The Meaning of Numbers 11:5 Explained

Numbers 11:5

KJV: 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:

YLT: 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;

Darby: We remember the fish that we ate in Egypt for nothing; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic;

ASV: We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt for nought; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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: 

What does Numbers 11:5 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 11:1-15 - The Murmuring Flesh-Lovers
We cannot wonder at the people's murmuring. They were unaccustomed to the fatigues of the desert, and had not realized the length of the journey. Let us beware of querulous complaints. See 1 Corinthians 10:10. Let us also guard against familiarity with those who have never known God's regenerating grace. "The mixed multitude" was largely composed of Egyptians, whose evil example spread to the chosen people, Exodus 12:38. When our religious life is low, we tire of angels' food, and our hearts turn back to the world we have left.
Moses' outcry is hardly to be wondered at. He was thoroughly overstrained by the immense demands of his life. But he ought not to have spoken as though the entire weight of the pilgrimage rested on him. His Almighty Friend was bearing and carrying them during "all the days of old." See Isaiah 63:9. We must never look at our responsibilities apart from Him who makes all grace abound, 2 Corinthians 9:8. [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 11

1  The burning at Taberah quenched by Moses' prayer
4  The people crave meat, and loathe manna
10  Moses complains of his charge
16  God promises to divide his burden unto seventy elders,
18  and to give the people meat for a month
21  Moses' faith is staggered
31  Quails are given in wrath at Kibroth Hattaavah

What do the individual words in Numbers 11:5 mean?

we remember - the fish which we ate in Egypt freely - the cucumbers and the melons and the leeks the onions the garlic
זָכַ֙רְנוּ֙ אֶת־ הַדָּגָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־ נֹאכַ֥ל בְּמִצְרַ֖יִם חִנָּ֑ם אֵ֣ת הַקִּשֻּׁאִ֗ים וְאֵת֙ הָֽאֲבַטִּחִ֔ים וְאֶת־ הֶחָצִ֥יר הַבְּצָלִ֖ים הַשּׁוּמִֽים

זָכַ֙רְנוּ֙  we  remember 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common plural
Root: זָכַר 
Sense: to remember, recall, call to mind.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַדָּגָ֔ה  the  fish 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: דָּגָה  
Sense: fish.
נֹאכַ֥ל  we  ate 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common plural
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
בְּמִצְרַ֖יִם  in  Egypt 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִצְרַיִם  
Sense: a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows adj Egyptians = “double straits”.
חִנָּ֑ם  freely 
Parse: Adverb
Root: חִנָּם  
Sense: freely, for nothing, without cause.
אֵ֣ת  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַקִּשֻּׁאִ֗ים  the  cucumbers 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: קִשֻּׁאָה  
Sense: cucumber.
הָֽאֲבַטִּחִ֔ים  the  melons 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֲבַטִּיחַ  
Sense: watermelon, Egyptian fruit.
הֶחָצִ֥יר  the  leeks 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חָצִיר 
Sense: grass, leek, green grass, herbage.
הַבְּצָלִ֖ים  the  onions 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: בָּצָל  
Sense: onion.
הַשּׁוּמִֽים  the  garlic 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: שׁוּמִים  
Sense: garlic.

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