Números 11:27-35

27 Correu, pois, um moço, etenho dado os levitas a Arão e a Eldade e Medade profetizaram no arraial.

28 Então Josué, filho de Num, servidor de Moisés, um dos seus mancebos escolhidos, respondeu e disse: Meu Senhor Moisés, proíbe-lho.

29 Moisés, porém, lhe disse: Tens tu ciúmes por mim? Oxalá que do povo do Senhor todos fossem profetas, que o Senhor pusesse o seu espírito sobre eles!

30 Depois Moisés se recolheu ao arraial, ele e os anciãos de Israel.

31 Soprou, então, um vento da parte do Senhor e, do lado do mar, trouxe codornizes que deixou cair junto ao arraial quase caminho de um dia de um e de outro lado, � roda do arraial, a cerca de dois côvados da terra.

32 Então o povo, levantando-se, colheu as codornizes por todo aquele dia e toda aquela noite, e por todo o dia seguinte; o que colheu menos, colheu dez hômeres. E as estenderam para si ao redor do arraial.

33 Quando a carne ainda estava entre os seus dentes, antes que fosse mastigada, acendeu-se a ira do Senhor contra o povo, e feriu o Senhor ao povo com uma praga, mui grande.

34 Pelo que se chamou aquele lugar Quibrote-Hataavá, porquanto ali enterraram o povo que tivera o desejo.

35 De Quibrote-Hataavá partiu o povo para Hazerote; e demorou-se em Hazerote.

Números 11:27-35 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 11

This chapter informs us of the complaints of the people of Israel, which brought the fire of the Lord upon them, and consumed many of them; and which, at the intercession of Moses, was quenched, and the place from thence called Taberah, Nu 11:1-3; and of the lusting of the mixed multitude after flesh, to increase which, they called to mind their food in Egypt; and to show their folly and ingratitude in so doing, the manna is described, Nu 11:4-9; and of the uneasiness of Moses, and his complaints of the heavy burden of the people upon him, Nu 11:10-15; and to make him easy, it is promised, that seventy of the elders of Israel should partake of his spirit, and assist in bearing the burden, Nu 11:16,17; and that the people should have flesh to serve them a whole month, Nu 11:18-20; at which last Moses expressed some degree of unbelief, Nu 11:21-23; however God fulfilled his promise with respect to both. Some of the spirit of Moses was taken and given to seventy elders, who prophesied, and two men are particularly taken notice of, who did so, Nu 11:24-30; quails in great numbers were brought by a wind to the people; but while they were eating them wrath came upon them, and they were smitten with a plague, whence the place was called Kibrothhattaavah, Nu 11:31-34; and from thence they removed to Hazeroth, Nu 11:35.