11And it happened, the people were like those who complain of hardship^a in the hearing^b of Yahweh, and Yahweh became angry,^c and the fire of Yahweh burned among them, and it consumed the edge of the camp. ²Then the people cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to Yahweh, and the fire died down. ³And he called the name of that place Taberah^d because the fire of Yahweh burned among them.

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Footnotes

aLiterally “complain of bad”
bLiterally “in the ears”
cLiterally “his nose became hot”
dThis word is difficult, but some modern translations suggest the word in Hebrew means “burning” (see NRSV, NASB)

In other versions

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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

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