Numbers 11:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Sayתֹּאמַ֜ר
(to·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to the people,הָעָ֨ם
(ha·'am)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
Consecrateהִתְקַדְּשׁ֣וּ
(hit·kad·de·shu)
6942: to be set apart or consecrateddenominative verb from qodesh
yourselves for tomorrow,לְמָחָר֮
(le·ma·char)
4279: tomorrow, in time to comefrom an unused word
and you shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֣ם
(va·'a·chal·tem)
398: to eata prim. root
meat;בָּשָׂר֒
(ba·sar)
1320: fleshfrom basar
for you have weptבְּכִיתֶם֩
(be·chi·tem)
1058: to weep, bewaila prim. root
in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֨י
(be·'a·ze·nei)
241: an earfrom an unused word
of the LORD,יְהוָ֜ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
saying,לֵאמֹ֗ר
(le·mor)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Oh that someoneמִ֤י
(mi)
4310: who?a prim. pronoun
would give us meatבָּשָׂ֔ר
(ba·sar,)
1320: fleshfrom basar
to eat!יַאֲכִלֵ֙נוּ֙
(ya·'a·chi·le·nu)
398: to eata prim. root
For we were well-offטֹ֥וב
(to·vv)
2895: to be pleasing or gooda prim. root
in Egypt."בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם
(be·mitz·ra·yim;)
4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africaof uncertain derivation
Therefore the LORDיְהוָ֥ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
will giveוְנָתַ֨ן
(ve·na·tan)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
you meatבָּשָׂ֖ר
(ba·sar)
1320: fleshfrom basar
and you shall eat.וַאֲכַלְתֶּֽם׃
(va·'a·chal·tem.)
398: to eata prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And say
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
thou unto 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.
Sanctify
qadash  (kaw-dash')
to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
yourselves against to morrow
machar  (maw-khar')
deferred, i.e. the morrow; usually (adverbially) tomorrow; indefinitely, hereafter -- time to come, tomorrow.
and ye shall eat
'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.
flesh
basar  (baw-sawr')
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man -- body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
for ye have wept
bakah  (baw-kaw')
to weep; generally to bemoan -- at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, more, mourn, sore, with tears, weep.
in the ears
'ozen  (o'-zen)
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) -- + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
saying
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Who shall give us flesh
basar  (baw-sawr')
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man -- body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
to eat
'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.
for it was well
towb  (tobe)
to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense;--be (do) better, cheer, be (do, seem) good, (make) goodly, please, (be, do, go, play) well.
with us in Egypt
Mitsrayim  (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
therefore the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
will give
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
you flesh
basar  (baw-sawr')
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man -- body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
and ye shall eat
'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.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Say to the people, 'Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat; for you have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, "Oh that someone would give us meat to eat! For we were well-off in Egypt." Therefore the LORD will give you meat and you shall eat.

King James Bible
And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Tell the people: Purify yourselves in readiness for tomorrow, and you will eat meat because you cried before the LORD: 'Who will feed us meat? We really had it good in Egypt.' The LORD will give you meat and you will eat.

International Standard Version
"But give this command to the people: 'You are to consecrate yourselves, because tomorrow you're going to eat meat, since you've complained where the LORD can hear it, "Who can give us meat to eat? After all, life was better with us in Egypt." Therefore, the LORD is going to give you meat and you'll eat—

NET Bible
"And say to the people, 'Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, and you will eat meat, for you have wept in the hearing of the LORD, saying, "Who will give us meat to eat, for life was good for us in Egypt?" Therefore the LORD will give you meat, and you will eat.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Tell the people to get ready for tomorrow. They must be set apart as holy. Then they will eat meat. I, the LORD, heard them crying and saying, 'If only we had meat to eat! We were better off in Egypt!' So I will give them meat.

King James 2000 Bible
And say unto the people, Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat flesh: for you have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and you shall eat.
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