Numbers 11:3
And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the Lord burnt among them.
Numbers 11:3 in other translations
| BSB | So that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD had burned among them. |
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| WEB | The name of that place was called Taberah, because the LORD’s fire burned among them. |
| ASV | And the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of Jehovah burnt among them. |
| YLT | and he calleth the name of that place Taberah, for the fire of Jehovah hath ‘burned' among them. |
| DARBY | And they called the name of that place Taberah; because a fire of Jehovah burned among them. |
| BBE | So that place was named Taberah, because of the fire of the Lord which had been burning among them. |
| Webster | And he called the name of the place Taberah; because the fire of the LORD burnt among them. |
What does Numbers 11:3 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 11:1-3
Here is the people's sin; they complained. See the sinfulness of sin, which takes occasion from the commandment to be provoking. The weakness of the law discovered sin, but could not destroy it; checked, but could not conquer it. They complained. Those who are of a discontented spirit, will always find something to quarrel or fret about, though the circumstances of their outward condition be ever so favourable. The…
Numbers 11:3 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 11:3
- Deuteronomy 9:22
And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth–hattaavah, ye provoked the Lord to wrath.
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Context
- Numbers 11:2
And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the Lord, the fire was quenched.
- Numbers 11:3
And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the Lord burnt among them.
- Numbers 11:4
And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?
Numbers 11:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y llamó á aquel lugar Taberah; porque el fuego de Jehová se encendió en ellos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et on appela le nom de ce lieu Tabhéra, parce que le feu de l’ Éternel avait brûlé parmi eux. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und man gab selbigem Orte den Namen Tabhera, weil ein Feuer Jehovas unter ihnen gebrannt hatte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Vocavitque nomen loci illius, Incensio: eo quod incensus fuisset contra eos ignis Domini. |