Numbers 11:3-5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
3 Hence that place was called Taberah,[a] because there the fire of the Lord burned among them.
4 The riffraff among them were so greedy for meat that even the Israelites lamented again,(A) “If only we had meat for food! 5 We remember the fish we used to eat without cost in Egypt, and the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic.
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- 11:3 Taberah: means “the burning.”
Numbers 11:3-5
New International Version
3 So that place was called Taberah,[a](A) because fire from the Lord had burned among them.(B)
Quail From the Lord
4 The rabble with them began to crave other food,(C) and again the Israelites started wailing(D) and said, “If only we had meat to eat! 5 We remember the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost—also the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic.(E)
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- Numbers 11:3 Taberah means burning.
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