And awhen the people ||complained, †it displeased the Lord: and the Lord heard it; band his anger was kindled; and the cfire of the Lord burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp. 2 And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses dprayed unto the Lord, the fire †was quenched. 3 And he called the name of the place ||Taberah: because the fire of the Lord burnt among them.

4 And the emixt multitude that was among them †fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also †wept again, and said, fWho shall give us flesh to eat? 5 gWe remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: 6 But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes. 7 And hthe manna was as coriander seed, and the †colour thereof as the colour of ibdellium. 8 And the people kwent about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of lfresh oil. 9 And mwhen the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it. 10 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 nwas displeased. 11 oAnd Moses said unto the Lord, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me? 12 Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, pCarry them in thy bosom, as a qnursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou rswarest unto their fathers? 13 sWhence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat. 14 tI am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me. 15 And if thou deal thus with me, ukill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not xsee my wretchedness.