¹ And the people were as those murmuring^◦ evil in the ears of Jehovah; and Jehovah heard, and His anger was·​·fierce; and the fire of Jehovah burnt among^◦ them, and ate· them ·up at the edge of the camp.

² And the people cried to^▵ Moses; and Moses prayed to^▵ Jehovah, and the fire was drowned.

³ And he called the name of that^◦ place Taberah^*; for the fire of Jehovah burnt among^◦ them.

⁴ And the gathering crowd who was in the midst^◦ of them lusted with a lusting; and they turned·​·back and wept, even the sons of Israel, and they said, Who shall cause us to eat flesh?

⁵ We remember the fish, which we ate in Egypt for·​·nothing; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leek, and the onions, and the garlic;

⁶ but now our soul is dry; there is nothing^◦ at all except^▵ for^◦ the manna before our eyes.

⁷ And the manna, it^◦ was as the seed of coriander, and its aspect as the aspect of bdellium.

⁸ And the people went·​·around, and collected it, and ground it with the millstones, or crushed it in the mortar, and cooked it in the pan, and made it into cakes^◦; and its taste was as the taste of moist oil.

⁹ And when the dew came·​·down upon the camp at night, the manna came·​·down on it.

¹⁰ And Moses heard the people weeping for their families, a man^◦ at^◦ the entrance of his tent; and the anger of Jehovah was· very ·fierce; and it was·​·evil in the eyes of Moses.

¹¹ And Moses said to^▵ Jehovah, Why hast Thou done·​·evil to Thy servant? And Why have I not found grace in Thine eyes, so·​·that^▵ Thou settest the burden of all this people upon me?

¹² Have I^▵ conceived all this people? Have I^▵ begotten them, that Thou shouldest say to^▵ me, Carry them in thy bosom, as^◦ a faithful father carries the nursing infant, onto^◦ the ground which Thou promised to their fathers?

¹³ Whence^◦ should I have flesh to give to all this people? For they weep unto me, saying, give us flesh, and we will eat.

¹⁴ I^▵ am· not ·able to bear all this people alone, for it is too heavy for me.

¹⁵ And if Thou^◦ do as·​·thus to me, killing kill me, I pray^◦ Thee, if I have found grace in Thine eyes; and let me not see my evil.

¹⁶ And Jehovah said to^▵ Moses, Gather to Me seventy men^◦ of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest that they^◦ be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and take them to^▵ the Tabernacle of the congregation^◦, and they shall stand·​·forth there with thee.

¹⁷ And I will come·​·down and speak with thee there; and I will reserve from the spirit which is on thee, and will set it on them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with^◦ thee, and thou shalt not bear it of^◦ thyself alone.

¹⁸ And say thou to^▵ the people, Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat flesh; for you have wept in the ears of Jehovah, saying, Who shall cause us to eat flesh? For it was·​·good for us in Egypt. And Jehovah will give you flesh, and you shall eat.

¹⁹ You shall not eat one day, nor two·​·days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days;

²⁰ but until a month of days, until it go·​·out from your nostrils, and it be repugnant to you; because surely^▵ you have rejected Jehovah, who is among you, and have wept before Him, saying, Why this that we went·​·out from Egypt?

²¹ And Moses said, The people among whom I^▵ am are six hundred thousand footmen; and Thou^◦ hast said, I will give them flesh, and they shall eat a month of days.

²² Shall flock and herd be slaughtered for them, and find some for them? Shall all the fish of the sea be gathered·​·together for them, and find for them?

²³ And Jehovah said to^▵ Moses, Is the hand of Jehovah shortened^◦? Now thou^◦ shalt see if My word shall befall thee or not.

²⁴ And Moses went·​·out, and spoke to^▵ the people the words of Jehovah, and gathered the seventy men^◦ of the elders of the people, and stood them all around the Tabernacle.

²⁵ And Jehovah came·​·down in a cloud, and spoke to^▵ him, and reserved from the spirit that was on him, and put^◦ it on the seventy men^◦, the elders; and it was, that when^◦ the spirit rested on them, they prophesied, and did not add to it.

²⁶ But there were left two of the men^◦ in the camp; the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the second, Medad; and the spirit rested upon them; and they^◦ were among^◦ those who were written, but went· not ·out to^▫ the Tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp.

²⁷ And there ran a lad, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.

²⁸ And Joshua the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, from his young·​·men, answered and said, My lord Moses, hold· them ·back.

²⁹ And Moses said to him, Art· thou^◦ ·jealous for me? And who would grant that all of the people of Jehovah were prophets, and that Jehovah would give His spirit on them?

³⁰ And Moses gathered him into^▵ the camp, he^◦ and the elders of Israel.

³¹ And a wind journeyed from Jehovah, and carried·​·away^◦ the selaw^* from the sea, and let them down on the camp, as the road here^▫ for a day, and as the road there^▫ for a day, all around the camp, and as two·​·cubits high upon the face of the land.

³² And the people arose all that^◦ day, and all the night, and all the day of the morrow, and they gathered the selaw; he that did·​·less gathered ten homers; and spreading^▵ they spread^▵ them for themselves all around the camp.

³³ And the flesh was still between their teeth, before^◦ it was cut·​·off, and the anger of Jehovah was·​·fierce among^◦ the people, and Jehovah smote among^◦ the people with a very great^◦ smiting.

³⁴ And he called the name of that^◦ place Kibroth-hattaavah; because^◦ there they buried the people that lusted.

³⁵ From Kibroth-hattaavah the people journeyed to Chazeroth; and were in Chazeroth.