנֶהand about two cubitsוּכְאַמָּתַיִםaboveעַלthe surfaceפְּנֵיof the ground.הָאָרֶץ
And the peopleוַ הָעָםrose upיָּקָםallכָּלthatהַהוּאdayהַיּוֹםand allוְכָלthe nightהַלַּיְלָהand allוְכֹלthe nextהַמָּחֳרָתday,יוֹםand gatheredוַיַּאַסְפוּthe quails;אֶת הַשְּׂלָוthe one who gathered leastהַמַּמְעִיטgatheredאָסַףtenעֲשָׂרָהhomers;חֳמָרִיםand they spread them outוַיִּשְׁטְחוּ שָׁטוֹחַfor themselvesלָהֶםaroundסְבִיבוֹתthe camp.הַמַּחֲנֶה
The meatהַבָּשָׂרwas stillעוֹדֶנּוּbetweenבֵּיןtheir teeth,שִׁנֵּיהֶםbeforeטֶרֶםit was chewed,יִכָּרֵתwhen the angerוְאַףof YHWHיְהוָהburnedחָרָהagainst the people,בָעָםand YHWHוַ יְהוָהstruckיַּךְthe peopleבָּעָםwith a veryמְאֹדgreatרַבָּהblow.מַכָּה
And the nameוַ אֶת שֵׁםof thatהַהוּאplaceהַמָּקוֹםwas calledיִּקְרָאKibroth-hattaavah,קִבְרוֹת הַתַּאֲוָהbecauseכִּיthereשָׁםthey buriedקָבְרוּthe peopleאֶת הָעָםwho had felt the desire.הַמִּתְאַוִּים
From Kibroth-hattaavahמִקִּבְרוֹת הַתַּאֲוָהthe peopleהָעָםset outנָסְעוּfor Hazeroth,חֲצֵרוֹתand they stayedוַיִּהְיוּat Hazeroth.בַּחֲצֵרוֹת