Numbers 11:10
in Numbers 11Then Moses heard the people of family after family weeping at the entrances to their tents, and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly, and Moses was also displeased.
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ASV
And Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, every man at the door of his tent: and the anger of Jehovah was kindled greatly; and Moses was displeased.
KJV
Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent: and the anger of the Lord was kindled greatly; Moses also was displeased.
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This verse in Numbers 11
Commentary
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Then Moses heard the people of family after family weeping
on Numbers 11:10-11
Two angers stand in one verse, the LORD’s “kindled greatly” and, in a milder word, Moses “displeased”. His prayer opens with a question about himself, “Why have You brought this trouble on Your servant?”
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families,....
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׁמַ֨ע | vaiyishma' | and he heard | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֜ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָעָ֗ם | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| בֹּכֶה֙ | bokheh | weeping | H1058 → | 114 times |
| לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יו | lemishpechotav | to clans its | H4940 → | 303 times |
| אִ֖ישׁ | ʾish | everyone | H376 → | 1663 times |
| לְפֶ֣תַח | lefetach | to [the] entrance of | H6607 → | 164 times |
| אָהֳל֑וֹ | ʾoholo | tent his | H168 → | 345 times |
| וַיִּֽחַר־ | vaiyichar- | and it burned | H2734 → | 91 times |
| אַ֤ף | ʾaf | [the] anger of | H639 → | 276 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| מְאֹ֔ד | meod | exceedingly | H3966 → | 300 times |
| וּבְעֵינֵ֥י | uveeinei | and in [the] eyes of | H5869 → | 887 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֖ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| רָֽע׃ | ra' | [it was] displeasing | H7489 → | 107 times |
וַיִּשְׁמַ֨עand he heard
vaiyishma'H8085 →1159 times
מֹשֶׁ֜הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָעָ֗םthe people
haamH5971 →1873 times
בֹּכֶה֙weeping
bokhehH1058 →114 times
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יוto clans its
lemishpechotavH4940 →303 times
אִ֖ישׁeveryone
ʾishH376 →1663 times
לְפֶ֣תַחto [the] entrance of
lefetachH6607 →164 times
אָהֳל֑וֹtent his
ʾoholoH168 →345 times
וַיִּֽחַר־and it burned
vaiyichar-H2734 →91 times
אַ֤ף[the] anger of
ʾafH639 →276 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
מְאֹ֔דexceedingly
meodH3966 →300 times
וּבְעֵינֵ֥יand in [the] eyes of
uveeineiH5869 →887 times
מֹשֶׁ֖הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
רָֽע׃[it was] displeasing
ra'H7489 →107 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Mark 10:14But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and told them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
it leads to
- Matthew 19:14
But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
- Matthew 18:4
Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 18:10
See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
- Psalms 131:1–2
My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me.
- Luke 18:15–16
Now people were even bringing their babies to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked those who brought them.
- Matthew 19:14
Through
Psalms 139:21Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD, and detest those who rise against You?
it leads to
- Psalms 119:158
I look on the faithless with loathing because they do not keep Your word.
- Psalms 31:6
I hate those who cling to worthless idols, but in the LORD I trust.
- Revelation 2:2
I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles.
- Psalms 119:158
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
