Nombres 11:29-35

29 Et Moïse lui répondit: Es-tu jaloux pour moi? Plût à Dieu de tout, que le peuple de l'Éternel fût prophète, et que l'Éternel mît son esprit sur eux!
30 Et Moïse se retira au camp, lui et les anciens d'Israël.
31 Alors l'Éternel fit lever un vent, qui enleva des cailles de la mer, et les répandit sur le camp, environ le chemin d'une journée, d'un côté et de l'autre, tout autour du camp, et presque deux coudées de haut sur la terre.
32 Et le peuple se leva, tout ce jour-là, et toute la nuit, et tout le jour suivant, et ils amassèrent les cailles; celui qui en amassa le moins, en avait dix homers, et ils les étendirent pour eux, tout autour du camp.
33 La chair était encore entre leurs dents, elle n'était pas encore mâchée, que la colère de l'Éternel s'embrasa contre le peuple, et l'Éternel frappa le peuple d'une très grande plaie.
34 Et l'on nomma ce lieu-là Kibroth-Hatthaava (tombeaux de la convoitise); car on ensevelit là le peuple qui avait convoité.
35 De Kibroth-Hatthaava le peuple partit pour Hatséroth; et ils s'arrêtèrent à Hatséroth.

Nombres 11:29-35 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.

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