“Adonai said to Moshe, “Bring me seventy of the leaders of Israel, people you recognize as leaders of the people and officers of theirs. Bring them to the tent of meeting, and have them stand there with you.  I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the Spirit […]

Moshe heard the people crying, family after family, each person at the entrance to his tent; the anger of Adonai flared up violently; and Moshe too was displeased.  Moshe asked Adonai, “Why are you treating your servant so badly? Why haven’t I found favor in your sight, so that you put the burden of this […]

“Next, the mixed crowd that was with them grew greedy for an easier life; while the people of Israel, for their part, also renewed their weeping and said, “If only we had meat to eat!  We remember the fish we used to eat in Egypt — it cost us nothing! — and the cucumbers, the […]

“Next, the mixed crowd that was with them grew greedy for an easier life; while the people of Israel, for their part, also renewed their weeping and said, “If only we had meat to eat!  We remember the fish we used to eat in Egypt — it cost us nothing! — and the cucumbers, the […]

“But the people began complaining about their hardships to Adonai. When Adonai heard it, his anger flared up, so that fire from Adonai broke out against them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.  Then the people cried to Moshe, Moshe prayed to Adonai, and the fire abated.   That place was called Tav‘erah [burning] because […]