Numbers 11:1-15 The people complained out loud to Jehovah about their troubles. Jehovah heard them and he became angry. Fire from Jehovah burned among them. It destroyed some people on the outskirts of the camp.

NSB⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ The people complained out loud to Jehovah about their troubles. Jehovah heard them and he became angry. Fire from Jehovah burned among them. It destroyed some people on the outskirts of the camp. ² The people cried out to Moses. Moses prayed to Jehovah! And the fire died down. ³ That place was called Taberah (Fire) because fire from Jehovah burned among them there. ⁴ Some foreigners among the Israelites had a strong craving for other kinds of food. Even the Israelites cried again and said: »If only we had meat to eat! ⁵ »Remember all the free fish we ate in Egypt and the cucumbers, watermelons, leeks, onions, and garlic we had? ⁶ »Now we have lost our appetite! Everywhere we look there is nothing but manna!« ⁷ Manna was small like coriander seeds and looked like resin. ⁸ The people would gather it and then grind it in a hand mill or crush it in a mortar. They would cook it in a pot or make round loaves of bread out of it. It tasted like rich sweet pastry made with oil. ⁹ When dew fell on the camp at night, manna fell with it. ¹⁰ Moses heard people from every family cry at the entrance to their tents. Jehovah became very angry. Moses did not like it either. ¹¹ So he asked: »Jehovah, why have you brought me this trouble? How have I displeased you that you put the burden of all these people on me? ¹² »Am I their mother? Did I give birth to them? Are you really asking me to carry them in my arms, as a nurse carries a baby, all the way to the land you promised their ancestors with an oath? ¹³ »Where can I get meat for all these people? They continually cry for me to give them meat to eat. ¹⁴ »I am not able to take care of all these people by myself. This is too much work for me! ¹⁵ »If you treat me like this have pity on me and kill me. That way I will not have to endure my shame any longer.«