Numbers 11:18

“And say to the people, ‘Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat; for you have wept in the ears of YHWH, saying, “Who will give us to eat meat? For it was good for us in Egypt.” So YHWH will give you meat, and you shall eat.”

Numbers 11:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 11:18, word by word

And sayתֹּאמַרtomar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “tomar” appears
to the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears
‘Sanctify yourselvesהִתְקַדְּשׁוּhitkadshu

sanctify oneself

To prepare to come before God.

Where else “hitkadshu” appears
for tomorrowמָחָרmachar

tomorrow

The day that comes after today.

Where else “machar” appears
and you shall eatאֲכַלְתֶּםachaltem

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “achaltem” appears
meatבָּשָׂרbasar

meat

Meat to eat.

Where else “basar” appears
you have weptבְּכִיתֶםbechitem

weep

Weep, cry; mourn for someone.

Where else “bechitem” appears
in the earsאָזְנֵיazne

hearing

The ear that listens: "incline your ear".

Where else “azne” 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
it was goodטוֹבtov

go well

That things turn out well, that it goes favorably for someone.

Where else “tov” appears
in Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears
will giveנָתַןnatan

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “natan” appears

Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

17And I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the spirit that is on you and put it on them; and they shall carry the burden of the people with you, and you shall not carry it yourself alone.

18 · This verse (above)

19You shall eat not one day, and not two days, and not five days, and not ten days, and not twenty days,

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