Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So that place was called Taberah, because fire from the LORD had burned among them. New Living Translation After that, the area was known as Taberah (which means “the place of burning”), because fire from the LORD had burned among them there. English Standard Version So the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD burned among them. Berean Standard Bible So that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD had burned among them. King James Bible And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them. New King James Version So he called the name of the place Taberah, because the fire of the LORD had burned among them. New American Standard Bible So that place was named Taberah, because the fire of the LORD burned among them. NASB 1995 So the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD burned among them. NASB 1977 So the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD burned among them. Legacy Standard Bible So the name of that place was called Taberah because the fire of Yahweh burned among them. Amplified Bible He named that place Taberah (the place of burning), because the fire of the LORD burned among them. Christian Standard Bible So that place was named Taberah, because the LORD’s fire had blazed among them. Holman Christian Standard Bible So that place was named Taberah, because the LORD’s fire had blazed among them. American Standard Version And the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of Jehovah burnt among them. Contemporary English Version They named the place "Burning," because in his anger the LORD had set their camp on fire. English Revised Version And the name of that place was called Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them. GOD'S WORD® Translation That place was called Taberah [Fire] because fire from the LORD burned among them there. Good News Translation So the place was named Taberah, because there the fire of the LORD burned among them. International Standard Version He then named that place Taberah, because the LORD's fire had incinerated some of them. Majority Standard Bible So that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD had burned among them. NET Bible So he called the name of that place Taberah because there the fire of the LORD burned among them. New Heart English Bible The name of that place was called Taberah, because the LORD's fire burnt among them. Webster's Bible Translation And he called the name of the place Taberah; because the fire of the LORD burnt among them. World English Bible The name of that place was called Taberah, because Yahweh’s fire burned among them. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand he calls the name of that place Taberah, for the fire of YHWH has “burned” among them. Young's Literal Translation and he calleth the name of that place Taberah, for the fire of Jehovah hath 'burned' among them. Smith's Literal Translation And he will call the name of that place Taberah, for the fire of Jehovah burnt among them. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he called the name of that place, The burning: for that the fire of the Lord had been kindled against them. Catholic Public Domain Version And he called the name of that place, ‘The Burning,’ because the fire of the Lord had burned against them. New American Bible Hence that place was called Taberah, because there the fire of the LORD burned among them. New Revised Standard Version So that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD burned against them. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he called the name of that place Yakdana (a burning), because the fire of the LORD burned among them. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he called the name of that region “The Burning”, because the fire of LORD JEHOVAH burned among them. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD burnt among them. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the name of that place was called Burning; for a fire was kindled among them from the Lord. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Complaints of the People…2And the people cried out to Moses, and he prayed to the LORD, and the fire died down. 3So that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD had burned among them. 4Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat?… Cross References Exodus 15:22-25 Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the Desert of Shur. For three days they walked in the desert without finding water. / And when they came to Marah, they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.) / So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?” ... Exodus 17:1-7 Then the whole congregation of Israel left the Desert of Sin, moving from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. / So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?” / But the people thirsted for water there, and they grumbled against Moses: “Why have you brought us out of Egypt—to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?” ... Deuteronomy 9:22 You continued to provoke the LORD at Taberah, at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah. Psalm 78:18-22 They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved. / They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness? / When He struck the rock, water gushed out and torrents raged. But can He also give bread or supply His people with meat?” ... Psalm 106:13-15 Yet they soon forgot His works and failed to wait for His counsel. / They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert. / So He granted their request, but sent a wasting disease upon them. 1 Corinthians 10:1-11 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. / They all ate the same spiritual food ... Hebrews 3:7-11 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. ... Exodus 16:2-3 And there in the desert the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron. / “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 into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!” Deuteronomy 1:34-36 When the LORD heard your words, He grew angry and swore an oath, saying, / “Not one of the men of this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your fathers, / except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly.” Psalm 95:8-11 do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work. / For forty years I was angry with that generation, and I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known My ways.” ... 1 Corinthians 10:6 These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. Hebrews 4:1-2 Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it. / For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it. Exodus 32:9-10 The LORD also said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people. / Now leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them. Then I will make you into a great nation.” Deuteronomy 32:19-20 When the LORD saw this, He rejected them, provoked to anger by His sons and daughters. / He said: “I will hide My face from them; I will see what will be their end. For they are a perverse generation—children of unfaithfulness. Psalm 78:40-41 How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert! / Again and again they tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel. Treasury of Scripture And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them. Taberah. Deuteronomy 9:22 And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibrothhattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath. Jump to Previous Burned Burning Burnt Taberah Tab'erahJump to Next Burned Burning Burnt Taberah Tab'erahNumbers 11 1. The burning at Taberah quenched by Moses' prayer4. The people crave meat, and loathe manna 10. Moses complains of his charge 16. God promises to divide his burden unto seventy elders, 18. and to give the people meat for a month 21. Moses' faith is staggered 31. Quails are given in wrath at Kibroth Hattaavah So that place was called Taberah The name "Taberah" is derived from the Hebrew root "בער" (ba'ar), which means "to burn." This naming is significant as it serves as a memorial of the event that took place there. In the ancient Near Eastern culture, naming a place after an event was a common practice, serving as a historical marker for future generations. The name "Taberah" encapsulates the divine judgment that occurred, reminding the Israelites of the consequences of their disobedience and complaints against God. It is a call to remember the holiness and justice of God, who is not to be trifled with, and to live in reverence and obedience to His commands. because the fire of the LORD had burned among them CHAPTER 11:4-35 KIBROTH HATTAAVAH (verses 4-35). Hebrew So thatהַה֖וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are place הַמָּק֥וֹם (ham·mā·qō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition was called וַיִּקְרָ֛א (way·yiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read Taberah, תַּבְעֵרָ֑ה (taḇ·‘ê·rāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 8404: Taberah -- 'burning', a place in the desert because כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the fire אֵ֥שׁ (’êš) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 784: A fire of the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel had burned בָעֲרָ֥ה (ḇā·‘ă·rāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1197: To kindle, consume, to be, brutish among them. בָ֖ם (ḇām) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew Links Numbers 11:3 NIVNumbers 11:3 NLT Numbers 11:3 ESV Numbers 11:3 NASB Numbers 11:3 KJV Numbers 11:3 BibleApps.com Numbers 11:3 Biblia Paralela Numbers 11:3 Chinese Bible Numbers 11:3 French Bible Numbers 11:3 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 11:3 The name of that place was called (Nu Num.) |