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They keep wailing to me, &#8216Give us meat to eat!&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Where am I supposed to get meat for all these people? They keep whining to me, saying, ‘Give us meat to eat!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Where am I to get meat to give to all this people? For they weep before me and say, ‘Give us meat, that we may eat.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Where can I get meat for all these people? For they keep crying out to me, ‘Give us meat to eat!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Where am I to get meat to give to all these people? For they weep all over me, saying, ‘Give us meat, that we may eat.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Where am I to get meat to give to all this people? For they weep before me, saying, ‘Give us meat so that we may eat!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Where am I to get meat to give to all this people? For they weep before me, saying, &#8216Give us meat that we may eat!&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Where am I to get meat to give to all this people? For they weep before me, saying, ‘Give us meat that we may eat!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Where am I to get meat to give to all this people? For they weep before me, saying, ‘Give us meat that we may eat!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Where am I to get meat to give to all these people? For they weep before me and say, ‘Give us meat, so that we may eat.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Where can I get meat to give all these people? For they are weeping to me, ‘Give us meat to eat! ’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Where can I get meat to give all these people? For they are crying to me: &#8216Give us meat to eat!&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They keep whining for meat, but where can I get meat for them? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Where can I get meat for all these people? They keep crying for me to give them meat to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Where could I get enough meat for all these people? They keep whining and asking for meat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Where am I going to get meat to give this people? After all, they're crying in front of me, 'Give us meat to eat!' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Where can I get meat for all these people? For they keep crying out to me, ?Give us meat to eat!?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />From where shall I get meat to give to this entire people, for they cry to me, 'Give us meat, that we may eat!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Where could I get meat to give to all this people? For they weep to me, saying, 'Give us meat, that we may eat.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Whence should I have flesh to give to all this people? for they weep to me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Where could I get meat to give all these people? For they weep before me, saying, ‘Give us meat, that we may eat.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />From where do I have flesh to give to all this people? For they weep to me, saying, Give flesh to us, and we eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Whence have I flesh to give to all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give to us flesh, and we eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Whence to me flesh to give to all this people? for they weep upon me, saying, Thou shalt give to us flesh and we shall eat.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Whence should I have flesh to give to so great a multitude? they weep against me, saying: Give us flesh that we may eat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />From where would I obtain the flesh to give to so great a multitude? They weep against me, saying, ‘Give us flesh, so that we may eat.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Where can I get meat to give to all this people? For they are crying to me, ‘Give us meat for our food.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Where am I to get meat to give to all this people? For they come weeping to me and say, ‘Give us meat to eat!’<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Where can I find meat to give to all this people? For they weep protesting to me, saying, Give us meat, that we may eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />From where do I have meat that I shall give to all this people that weep upon me and they say, ‘Give us flesh to eat?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they trouble me with their weeping, saying: Give us flesh, that we may eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Whence have I flesh to give to all this people? for they weep to me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/11-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=3625" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/11.htm">The Complaint of Moses</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth, so that You should tell me, ‘Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries an infant,’ to the land that You swore to give their fathers? <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/370.htm" title="370: mê·’a·yin (Prep-m:: Adv) -- Whence?. Probably identical with 'ayin in the sense of query.">Where</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: bā·śār (N-ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">can I get meat</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: lā·ṯêṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: lə·ḵāl (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">people?</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/1058.htm" title="1058: yiḇ·kū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To weep, bewail. A primitive root; to weep; generally to bemoan.">they keep crying out</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: tə·nāh- (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">‘Give</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">us</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: ḇā·śār (N-ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">meat</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wə·nō·ḵê·lāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">to eat!’</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>I cannot carry all these people by myself; it is too burdensome for me.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-2.htm">Exodus 16:2-3</a></span><br />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!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-18.htm">Psalm 78:18-20</a></span><br />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?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-31.htm">John 6:31-33</a></span><br />Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” / Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. / For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-12.htm">Exodus 16:12-15</a></span><br />“I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’” / That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. / When the layer of dew had evaporated, there were thin flakes on the desert floor, as fine as frost on the ground. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-14.htm">Psalm 106:14-15</a></span><br />They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert. / So He granted their request, but sent a wasting disease upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-49.htm">John 6:49-51</a></span><br />Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. / This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die. / I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/17-2.htm">Exodus 17:2-3</a></span><br />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?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/14-15.htm">Matthew 14:15-21</a></span><br />When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.” / “They do not need to go away,” Jesus replied. “You give them something to eat.” / “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-3.htm">1 Corinthians 10:3-4</a></span><br />They all ate the same spiritual food / and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-3.htm">Deuteronomy 8:3</a></span><br />He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-32.htm">Matthew 15:32-38</a></span><br />Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.” / The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?” / “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">2 Kings 4:42-44</a></span><br />Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha. / But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’” / So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-26.htm">John 6:26-27</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. / Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-2.htm">Isaiah 55:2</a></span><br />Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-12.htm">Luke 9:12-17</a></span><br />As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here.” / But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.” / (There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">From where should I have flesh to give to all this people? for they weep to me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/15-33.htm">Matthew 15:33</a></b></br> And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/8-4.htm">Mark 8:4</a></b></br> And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these <i>men</i> with bread here in the wilderness?