Numbers 11 · Verse 6

Numbers 11:6

But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.
Numbers 11:6, King James Version

Numbers 11:6 in other translations

BSBBut now our appetite is gone; there is nothing to see but this manna!”
WEBbut now we have lost our appetite. There is nothing at all except this manna to look at.”
ASVbut now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all save this manna to look upon.
YLTand now our soul is dry, there is not anything, save the manna, before our eyes.'
DARBYand now our soul is dried up: there is nothing at all but the manna before our eyes.
BBEBut now our soul is wasted away; there is nothing at all: we have nothing but this manna before our eyes.
WebsterBut now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all, besides this manna, before our eyes.

What does Numbers 11:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 11:6-9
6-9. But now ... there is nothing ... beside this manna--Daily familiarity had disgusted them with the sight and taste of the monotonous food; and, ungrateful for the heavenly gift, they longed for a change of fare. It may be noticed that the resemblance of the manna to coriander seed was not in the color, but in the size and figure; and from its comparison to bdellium, which is either a drop of white gum or a white pearl, we are enabled to form a better idea of it. Moreover, it is evident, from the process of baking into cakes, that it could not have been the natural manna of the Arabian desert, for that is too gummy or unctuous to admit of being ground into meal. In taste it is said to have been like "wafers made with honey" (Ex 16:31), and here to have the taste of fresh oil. The discrepancy in these statements is only apparent; for in the latter the manna is described in its raw state; in the former, after it was ground and baked. The minute description given here of its nature and use was designed to show the great sinfulness of the people, in being dissatisfied with such excellent food, furnished so plentifully and gratuitously.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 11:4-9

Man, having forsaken his proper rest, feels uneasy and wretched, though prosperous. They were weary of the provision God had made for them, although wholesome food and nourishing. It cost no money or care, and the labour of gathering it was very little indeed; yet they talked of Egypt's cheapness, and the fish they ate there freely; as if that cost them nothing, when they paid dearly for it with hard service! While…

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Numbers 11:6 in the original Hebrew

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וְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.Tahand nowH6258
נַפְשֵׁ֥נוּnaf.She.nuappetite ourH5315
יְבֵשָׁ֖הye.ve.Shah[is] dryH3002
אֵ֣ין'einthere notH369
כֹּ֑לKol[is] anythingH3605
בִּלְתִּ֖יbil.TiexceptH1115
אֶל\־'el-[are] toH413
הַמָּ֥ןha.Manthe mannaH4478
עֵינֵֽינוּ\׃'ei.Nei.nueyes ourH5869

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Numbers 11:6

  • 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.

  • 2 Samuel 13:4

    And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king’s son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.

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21:5; 2Sa 13:4

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Context

  • Numbers 11:5

    We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:

  • Numbers 11:6

    But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.

  • Numbers 11:7

    And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium.

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Numbers 11:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y ahora nuestra alma se seca; que nada sino maná ven nuestros ojos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et maintenant notre âme est asséchée; il n’y a rien, si ce n’est cette manne devant nos yeux.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und nun ist unsere Seele dürre; gar nichts ist da, nur auf das Man sehen unsere Augen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Anima nostra arida est: nihil aliud respiciunt oculi nostri nisi man.