KJVAnd the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the Lord, the fire was quenched.
And the people cried unto Moses; and Moses prayed unto Jehovah, and the fire abated.
And the people cried out to Moses, and he prayed to the LORD, and the fire died down.
And the people cry unto Moses, and Moses prayeth unto Jehovah, and the fire is quenched;
And the people cried to Moses; and Moses prayed to Jehovah — and the fire abated.
Numbers — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
1. And when the people complained, it displeased the Lord. The ambiguous signification of the participle causes the translators to twist this passage into a variety of meanings. Since the Hebrew root 'vn, aven, is sometimes trouble and labor, sometimes fatigue, sometimes iniquity, sometimes falsehood, some translate it, "The people…