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Numbers 11:10

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Moses’ Complaint to the Lord

11:1025 Moses heard the people weeping26 throughout their families, everyone at the door of his tent; and when the anger of the Lord was kindled greatly, Moses was also displeased.27

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Footnotes

  1. 25 Moses begins to feel the burden of caring for this people, a stubborn and rebellious people. His complaint shows how contagious their complaining has been. It is one thing to cry out to God about the load of ministry, but it is quite another to do it in such a way as to reflect a lack of faith in God’s provision. God has to remind the leader Moses that he, the Lord, can do anything. This is a variation on the theme from Exodus—“who am I that I should lead.…”
  2. 26 The participle “weeping” is functioning here as the noun in the accusative case, an adverbial accusative of state. It is explicative of the object.
  3. 27 Heb “it was evil in the eyes of Moses.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Moses heard the people weeping throughout their clans, everyone at the door of his tent. And the anger of the Lord blazed hotly, and Moses was displeased.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Moses heard the people of every family wailing at the entrance to their tents. The Lord became exceedingly angry, and Moses was troubled.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Moses heard the people, family after family, weeping at the entrance of their tents. The Lord was very angry; Moses was also provoked.

NLTNew Living Translation

Moses heard all the families standing in the doorways of their tents whining, and the Lord became extremely angry. Moses was also very aggravated.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Moses heard the people weeping according to their clans, each at the doorway of their tents. Then Yahweh became very angry, and in the eyes of Moses it was bad.

KJV 1900King James Version

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 was displeased.