Numbers 11 · Verse 10

Numbers 11:10

Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent: and the anger of the Lord was kindled greatly; Moses also was displeased.
Numbers 11:10, King James Version

Numbers 11:10 in other translations

BSBThen Moses heard the people of family after family weeping at the entrances to their tents, and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly, and Moses was also displeased.
WEBMoses heard the people weeping throughout their families, every man at the door of his tent; and the LORD’s anger burned greatly; and Moses was displeased.
ASVAnd Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, every man at the door of his tent: and the anger of Jehovah was kindled greatly; and Moses was displeased.
YLTAnd Moses heareth the people weeping by its families, each at the opening of his tent, and the anger of Jehovah burneth exceedingly, and in the eyes of Moses it is evil.
DARBYAnd Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every one at the entrance of his tent; and the anger of Jehovah was kindled greatly; it was also evil in the eyes of Moses.
BBEAnd at the sound of the people weeping, every man at his tent-door, the wrath of the Lord was great, and Moses was very angry.
WebsterThen Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent: and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly: Moses also was displeased.

What does Numbers 11:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 11:10-15
10-15. Moses said unto the Lord, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant, &c.--It is impossible not to sympathize with his feelings although the tone and language of his remonstrances to God cannot be justified. He was in a most distressing situation--having a mighty multitude under his care, with no means of satisfying their clamorous demands. Their conduct shows how deeply they had been debased and demoralized by long oppression: while his reveals a state of mind agonized and almost overwhelmed by a sense of the undivided responsibilities of his office.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 11:10-15
The provocation was very great; yet Moses expressed himself otherwise than became him. He undervalued the honour God had put upon him. He magnified his own performances, while he had the Divine wisdom to direct him, and Almighty power to dispense rewards and punishments. He speaks distrustfully of the Divine grace. Had the work been much less he could not have gone through it in his own strength; but had it been much greater, through God strengthening him, he might have done it. Let us pray, Lord, lead us not into temptation.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Numbers 11:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֨עvai.yish.Ma'and he heardH8085
מֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehMosesH4872
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָעָ֗םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
בֹּכֶה֙bo.KhehweepingH1058
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יוle.mish.pe.cho.Tavto clans itsH4940
אִ֖ישׁ'isheveryoneH376
לְפֶ֣תַחle.Fe.tachto [the] entrance ofH6607
אָהֳל֑וֹ'o.ho.Lotent hisH168
וַיִּֽחַר\־vai.yi.char-and it burnedH2734
אַ֤ף'af[the] anger ofH639
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
מְאֹ֔דme.'OdexceedinglyH3966
וּבְעֵינֵ֥יu.ve.'ei.Neiand in [the] eyes ofH5869
מֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehMosesH4872
רָֽע\׃Ra'[it was] displeasingH7489

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Cross references for Numbers 11:10

  • Psalms 78:21

    Therefore the Lord heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;

  • Numbers 16:27

    So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children.

  • Numbers 20:10-13

    And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock? And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also. And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them. This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the Lord, and he was sanctified in them.

  • Psalms 106:32-33

    They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes: Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.

  • Psalms 139:21

    Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?

  • Isaiah 5:25

    Therefore is the anger of the Lord kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

  • Numbers 12:3

    (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)

  • Psalms 78:59

    When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:

  • Numbers 21:5

    And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

  • Mark 3:5

    And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

  • Numbers 11:1

    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.

  • Jeremiah 17:4

    And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn for ever.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
weep throughout.
14:1,2; 16:27; 21:5; Ps 106:25
the anger.
1; De 32:22; Ps 78:21,59; Isa 5:25; Jer 17:4
Moses.
12:3; 20:10-13; Ps 106:32,33; 139:21; Mr 3:5; 10:14

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Context

  • Numbers 11:9

    And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.

  • Numbers 11:10

    Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent: and the anger of the Lord was kindled greatly; Moses also was displeased.

  • Numbers 11:11

    And Moses said unto the Lord, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me?

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Numbers 11:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y oyó Moisés al pueblo, que lloraba por sus familias, cada uno á la puerta de su tienda: y el furor de Jehová se encendió en gran manera; también pareció mal á Moisés.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Moïse entendit le peuple pleurant, selon ses familles, chacun à l’entrée de sa tente; et la colère de l’ Éternel s’embrasa extrêmement, et cela fut mauvais aux yeux de Moïse.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und als Mose das Volk nach seinen Geschlechtern, einen jeden am Eingang seines Zeltes, weinen hörte, und der Zorn Jehovas heftig entbrannte, da war es übel in den Augen Moses.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Audivit ergo Moyses flentem populum per familias, singulos per ostia tentorii sui. Iratusque est furor Domini valde: sed et Moysi intoleranda res visa est,