Numbers 11:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 11:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִ֤י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הָעָם֙
ʻam
H5971
people
כְּמִתְאֹ֣נְנִ֔ים
ʼânan
H596
to complain
רַ֖ע
raʻ
H7451
evil
בְּאָזְנֵ֣י
ʼôzen
H241
ear
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַיִּ֣חַר
chârâh
H2734
to be angry
אַפּ֔וֹ
ʼaph
H639
nose
וַתִּבְעַר
bâʻar
H1197
to burn
בָּם֙
אֵ֣שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַתֹּ֖אכַל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
בִּקְצֵ֥ה
qâtseh
H7097
end
הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה
machăneh
H4264
camp
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World English Bible Public Domain
The people were as murmurers, [speaking] evil in the ears of Yahweh: and when Yahweh heard it, his anger was kindled; and the fire of Yahweh burnt among them, and devoured in the uttermost part of the camp.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened that the people like those complaining of evil in the ears of Yahweh, and Yahweh heard, and his nose burned, and the fire of Yahweh burned among them, and it ate at the end of the camp.
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