¶ And a number of [a]people that was among them, fell a lusting, and [b]turned away, and the children of Israel also wept, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

We remember the fish which we did eat in Egypt for [c]nought, the cucumbers, and the pepons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic.

But now our soul is [d]dried away, we can see nothing but this Manna.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 11:4 Which were of those strangers that came out of Egypt with them, Exod. 12:38.
  2. Numbers 11:4 From God.
  3. Numbers 11:5 For a small price, or good cheap.
  4. Numbers 11:6 For the greedy lust of flesh.

Quail From the Lord

The rabble with them began to crave other food,(A) and again the Israelites started wailing(B) and said, “If only we had meat to eat! We remember the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost—also the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic.(C) But now we have lost our appetite; we never see anything but this manna!(D)

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