And when the peoplecomplained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORDheard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORDburntamongthem, and consumedthemthatwere in the uttermostparts of the camp.
And the peoplewentabout, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and madecakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.
ThenMosesheard the peopleweepthroughouttheirfamilies, every man in the door of his tent: and the anger of the LORD was kindledgreatly; Mosesalso was displeased.
And Mosessaidunto the LORD, Whereforehastthouafflicted thy servant? and whereforehave I not foundfavour in thy sight, thatthoulayest the burden of all thispeopleupon me?
Have I conceived all thispeople? have I begottenthem, thatthoushouldest say unto me, Carrythem in thy bosom, as a nursingfatherbeareth the suckingchild, unto the landwhichthouswarestuntotheirfathers?
And the LORDsaiduntoMoses, Gatherunto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whomthouknowest to be the elders of the people, and officersoverthem; and bringthemunto the tabernacle of the congregation, thatthey may standtherewiththee.
And I willcomedown and talkwiththeethere: and I willtake of the spiritwhich is uponthee, and will put it uponthem; and theyshallbear the burden of the peoplewiththee, thatthoubear it not thyselfalone.
And say thouunto the people, Sanctifyyourselvesagainst to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye havewept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shallgive us flesh to eat? for it was wellwith us in Egypt: therefore the LORDwillgive you flesh, and ye shall eat.
But even a wholemonth, until it come out at yournostrils, and it be loathsomeunto you: becausethat ye havedespised the LORDwhich is among you, and haveweptbefore him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?
And Moseswent out, and told the people the words of the LORD, and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, and set themroundabout the tabernacle.
And the LORDcamedown in a cloud, and spakeunto him, and took of the spiritthat was upon him, and gave it unto the seventyelders: and it came to pass, that, when the spiritresteduponthem, theyprophesied, and did not cease.
But thereremained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the otherMedad: and the spiritresteduponthem; and theywere of themthatwerewritten, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and theyprophesied in the camp.
And therewentforth a windfrom the LORD, and broughtquailsfrom the sea, and let themfall by the camp, as it were a day’sjourney on thisside, and as it were a day’sjourney on the otherside, roundabout the camp, and as it were two cubitshighupon the face of the earth.
And the peoplestood up all that day, and all thatnight, and all the next day, and theygathered the quails: he thatgatheredleastgathered ten homers: and theyspreadthem all abroad for themselvesroundabout the camp.
And while the flesh was yet betweentheirteeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the LORD was kindledagainst the people, and the LORDsmote the peoplewith a verygreatplague.