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/9-23.htm">Mark 9:23</a></b></br> Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things <i>are</i> possible to him that believeth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/11-5.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/numbers/11-11.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/numbers/11-10.htm">Wailing</a> <a href="/numbers/11-10.htm">Weep</a> <a href="/numbers/11-10.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/genesis/49-24.htm">Whence</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/11-18.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/numbers/23-21.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-36.htm">Wailing</a> <a href="/numbers/14-1.htm">Weep</a> <a href="/numbers/11-20.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/numbers/23-13.htm">Whence</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/11-1.htm">The burning at Taberah quenched by Moses' prayer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/11-4.htm">The people crave meat, and loathe manna</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/11-10.htm">Moses complains of his charge</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/11-16.htm">God promises to divide his burden unto seventy elders, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/11-18.htm">and to give the people meat for a month</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/11-21.htm">Moses' faith is staggered</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/11-31.htm">Quails are given in wrath at Kibroth Hattaavah</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Where can I get meat for all these people?</b><br>This phrase reflects Moses' frustration and sense of inadequacy as a leader. The Israelites, having been delivered from Egypt, are now in the wilderness and expressing dissatisfaction with their current situation. This question highlights Moses' human limitations and the overwhelming burden of leadership. It also underscores the Israelites' lack of faith and gratitude, as they had witnessed God's miraculous provision in the past, such as the manna from heaven. The wilderness setting is significant, as it represents a place of testing and reliance on God. This moment foreshadows the need for a greater mediator, pointing to Jesus Christ, who provides spiritual sustenance and intercedes for humanity.<p><b>For they keep crying out to me,</b><br>The persistent complaints of the Israelites reveal a pattern of grumbling and rebellion against God's provision. This behavior is reminiscent of their earlier complaints in <a href="/exodus/16.htm">Exodus 16</a>, where they longed for the food of Egypt. The repetition of their cries indicates a deep-seated discontent and a failure to trust in God's plan. This phrase also highlights the role of Moses as an intermediary between God and the people, a role that is ultimately fulfilled by Christ, who hears and responds to the cries of His people.<p><b>‘Give us meat to eat!’</b><br>The demand for meat signifies a desire for the comforts of their former life in Egypt, despite the bondage they experienced there. This longing for physical satisfaction over spiritual obedience is a recurring theme in the Israelites' journey. It serves as a warning against the temptation to prioritize earthly desires over spiritual growth. The request for meat also sets the stage for God's response, where He provides quail but also sends a plague as a consequence of their ingratitude and lack of faith. This incident is a reminder of the importance of contentment and trust in God's provision, as echoed in <a href="/philippians/4-11.htm">Philippians 4:11-13</a>, where Paul speaks of being content in all circumstances through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt. In this verse, Moses is expressing his frustration and feeling overwhelmed by the demands of the people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were delivered from slavery in Egypt. They are in the wilderness and are complaining about their lack of meat, showing a lack of faith and gratitude.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>The setting of this event, where the Israelites are journeying towards the Promised Land. It is a place of testing and reliance on God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate provider and sustainer of the Israelites, who hears their complaints and Moses' plea.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/q/quail.htm">Quail</a></b><br>Although not mentioned directly in this verse, quail is the meat that God eventually provides in response to the Israelites' complaints.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>We are reminded of our need to rely on God for our daily needs. Just as the Israelites depended on God for sustenance, we must trust Him to provide for us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_vs._complaining.htm">Gratitude vs. Complaining</a></b><br>The Israelites' complaints highlight the human tendency to focus on what we lack rather than being grateful for what we have. Cultivating a heart of gratitude is essential for spiritual growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_challenges.htm">Leadership Challenges</a></b><br>Moses' frustration is a reminder of the burdens leaders often carry. It is important for leaders to seek God's strength and wisdom when feeling overwhelmed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_and_provision.htm">God's Patience and Provision</a></b><br>Despite the Israelites' grumbling, God responds with patience and provision. This teaches us about God's character and His willingness to meet our needs even when we falter.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_quail's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What role did quail play in the biblical narrative?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_causes_evil_to_exist_in_the_world.htm">How did Israel test God ten times?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_jesus_say_'this_generation'.htm">In Luke 21:32, why would Jesus say 'this generation will not pass away' if centuries have passed without all events fulfilled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_nature_of_manna.htm">What is the nature of manna?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">Whence should I have flesh . . .?--</span>Moses does not justify the murmuring of the people, and was doubtless conscious of their sinfulness. At the same time, he displays a spirit of discontent, and almost of despair, at God's dealings with himself; and he appears to treat the demand of the Israelites. for flesh as one which was not altogether unreasonable.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/11-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Where</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאַ֤יִן</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’a·yin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_370.htm">Strong's 370: </a> </span><span class="str2">Whence?</span><br /><br /><span class="word">can I get meat</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּשָׂ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(bā·śār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">לָתֵ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ṯêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">לְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">people?</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they keep crying out</span><br /><span class="heb">יִבְכּ֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiḇ·kū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1058.htm">Strong's 1058: </a> </span><span class="str2">To weep, to bemoan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to me,</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלַי֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Give</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּנָה־</span> <span class="translit">(tə·nāh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">us meat</span><br /><span class="heb">בָשָׂ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·śār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to eat!’</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנֹאכֵֽלָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nō·ḵê·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/11-13.htm">Numbers 11:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/11-13.htm">Numbers 11:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/11-13.htm">Numbers 11:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/11-13.htm">Numbers 11:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/11-13.htm">Numbers 11:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/11-13.htm">Numbers 11:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/11-13.htm">Numbers 11:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/11-13.htm">Numbers 11:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/11-13.htm">Numbers 11:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/11-13.htm">Numbers 11:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/11-13.htm">OT Law: Numbers 11:13 Where should I get meat to give (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/11-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 11:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 11:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/11-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 11:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 11:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>