Numbers 11
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Now a when the people complained, it displeased the LORD; b for the LORD heard it, and His anger was aroused. So the c fire of the LORD burned among them, and consumed some in the outskirts of the camp.
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Then the people d cried out to Moses, and when Moses e prayed to the LORD, the fire was quenched.
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So he called the name of the place Taberah, because the fire of the LORD had burned among them.
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Now the f mixed multitude who were among them yielded to g intense craving; so the children of Israel also wept again and said: h "Who will give us meat to eat?
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i "We remember the fish which we ate freely in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic;
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"but now j our whole being is dried up; there is nothing at all except this manna before our eyes!"
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Now k the manna was like coriander seed, and its color like the color of bdellium.
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The people went about and gathered it, ground it on millstones or beat it in the mortar, cooked it in pans, and made cakes of it; and l its taste was like the taste of pastry prepared with oil.
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And m when the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna fell on it.
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Then Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, everyone at the door of his tent; and n the anger of the LORD was greatly aroused; Moses also was displeased.
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o So Moses said to the LORD, "Why have You afflicted Your servant? And why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You have laid the burden of all these people on me?
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"Did I conceive all these people? Did I beget them, that You should say to me, p 'Carry them in your bosom, as a q guardian carries a nursing child,' to the land which You r swore to their fathers?
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s "Where am I to get meat to give to all these people? For they weep all over me, saying, 'Give us meat, that we may eat.'
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t "I am not able to bear all these people alone, because the burden is too heavy for me.
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"If You treat me like this, please kill me here and now - if I have found favor in Your sight - and u do not let me see my wretchedness!"
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So the LORD said to Moses: "Gather to Me v seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and w officers over them; bring them to the tabernacle of meeting, that they may stand there with you.
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"Then I will come down and talk with you there. x I will take of the Spirit that is upon you and will put the same upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, that you may not bear it yourself alone.
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"Then you shall say to the people, 'Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat; for you have wept y in the hearing of the LORD, saying, "Who will give us meat to eat? For it was well with us in Egypt." Therefore the LORD will give you meat, and you shall eat.
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'You shall eat, not one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days,
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z 'but for a whole month, until it comes out of your nostrils and becomes loathsome to you, because you have a despised the LORD who is among you, and have wept before Him, saying, b "Why did we ever come up out of Egypt?" ' "
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And Moses said, c "The people whom I am among are six hundred thousand men on foot; yet You have said, 'I will give them meat, that they may eat for a whole month.'
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d "Shall flocks and herds be slaughtered for them, to provide enough for them? Or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to provide enough for them?"
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And the LORD said to Moses, e "Has the LORD's arm been shortened? Now you shall see whether f what I say will happen to you or not."
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So Moses went out and told the people the words of the LORD, and he g gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people and placed them around the tabernacle.
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Then the LORD came down in the cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the Spirit that was upon him, and placed the same upon the seventy elders; and it happened, h when the Spirit rested upon them, that i they prophesied, although they never did so again.
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But two men had remained in the camp: the name of one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad. And the Spirit rested upon them. Now they were among those listed, but who j had not gone out to the tabernacle; yet they prophesied in the camp.
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And a young man ran and told Moses, and said, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp."
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So Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' assistant, one of his choice men, answered and said, "Moses my lord, k forbid them!"
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Then Moses said to him, "Are you zealous for my sake? l Oh, that all the LORD's people were prophets and that the LORD would put His Spirit upon them!"
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And Moses returned to the camp, both he and the elders of Israel.
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Now a m wind went out from the LORD, and it brought quail from the sea and left them fluttering near the camp, about a day's journey on this side and about a day's journey on the other side, all around the camp, and about two cubits above the surface of the ground.
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And the people stayed up all that day, all night, and all the next day, and gathered the quail (he who gathered least gathered ten n homers); and they spread them out for themselves all around the camp.
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But while the o meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the wrath of the LORD was aroused against the people, and the LORD struck the people with a very great plague.
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So he called the name of that place Kibroth Hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had yielded to craving.
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p From Kibroth Hattaavah the people moved to Hazeroth, and camped at Hazeroth.
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Numbers 14:2
And all the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, "If only we had died in the land of Egypt! Or if only we had died in this wilderness!
Numbers 16:11
"Therefore you and all your company are gathered together against the LORD. And what is Aaron that you complain against him?"
Numbers 17:5
"And it shall be that the rod of the man whom I choose will blossom; thus I will rid Myself of the complaints of the children of Israel, which they make against you."
Deuteronomy 9:22
Also at Taberah and Massah and Kibroth Hattaavah you provoked the LORD to wrath.
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Psalms 78:21
Therefore the LORD heard this and was furious; So a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger also came up against Israel.
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Leviticus 10:2
So fire went out from the LORD and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.
2 Kings 1:12
So Elijah answered and said to them, "If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men." And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.
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Numbers 12:11
So Aaron said to Moses, "Oh, my lord! Please do not lay this sin on us, in which we have done foolishly and in which we have sinned.
Numbers 12:13
So Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, "Please heal her, O God, I pray!
Numbers 21:7
Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, "We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD and against you; pray to the LORD that He take away the serpents from us." So Moses prayed for the people.
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James 5:16
Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
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Exodus 12:38
A mixed multitude went up with them also, and flocks and herds - a great deal of livestock.
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1 Corinthians 10:6
Now these things became our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted.
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Psalms 78:18
And they tested God in their heart By asking for the food of their fancy.
