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29 Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? If only all of the Lord’s people were prophets so that the Lord would put his Spirit on them!” 30 Then Moses returned to the camp along with the elders of Israel.

Quail and a Plague From the Lord

31 A wind sent out from the Lord brought quail in from the sea. The wind scattered them throughout the camp (and about a day’s journey in any direction around the camp) about three feet deep[a] on the ground.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 11:31 Literally two cubits

29 But Moses replied, “Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the Lord’s people were prophets(A) and that the Lord would put his Spirit(B) on them!”(C) 30 Then Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp.

31 Now a wind went out from the Lord and drove quail(D) in from the sea. It scattered them up to two cubits[a] deep all around the camp, as far as a day’s walk in any direction.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 11:31 That is, about 3 feet or about 90 centimeters