Numbers 11:2 BSB — MannaFest

Numbers 11:2

And the people cried out to Moses, and he prayed to the LORD, and the fire died down.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And the people cried unto Moses; and Moses prayed unto Jehovah, and the fire abated.

KJV

And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the Lord, the fire was quenched.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The fire was quenched - Was sunk, or swallowed up, as in the margin. The plague, of whatever sort, ceased to act, and the people had respite.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּצְעַ֥ק	vai.yitz.'Ak	and it cried out	H6817 →
הָעָ֖ם	ha.'Am	the people	H5971 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
מֹשֶׁ֑ה	mo.Sheh	Moses	H4872 →
וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤ל	vai.yit.pa.Lel	and he prayed	H6419 →
מֹשֶׁה֙	mo.Sheh	Moses	H4872 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
יְהוָ֔ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
וַתִּשְׁקַ֖ע	va.tish.Ka'	and it died out	H8257 →
הָאֵֽשׁ׃	ha.'Esh	the fire	H784 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
James 5:16
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
leads to
- Jeremiah 29:12–13
  Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
- Proverbs 15:29
  The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
- Matthew 21:22
  If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
- Psalms 34:15
  The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
- John 9:31
  We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.
Through
Jeremiah 15:1
Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go.
leads to
- Ezekiel 14:14
  then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD.
- Ezekiel 14:20–21
  then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. Their righteousness could deliver only themselves.
- Jeremiah 14:11
  Then the LORD said to me, “Do not pray for the well-being of this people.