Numbers 11:19
New International Version
You will not eat it for just one day, or two days, or five, ten or twenty days,

New Living Translation
And it won’t be for just a day or two, or for five or ten or even twenty.

English Standard Version
You shall not eat just one day, or two days, or five days, or ten days, or twenty days,

Berean Standard Bible
You will eat it not for one or two days, nor for five or ten or twenty days,

King James Bible
Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days;

New King James Version
You shall eat, not one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days,

New American Standard Bible
You shall eat, not one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days,

NASB 1995
‘You shall eat, not one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days,

NASB 1977
‘You shall eat, not one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days,

Legacy Standard Bible
You shall eat, not one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days,

Amplified Bible
You shall eat, not one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days,

Christian Standard Bible
You will eat, not for one day, or two days, or five days, or ten days, or twenty days,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You will eat, not for one day, or two days, or five days, or 10 days, or 20 days,

American Standard Version
Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days,

English Revised Version
Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They won't eat it just for one or two days, or five, or ten, or twenty days,

Good News Translation
You will have to eat it not just for one or two days, or five, or ten, or even twenty days,

International Standard Version
not only for a day, or for two days, or for five days, or for ten days, or for 20 days,

Majority Standard Bible
You will eat it not for one or two days, nor for five or ten or twenty days,

NET Bible
You will eat, not just one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days,

New Heart English Bible
You will not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days,

Webster's Bible Translation
Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days;

World English Bible
You will not eat just one day, or two days, or five days, or ten days, or twenty days,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
You do not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days,

Young's Literal Translation
Ye do not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days; --

Smith's Literal Translation
Not one day shall ye eat, and not two days, and not five days, and not ten days, and not twenty days;
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Not for one day, nor two, nor five, nor ten, no nor for twenty.

Catholic Public Domain Version
not for one day, nor for two, nor for five, nor for ten, nor even for twenty,

New American Bible
and you will eat it, not for one day, or two days, or five, or ten, or twenty days,

New Revised Standard Version
You shall eat not only one day, or two days, or five days, or ten days, or twenty days,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
You shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
You shall not eat it one day nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, neither twenty days.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Ye shall not eat one day, nor two, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days;

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Seventy Elders Anointed
18And say to the people: Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you will eat meat, because you have cried out in the hearing of the LORD, saying: ‘Who will feed us meat? For we were better off in Egypt!’ Therefore the LORD will give you meat, and you will eat. 19You will eat it not for one or two days, nor for five or ten or twenty days, 20but for a whole month—until it comes out of your nostrils and makes you nauseous—because you have rejected the LORD, who is among you, and have cried out before Him, saying, ‘Why did we ever leave Egypt?’ ”…

Cross References
Exodus 16:12
“I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’”

Psalm 78:26-31
He stirred the east wind from the heavens and drove the south wind by His might. / He rained meat on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the sea. / He felled them in the midst of their camp, all around their dwellings. ...

John 6:31-35
Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” / Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. / For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” ...

Exodus 16:8
And Moses added, “The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening and bread to fill you in the morning, for He has heard your grumbling against Him. Who are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD.”

Psalm 106:14-15
They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert. / So He granted their request, but sent a wasting disease upon them.

1 Corinthians 10:6-10
These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. / Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.” / We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died. ...

Deuteronomy 8:3
He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.

Matthew 4:4
But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

John 6:49-51
Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. / This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die. / I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”

Exodus 16:13-15
That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. / When the layer of dew had evaporated, there were thin flakes on the desert floor, as fine as frost on the ground. / When the Israelites saw it, they asked one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. So Moses told them, “It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.

Psalm 105:40
They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

John 6:58
This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”

Deuteronomy 9:22
You continued to provoke the LORD at Taberah, at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah.

Matthew 6:11
Give us this day our daily bread.

John 6:26-27
Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. / Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”


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Numbers 11
1. The burning at Taberah quenched by Moses' prayer
4. The people crave meat, and loathe manna
10. Moses complains of his charge
16. God promises to divide his burden unto seventy elders,
18. and to give the people meat for a month
21. Moses' faith is staggered
31. Quails are given in wrath at Kibroth Hattaavah














You will not eat it for just one or two days
You will not eat it
This phrase is a direct address from God to the Israelites, emphasizing the certainty and seriousness of His provision. The Hebrew root for "eat" is "אָכַל" (akal), which is a common verb in the Old Testament, often used to denote not just physical consumption but also the idea of partaking or experiencing something fully. In this context, it underscores God's intention to provide abundantly, but also serves as a warning against ingratitude and excess.

for just one or two days
The specification of "one or two days" highlights the temporal aspect of God's provision. The Hebrew words for "one" (אֶחָד, echad) and "two" (שְׁנַיִם, shenayim) are straightforward numerals, but their use here is significant. They emphasize that God's provision is not a fleeting or temporary solution. Historically, this reflects the Israelites' journey in the wilderness, where reliance on God's daily provision was a test of faith and obedience. The mention of specific days serves to contrast the limited human perspective with God's unlimited provision and foresight.

(19) Ye shall not eat one day . . . --The quails which had been sent the preceding year appear to have covered the camp only during one day (Exodus 16:13).



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
You will eat it
תֹּאכְל֖וּן (tō·ḵə·lūn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's 398: To eat

not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

for one
אֶחָ֛ד (’e·ḥāḏ)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

or two days,
יוֹמָ֑יִם (yō·w·mā·yim)
Noun - md
Strong's 3117: A day

nor
וְלֹ֣א ׀ (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

for five
חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה (ḥă·miš·šāh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 2568: Five

or ten
עֲשָׂרָ֣ה (‘ă·śā·rāh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 6235: Ten

or twenty
עֶשְׂרִ֥ים (‘eś·rîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth

days,
יֽוֹם׃ (yō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day


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