Números 11:33

33 Pero mientras se saciaban de carne —cuando aún estaba en sus bocas— el enojo del Señor
se encendió contra el pueblo y los castigó con una plaga muy grave.

Números 11:33 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 11:33

And while the flesh [was] yet between their teeth
When they had just got it into their mouths, and were about to bite it: ere it was chewed;
or "cut off"; or cut into pieces by the "incisores", or fore teeth, and then ground by the "molares", or grinders, and so became fit to be swallowed. Both quails and locusts were eaten as food; the former is a fat and delicious fowl, and the latter, some sorts of them, at least, were allowed clean food for the Jews, and were fed on by many people: the wrath of the Lord was kindled against the people;
for their lusting after flesh, and despising the manna: and the Lord smote the people with a very great plague;
the pestilence, as Aben Ezra; or with fire, as Bochart ^F5, who gives the following reasons why the people were so severely punished now, and not before, when they murmured on a like account; because their sin's were greater, and more aggravated, they falling again into the same sin which had been forgiven them; and besides, they were before pressed with famine, now they had a plenty of manna every day; and also were better instructed, having received the law, which was not yet given when they were just come out of Egypt. Sulpitius ^F6 the historian says, 23,000 perished at this time.

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 Ut supra, (Hierozoic. par. 2. l. 1. c. 15.) col. 109.

Números 11:33 In-Context

31 El Señor
envía codornices
Ahora bien, el Señor
envió un viento que trajo codornices desde el mar y las dejó caer por todo el campamento. Las codornices volaban por kilómetros en todas las direcciones a la altura de un metro sobre la superficie de la tierra.

32 Así que el pueblo salió y atrapó codornices todo ese día, a lo largo de la noche y también todo el día siguiente. ¡Nadie recogió menos de dos mil kilos!
Entonces las pusieron a secar por todo el campamento.

33 Pero mientras se saciaban de carne —cuando aún estaba en sus bocas— el enojo del Señor
se encendió contra el pueblo y los castigó con una plaga muy grave.

34 Así que ese lugar fue llamado Kibrot-hataava (que significa «tumbas de glotonería») porque allí enterraron a la gente que codiciaba la carne de Egipto.

35 Después, los israelitas viajaron de Kibrot-hataava a Hazerot, donde se quedaron por algún tiempo.