Numbers 11:5

We remember the fish, which we did eat in Mitzrayim at no cost; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic;

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:

In Context

4And the rabble that was among them fell a-lusting; and the Bnei Yisroel also wept again, and said, If only we had basar to eat!

6But now our nefesh is dried up; there is nothing at all, besides this manna, before our eyes.

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Cross References

Psalms 17:14From men with Thy yad, Hashem, 1 from men of the world, whose portion is in this life, 1 and with Thy treasures Thou fillest their belly; 1 they are satisfied with children, 1 and leave their abundance to their babes. 1

Philippians 3:19Their destined end + 3:19 Ps 73:17 is churban (destruction, Gehinnom). Their g-d is their appetite, + 3:19 Ro 16:18 and their kavod, what they glory in, is their bushah (shame). Their machshavot are set on the Olam Hazeh. + 3:19 Ro 8:5-6

Matthew Henry on Numbers 11:5-16

4 And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? 5 We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: 6 But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes. 7 And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium. 8 And the people went about, and gathered it, and… Read the whole commentary →

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