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. ²And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses ^dprayed unto the Lord, the fire ^†was quenched. ³And he called the name of the place ^||Taberah: because the fire of the Lord burnt among them.

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||Or, were as it were complainers. Comp. Lam. 3:39.
†Heb. it was evil in the ears of, &c. Comp. ver. 10 (Heb.).
cComp. Lev. 10:2. ch. 16:35. 2 Kin. 1:12. Ps. 106:18.
d Gen. 20:17. So James 5:16.
†Heb. sunk. As in Jer. 51:64.
||That is, A burning. Deut. 9:22.

Cross references

a Deut. 9:22.
b Ps. 78:21.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And the people complained in the hearing of the Lord about their misfortunes, and when the Lord heard it, his anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some outlying parts of the camp. Then the people cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire died down. So the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the Lord burned among them.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Now the people complained about their hardships in the hearing of the Lord, and when he heard them his anger was aroused. Then fire from the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. When the people cried out to Moses, he prayed to the Lord and the fire died down. So that place was called Taberah, because fire from the Lord had burned among them.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Now the people began complaining openly before the Lord about hardship. When the Lord heard, his anger burned, and fire from the Lord blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp. Then the people cried out to Moses, and he prayed to the Lord, and the fire died down. So that place was named Taberah, because the Lord’s fire had blazed among them.

NLTNew Living Translation

Soon the people began to complain about their hardship, and the Lord heard everything they said. Then the Lord’s anger blazed against them, and he sent a fire to rage among them, and he destroyed some of the people in the outskirts of the camp. Then the people screamed to Moses for help, and when he prayed to the Lord, the fire stopped. After that, the area was known as Taberah (which means “the place of burning”), because fire from the Lord had burned among them there.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And it happened, the people were like those who complain of hardship in the hearing of Yahweh, and Yahweh became angry, and the fire of Yahweh burned among them, and it consumed the edge of the camp. Then the people cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to Yahweh, and the fire died down. And he called the name of that place Taberah because the fire of Yahweh burned among them.