Numbers 11:33
What does Numbers 11:33 mean?
A plain-English look at Numbers 11:33 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000While the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the anger of Jehovah was kindled against the people, and Jehovah smote the people with a very great plague.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the Lord was kindled against the people, and the Lord smote the people with a very great plague.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901While the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the anger of Jehovah was kindled against the people, and Jehovah smote the people with a very great plague.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949But while the meat was still between their teeth, before it was tasted, the wrath of the Lord was moved against the people and he sent a great outburst of disease on them.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862The flesh is yet between their teeth--it is not yet cut off--and the anger of Jehovah hath burned among the people, and Jehovah smiteth among the people--a very great smiting;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752As yet the flesh was between their teeth, neither had that kind of meat failed: when behold the wrath of the Lord being provoked against the people, struck them with an exceeding great plague.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The flesh was yet between their teeth, before it was chewed, when the wrath of Jehovah was kindled against the people, and Jehovah smote the people with a very great plague.
Context
v.32And the people rose up all that day, and all the night, and all the next day, and gathered the quails: he that gathered least gathered ten homers: and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp.
v.33This passage
v.34And the name of that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people that lusted.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 16:49
Now they that died by the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides them that died about the matter of Korah.
- Deuteronomy 28:27
Jehovah will smite thee with the boil of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scurvy, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.
- Psalms 78:30
They were not estranged from that which they desired, Their food was yet in their mouths,
- Psalms 106:14
But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert.
- Numbers 25:9
And those that died by the plague were twenty and four thousand.
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