Numbers 11:5 BSB — MannaFest

Numbers 11:5

We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt for nought; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic:

KJV

We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

We remember, etc. - The choice aliments which those murmurers complained of having lost by their leaving Egypt, were the following: fish, cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic. A European may smile at such delicacies; but delicacies they were in that country. Their fish is excellent; their cucumbers and water melons highly salubrious and refreshing; and their onions, garlic, etc., exquisitely flavoured, differing as much from vegetables of the same species in these northern climes as a bad turnip does from a good apple. In short, this enumeration takes in almost all the commonly attainable delicacies in those countries.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
זָכַ֙רְנוּ֙	za.Khar.nu	we remember	H2142 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַדָּגָ֔ה	ha.da.Gah	the fish	H1710 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	which	H834 →
נֹאכַ֥ל	no.Khal	we ate	H398 →
בְּמִצְרַ֖יִם	be.mitz.Ra.yim	in Egypt	H4714 →
חִנָּ֑ם	chi.Nam	for nothing	H2600 →
אֵ֣ת	'et	<obj.>	H853 →
הַקִּשֻּׁאִ֗ים	ha.ki.shu.'Im	the cucumbers	H7180 →
וְאֵת֙	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
הָֽאֲבַטִּחִ֔ים	ha.'a.va.ti.Chim	the watermelons	H20 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
הֶחָצִ֥יר	he.cha.Tzir	the leek[s]	H2682 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
הַבְּצָלִ֖ים	ha.be.tza.Lim	the onions	H1211 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
הַשּׁוּמִֽים׃	ha.shu.Mim	the garlic<s>	H7762 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H2142zakharnuwe remember230×

The walk

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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
Philippians 3:19
Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.
leads to
- Romans 16:18
  For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
- Romans 8:5–7
  Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.
- 2 Peter 2:3
  In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.
- Colossians 3:2
  Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
- 2 Corinthians 11:15
  It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.
Through
Exodus 16:3
“If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us…
leads to
- Numbers 11:4–5
  Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat?
Through
Psalms 17:14
from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they…
leads to
- Job 22:18
  But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.
- John 17:14
  I have given them Your word and the world has hated them; for they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.