Bible Verses About Journey of Israel Through The Desert

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Asher is Pagiel son of Ocran.

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan.

These are journeyings of the sons of Israel by their hosts--and they journey.

And Moses saith to Hobab son of Raguel the Midianite, father-in-law of Moses, `We are journeying unto the place of which Jehovah hath said, I give it to you; go with us, and we have done good to thee; for Jehovah hath spoken good concerning Israel.'

And the people is evil, as those sighing habitually in the ears of Jehovah, and Jehovah heareth, and His anger burneth, and the fire of Jehovah burneth among them, and consumeth in the extremity of the camp.

And the people cry unto Moses, and Moses prayeth unto Jehovah, and the fire is quenched;

and he calleth the name of that place Taberah, for the fire of Jehovah hath `burned' among them.

And the rabble who are in its midst have lusted greatly, and the sons of Israel also turn back and weep, and say, `Who doth give us flesh?

We have remembered the fish which we do eat in Egypt for nought, the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick;

and now our soul is dry, there is not anything, save the manna, before our eyes.'

And the manna is as coriander seed, and its aspect as the aspect of bdolach;

the people have turned aside and gathered it , and ground it with millstones, or beat it in a mortar, and boiled it in a pan, and made it cakes, and its taste hath been as the taste of the moisture of oil.

And in the descending of the dew on the camp by night, the manna descendeth upon it.

And Moses heareth the people weeping by its families, each at the opening of his tent, and the anger of Jehovah burneth exceedingly, and in the eyes of Moses it is evil.

And Moses saith unto Jehovah, `Why hast Thou done evil to Thy servant? and why have I not found grace in Thine eyes--to put the burden of all this people upon me?

I--have I conceived all this people? I--have I begotten it, that Thou sayest unto me, Carry it in thy bosom as the nursing father beareth the suckling, unto the ground which Thou hast sworn to its fathers?

Whence have I flesh to give to all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give to us flesh, and we eat.

I am not able--I alone--to bear all this people, for it is too heavy for me;

and if thus Thou art doing to me--slay me, I pray Thee; slay, if I have found grace in thine eyes, and let me not look on mine affliction.'

`And unto the people thou dost say, Sanctify yourselves for to-morrow, and ye have eaten flesh (for ye have wept in the ears of Jehovah, saying, Who doth give us flesh? for we had good in Egypt) --and Jehovah hath given to you flesh, and ye have eaten.

Ye do not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days; --

unto a month of days, till that it come out from your nostrils, and it hath become to you an abomination; because that ye have loathed Jehovah, who is in your midst, and weep before Him, saying, Why is this? --we have come out of Egypt!'

And Moses saith, `Six hundred thousand footmen are the people in whose midst I am ; and Thou, Thou hast said, Flesh I give to them, and they have eaten, a month of days!

Is flock and herd slaughtered for them, that one hath found for them? --are all the fishes of the sea gathered for them--that one hath found for them?'

And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Is the hand of Jehovah become short? now thou dost see whether My word meeteth thee or not.'