Numbers 11:33

“The meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, when the anger of YHWH burned against the people, and YHWH struck the people with a very great blow.”

Numbers 11:33 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 11:33, word by word

The meatבָּשָׂרbasar

meat

Meat to eat.

Where else “basar” appears
their teethשִׁנֵּיshine

tooth

The hard piece in the mouth used to bite and chew.

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beforeטֶרֶםterem

not yet, before

Not yet; before.

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it was chewedיִכָּרֵתyikaret

cut down

To cut a tree or branch with an axe to get timber.

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when the angerאַףaf

anger

The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.

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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.

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burnedחָרָהchara

burn

For YHWH's anger to be kindled like a fire against someone.

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against the peopleעָםam

crowd

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

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struckיַּךְyach

punish

God punishes with a plague.

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with a veryמְאֹדmeod

very

To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.

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greatרַבָּהraba

great

Of great size or power; the one who stands out.

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blowמַכָּהmaka

wound

The harm a blow leaves: a wound or a sore on the body.

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The context

32And the people rose up all that day and all the night and all the next day, and gathered the quails; the one who gathered least gathered ten homers; and they spread them out for themselves around the camp.

33 · This verse (above)

34And the name of that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had felt the desire.

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