Numbers 11:1
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now the peopleהָעָם֙
(ha·'am)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
becameוַיְהִ֤י
(vay·hi)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
like those who complainכְּמִתְאֹ֣נְנִ֔ים
(ke·mit·'o·ne·nim,)
596: to complain, murmura prim. root
of adversityרַ֖ע
(ra)
7451b: evil, distress, misery, injury, calamityfrom the same as roa
in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֣י
(be·'a·ze·nei)
241: an earfrom an unused word
of the LORD;יְהוָ֑ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
and when the LORDיְהוָה֙
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע
(vai·yish·ma)
8085: to heara prim. root
[it], His angerאַפֹּ֔ו
(ap·pov,)
639: a nostril, nose, face, angerfrom anaph
was kindled,וַיִּ֣חַר
(vai·yi·char)
2734: to burn or be kindled with angera prim. root
and the fireאֵ֣שׁ
(esh)
784: a firea prim. root
of the LORDיְהוָ֔ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
burnedוַתִּבְעַר־
(vat·tiv·'ar-)
1197a: to burn, consumea prim. root
among them and consumedוַתֹּ֖אכַל
(vat·to·chal)
398: to eata prim. root
[some] of the outskirtsבִּקְצֵ֥ה
(bik·tzeh)
7097a: end, extremityfrom qatsah
of the camp.הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃
(ham·ma·cha·neh.)
4264: an encampment, campfrom chanah


















KJV Lexicon
And when the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
complained
'anan  (aw-nan')
to mourn, i.e. complain -- complain.
it displeased
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
'ozen  (o'-zen)
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) -- + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
and the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
heard
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
it and his anger
'aph  (af)
the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
was kindled
charah  (khaw-raw')
to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
and the fire
'esh  (aysh)
fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
burnt
ba`ar  (baw-ar')
to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); also to be(-come) brutish
among them and consumed
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
them that were in the uttermost parts
qatseh  (kaw-tseh')
an extremity -- after, border, brim, brink, edge, end, (in-)finite, frontier, outmost coast, quarter, shore, (out-)side, some, ut(-ter-)most (part).
of the camp
machaneh  (makh-an-eh')
an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the LORD; and when the LORD heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the LORD burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp.

King James Bible
And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now the people began complaining openly before the LORD about hardship. When the LORD heard, His anger burned, and fire from the LORD blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.

International Standard Version
Eventually, the people began complaining about their distress, and the LORD heard them. When the LORD heard, his anger flared up and the LORD's fire incinerated some of them within the outskirts of the camp.

NET Bible
When the people complained, it displeased the LORD. When the LORD heard it, his anger burned, and so the fire of the LORD burned among them and consumed some of the outer parts of the camp.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The people began complaining out loud to the LORD about their troubles. When the LORD heard them, he became angry, and fire from the LORD began to burn among them. It destroyed some people on the outskirts of the camp.

King James 2000 Bible
And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burned among them, and consumed some that were in the outlying parts of the camp.
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