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Exodus 16:3
And the children of Israel said to them, "Oh, that we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat and when we ate bread to the full! For you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
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Numbers 21:5
And the people spoke against God and against Moses: "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and our soul loathes this worthless bread.
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Exodus 16:14
And when the layer of dew lifted, there, on the surface of the wilderness, was a small round substance, as fine as frost on the ground.
Exodus 16:31
And the house of Israel called its name Manna. And it was like white coriander seed, and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.
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Exodus 16:31
And the house of Israel called its name Manna. And it was like white coriander seed, and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.
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Exodus 16:13
So it was that quails came up at evening and covered the camp, and in the morning the dew lay all around the camp.
Exodus 16:14
And when the layer of dew lifted, there, on the surface of the wilderness, was a small round substance, as fine as frost on the ground.
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Psalms 78:21
Therefore the LORD heard this and was furious; So a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger also came up against Israel.
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Exodus 5:22
So Moses returned to the LORD and said, "Lord, why have You brought trouble on this people? Why is it You have sent me?
Deuteronomy 1:12
How can I alone bear your problems and your burdens and your complaints?
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Isaiah 40:11
He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry them in His bosom, And gently lead those who are with young.
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Isaiah 49:23
Kings shall be your foster fathers, And their queens your nursing mothers; They shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, And lick up the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD, For they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me.
1 Thessalonians 2:7
But we were gentle among you, just as a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
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Genesis 26:3
Dwell in this land, and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and your descendants I give all these lands, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.
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Matthew 15:33
Then His disciples said to Him, "Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to fill such a great multitude?
Mark 8:4
Then His disciples answered Him, "How can one satisfy these people with bread here in the wilderness?
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Exodus 18:18
Both you and these people who are with you will surely wear yourselves out. For this thing is too much for you; you are not able to perform it by yourself.
Deuteronomy 1:12
How can I alone bear your problems and your burdens and your complaints?
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Revelation 3:17
Because you say, 'I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing' - and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked -
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Exodus 18:25
And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people: rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
Exodus 24:1
Now He said to Moses, "Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from afar.
Exodus 24:9
Then Moses went up, also Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel.
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Deuteronomy 16:18
You shall appoint judges and officers in all your gates, which the LORD your God gives you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
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1 Samuel 10:6
Then the Spirit of the LORD will come upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man.
2 Kings 2:15
Now when the sons of the prophets who were from Jericho saw him, they said, "The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha." And they came to meet him, and bowed to the ground before him.
Joel 2:28
And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions.
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Exodus 16:7
"And in the morning you shall see the glory of the LORD; for He hears your complaints against the LORD. But what are we, that you complain against us?"
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Psalms 78:29
So they ate and were well filled, For He gave them their own desire.
Psalms 106:15
And He gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul.
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1 Samuel 10:19
"But you have today rejected your God, who Himself saved you from all your adversities and your tribulations; and you have said to Him, 'No, set a king over us!' Now therefore, present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and by your clans."
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Numbers 21:5
And the people spoke against God and against Moses: "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and our soul loathes this worthless bread.
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Genesis 12:2
I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing.
Exodus 12:37
Then the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides children.
Numbers 1:46
All who were numbered were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.
Numbers 2:32
These are the ones who were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers' houses. All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.
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2 Kings 7:2
So an officer on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God and said, "Look, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, could this thing be?" And he said, "In fact, you shall see it with your eyes, but you shall not eat of it.
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Isaiah 50:2
Why, when I came, was there no man? Why, when I called, was there none to answer? Is My hand shortened at all that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? Indeed with My rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness; Their fish stink because there is no water, And die of thirst.
Isaiah 59:1
Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened, That it cannot save; Nor His ear heavy, That it cannot hear.
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Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
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Numbers 11:16
So the LORD said to Moses: "Gather to Me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them; bring them to the tabernacle of meeting, that they may stand there with you.
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2 Kings 2:15
Now when the sons of the prophets who were from Jericho saw him, they said, "The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha." And they came to meet him, and bowed to the ground before him.
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1 Samuel 10:5
After that you shall come to the hill of God wh...
1 Samuel 10:6
Then the Spirit of the LORD will come upon you,...
1 Samuel 10:10
When they came there to the hill, there was a g...
Joel 2:28
And it shall come to pass afterward That I will...
Acts 2:17
And it shall come to pass in the last days, say...
Acts 2:18
And on My menservants and on My maidservants I ...
1 Corinthians 14:1
Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but es...
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Jeremiah 36:5
And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, "I am confined, I cannot go into the house of the LORD.
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Mark 9:38 - 40
Now John answered Him, saying, "Teacher, we saw someone who does not follow us casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow us.
Luke 9:49
Now John answered and said, "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow with us.
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1 Corinthians 14:5
I wish you all spoke with tongues, but even more that you prophesied; for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that the church may receive edification.
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Exodus 16:13
So it was that quails came up at evening and covered the camp, and in the morning the dew lay all around the camp.
Psalms 78:26 - 28
He caused an east wind to blow in the heavens; And by His power He brought in the south wind.
Psalms 105:40
The people asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
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Exodus 16:36
Now an omer is one-tenth of an ephah.
Ezekiel 45:11
The ephah and the bath shall be of the same measure, so that the bath contains one-tenth of a homer, and the ephah one-tenth of a homer; their measure shall be according to the homer.
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Psalms 78:29 - 31
So they ate and were well filled, For He gave them their own desire.
Psalms 106:15
And He gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul.
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Numbers 33:17
They departed from Kibroth Hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth.
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