11:31 a wind … drove quail. The Hebrew word behind “wind” (ruah) is the same word for “spirit.” The elders receive the ability to prophesy from God’s ruah (“spirit” [see vv. 17, 25–26 above]), while Israel receives quail from a ruah (“wind”) from God. two cubits deep. About three feet. Harvesting so many constitutes gluttony. 11:32 ten homers. This is over sixty bushels (2,200 liters) each. spread them out. Because the killed quail are too numerous to eat fresh, they are preserved by drying (v. 32b).