and — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)הָעָם֙
ʻam
the — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockכְּמִתְאֹ֣נְנִ֔ים
ʼânan
like/as — to mourn, i.e. complainרַ֖ע
raʻ
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)בְּאָזְנֵ֣י
ʼôzen
in/with/by — broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of Godוַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע
shâmaʻ
and — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of Godוַיִּ֣חַר
chârâh
and — to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousyאַפּ֔וֹ
ʼaph
properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ireוַתִּבְעַר
bâʻar
and — to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be (-come) brutishבָּם֙
be-
in/with/by them/theirאֵ֣שׁ
ʼêsh
fire (literally or figuratively)יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of Godוַתֹּ֖אכַל
ʼâkal
and — to eat (literally or figuratively)בִּקְצֵ֥ה
qâtseh
in/with/by — an extremityהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה
machăneh
the — an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)
Numbers 11:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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Now the people became like those who complain and whine about their hardships, and the Lord heard it; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and devoured those in the outlying parts of the camp.
This is exactly the turn the book's own structure predicts: confident organization at Sinai gives way here, almost immediately, to the first of a long chain of rebellions. The wilderness was meant to be a place to practice trusting God's daily provision - and the practice starts failing in the very first chapter after the march begins.
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Today's memory verse · from this session
“Now the people became like those who complain and whine about their hardships, and the Lord heard it; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and devoured those in the outlying parts of the camp.”
This is exactly the turn the book's own structure predicts: confident organization at Sinai gives way here, almost immediately, to the first of a long chain of rebellions. The wilderness was meant to be a place to practice trusting God's daily provision - and the practice starts failing in the very first chapter after the march begins.