3 And he called the name of the place Taberah: [1] because the fire of the Lord burnt among them.

Other Translations of Numbers 11:3

New International Version

3 So that place was called Taberah,"Taberah" means "burning" . because fire from the Lord had burned among them.

English Standard Version

3 So the name of that place was called Taberah,Taberah means burning because the fire of the Lord burned among them.

The Message

3 They named the place Taberah (Blaze) because fire from God had blazed up against them. Camp Kibroth Hattaavah

New King James Version

3 So he called the name of the place Taberah, because the fire of the Lord had burned among them.

New Living Translation

3 After that, the area was known as Taberah (which means "the place of burning"), because fire from the Lord had burned among them there.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 11:3

Commentary on Numbers 11:1-3

(Read Numbers 11:1-3)

Here is the people's sin; they complained. See the sinfulness of sin, which takes occasion from the commandment to be provoking. The weakness of the law discovered sin, but could not destroy it; checked, but could not conquer it. They complained. Those who are of a discontented spirit, will always find something to quarrel or fret about, though the circumstances of their outward condition be ever so favourable. The Lord heard it, though Moses did not. God knows the secret frettings and murmurings of the heart, though concealed from men. What he noticed, he was much displeased with, and he chastised them for this sin. The fire of their wrath against God burned in their minds; justly did the fire of God's wrath fasten on their bodies; but God's judgments came on them gradually, that they might take warning. It appeared that God delights not in punishing; when he begins, he is soon prevailed with to let it fall.