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
Numbers 11:10
Study it in the app“And Moses heard the people weeping by their families, each man at the entrance of his tent; and the anger of YHWH burned greatly, and in the eyes of Moses it was evil.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 11:10, word by word
- And Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- heardיִּשְׁמַעyishma
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “yishma” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- weepingבֹּכֶהboche
weep
Weep, cry; mourn for someone.
Where else “boche” appears- by their familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹתָיmishpchotay
family
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpchotay” appears- each manאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- at the entranceפֶתַחfetach
entrance, door
Entrance, doorway, door, opening.
Where else “fetach” appears- of his tentאָהֳלahol
tent
A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.
Where else “ahol” appears- and the angerאַףaf
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “af” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- burnedיִּחַרyichar
burn
For YHWH's anger to be kindled like a fire against someone.
Where else “yichar” appears- greatlyמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- and in the eyesעֵינֵיene
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appears- it was evilרָעra
displease
To be unpleasant to someone.
Where else “ra” appears
The context
9And when the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it.
10 · This verse (above)
11And Moses said to YHWH, “Why have you done evil to your servant? And why have I not found favor in your eyes, that you put the burden of all this people on me?