The burning at Taberah quenched by Moses' prayer.

1 ¶ And [when] the peopleº complained,ºª it displeasedºº the LORD:º and the LORDº heardºª [it]; and his angerº was kindled;ºª and the fireº of the LORDº burntºª among them, and consumedºª [them that were] in the uttermost partsº of the camp.º 2 And the peopleº criedºª unto² Moses;º and when Mosesº prayedºª unto² the LORD,º the fireº was quenched.ºª 3 And he calledºª the nameº of the¹ placeº Taberah:º because² the fireº of the LORDº burntºª among them.

The people lust for flesh, and loathe manna.

4 ¶ And the mixt multitudeº that² [was] amongº them fell a lusting:ººª and the childrenº of Israelº also² weptºª again,ºª and said,ºª Who² shall give us fleshº to eat?ºª 5 We rememberºª² the fish,º which² we did eatºª in Egyptº freely;º² the cucumbers,º and the melons,º and the leeks,º and the onions,º and the garlick:º 6 But now² our soulº [is] dried away:º [there is] nothing² at all,² besideº² this manna,º [before] our eyes.º 7 And the mannaº [was] as corianderº seed,º and the colourº thereof as the colourº of bdellium.º 8 [And] the peopleº went about,ºª and gatheredºª [it], and groundºª [it] in mills,º or² beatºª [it] in a mortar,º and bakedºª [it] in pans,º and madeºª cakesº of it: and the tasteº of it was² as the tasteº of freshº oil.º 9 And when the dewº fellºª upon² the campº in the night,º the mannaº fellºª upon² it.

Moses complaineth of his charge.

10 ¶ Then Mosesº heardºª² the peopleº weepºª throughout their families,º every manº in the doorº of his tent:º and the angerº of the LORDº was kindledºª greatly;º Mosesº also was displeased.º¹ª² 11 And Mosesº saidºª unto² the LORD,º Wherefore² hast thou afflictedºª thy servant?º and wherefore² have I not² foundºª favourº in thy sight,º that thou layestºª² the burdenº of all² this² peopleº upon² me? 12 Have I² conceived¹ª²² all² this² people?º have I² begottenºª them, that² thou shouldest sayºª unto² me, Carryºª them in thy bosom,º as² a nursing fatherºª bearethºª² the sucking child,ºª unto² the landº which² thou swarestºª unto their fathers?º 13 Whenceº² should I have fleshº to giveºª unto all² this² people?º for² they weepºª unto² me, saying,ºª Giveºª us flesh,º that we may eat.ºª 14 I² am not ableºª² to bearºª² all² this² peopleº alone,º because² [it is] too heavyº for² me. 15 And if² thou² dealºª thus² with me, killºª me, I pray thee,² out of hand,ºª if² I have foundºª favourº in thy sight;º and let me not² seeºª my wretchedness.º

God divideth his burden into seventy elders.

16 ¶ And the LORDº saidºª unto² Moses,º Gatherºª unto me seventyº menº of the eldersº² of Israel,º whom² thou knowestºª to be the eldersº of the people,º and officersºª over them; and bringºª them unto² the tabernacleº of the congregation,º that they may standºª there² with² thee. 17 And I will come downºª and talkºª with² thee there:² and I will takeºª of² the spiritº which² [is] upon² thee, and will putºª [it] upon² them; and they shall bearºª the burdenº of the peopleº with² thee, that thou² bearºª [it] not² thyself alone.² 18 And sayºª thou unto² the people,º Sanctify¹ª yourselves² against to morrow,º and ye shall eatºª flesh:º for² ye have weptºª in the earsº of the LORD,º saying,ºª Who² shall give us fleshº to eat?ºª for² [it was] wellºª with us in Egypt:º therefore the LORDº will giveºª you flesh,º and ye shall eat.ºª 19 Ye shall not² eatºª oneº day,º nor² two days,º nor² fiveº days,º neither² tenº days,º nor² twentyº days;º 20 [But] even² a whole² month,º¹ until²² it come outºª at your nostrils,º² and it be² loathsomeº unto you: becauseº that² ye have despisedºª² the LORDº which² [is] amongº you, and have weptºª beforeº him, saying,ºª Why²² came we forthºª out of Egypt?º² 21 And Mosesº said,ºª The people,º amongº whom² I² [am], [are] sixº hundredº thousandº footmen;º and thou² hast said,ºª I will giveºª them flesh,º that they may eatºª a wholeº month.º 22 Shall the flocksº and the herdsº be slainºª for them, to sufficeºª them? or²² shall all² the fishº of the seaº be gathered togetherºª for them, to sufficeºª them? 23 And the LORDº saidºª unto² Moses,º Is the LORD'Sº handº waxed short?ºª thou shalt seeºª now² whether my wordº shall come to passºª unto thee or² not.²

24 ¶ And Mosesº went out,ºª and toldºª² the peopleº² the wordsº of the LORD,º and gatheredºª the seventyº menº of the eldersº² of the people,º and setºª them round aboutº the tabernacle.º 25 And the LORDº came downºª in a cloud,º and spakeºª unto² him, and tookºª of² the spiritº that² [was] upon² him, and gaveºª [it] unto² the seventyº elders:ºº and it came to pass,² [that], when the spiritº restedºª upon² them, they prophesied,ºª and did not² cease.ºª 26 But there remainedºª twoº [of the] men¹² in the camp,º the nameº of the oneº [was] Eldad,º and the nameº of the otherº Medad:º and the spiritº restedºª upon² them; and they² [were] of them that were written,ºª but went not outºª² unto the tabernacle:º and they prophesiedºª in the camp.º 27 And there ranºª a young man,º and toldºª Moses,º and said,ºª Eldadº and Medadº do prophesyºª in the camp.º 28 And Joshuaº the sonº of Nun,º the servantºª of Moses,º [one] of his young men,º² answeredºª and said,ºª My lordº Moses,º forbidºª them. 29 And Mosesº saidºª unto him, Enviestºª thou² for my sake? would God²² that all² the¹ª LORD'Sº peopleº were prophets,º [and] that² the LORDº would putºª² his spiritº upon² them! 30 And Mosesº gatºª him into² the camp,º he² and the eldersº of Israel.º

Quails are given in wrath at Kibroth-hattaavah.

31 ¶ And there went forthºª a windº from²² the LORD,º and broughtºª quailsº from² the sea,º and let [them] fallºª by² the camp,º as it were a day'sº journeyº on this side,º and as it were a day'sº journeyº on the other side,º round aboutº the camp,º and as it were two cubitsº [high] upon² the faceº of the earth.º 32 And the peopleº stood upºª all² that² day,º and all² [that] night,º and all² the nextº day,º and they gatheredºª² the quails:º he that gathered leastºª gatheredºª tenº homers:º and they spread¹ª [them] all abroadºª for themselves round aboutº the camp.º 33 And while the fleshº [was] yet¹² between² their teeth,º ere² it was chewed,ºª the wrathº of the LORDº was kindledºª against the people,º and the LORDº smoteºª the peopleº with a veryº greatº plague.º 34 And he calledºª² the nameº of that² placeº Kibrothhattaavah:º because² there² they buriedºª² the peopleº that lusted.ºª 35 [And] the peopleº journeyedºª from Kibrothhattaavahº² unto Hazeroth;º and abode² at Hazeroth.º