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Numbers 11:12 KJV
Numbers · chapter 11 · verse 12
Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?Numbers 11:12 · King James Version
Numbers 11:12 in context
10Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent: and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly; Moses also was displeased.
11And Moses said unto the LORD, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me?
12Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?
13Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.
14I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- conceivedhârâhto be pregnant, conceiveH2029 →
- begottenyâladto bear youngH3205 →
- swarestshâbaʻto seven oneselfH7650 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- fatherʼâmanproperly, to build up or supportH539 →
- Carrynâsâʼto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeH5375 →
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These verses represent things sadly unhinged and out of order in Israel, both the people and the prince uneasy. I. Here is the people fretting, and speaking against God himself (as it is interpreted, Psa 78:19), notwithstanding his glorious appearances both to them and for them. Observe, 1. Who were the criminals.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-15