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Numbers 11:8

And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.

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שָׁטוּ֩shatvmarinerשׁוּטverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “mariner”, a completed actionH7751properly, to push forth; (but used only figuratively) to lash, i.e. (the sea with oars) to row; by implication, to travelgo (about, through, to and fro), mariner, rower, run to and fro.הָעָ֨םhaamthe peopleעַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.וְלָֽקְט֜וּvelaqetvand gleanלָקַטconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and glean”, a completed action in a sequenceH3950properly, to pick up, i.e. (generally) to gather; specifically, to gleangather (up), glean.וְטָחֲנ֣וּvetachanvand grindטָחַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and grind”, a completed action in a sequenceH2912to grind meal; hence, to be aconcubine (that being their employment)grind(-er).בָרֵחַ֗יִםvarechayimin millרֵחֶהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, dual, absolute — “in mill”, the ordinary formH7347a mill-stonemill (stone).א֤וֹvoalsoאוֹconjunction — “also”H176desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also ifalso, and, either, if, at the least, [idiom] nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.דָכוּ֙dakhvbeatדּוּךְverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “beat”, a completed actionH1743to bruise in a mortarbeat.בַּמְּדֹכָ֔הbamdokhahin mortarמְדֹכָהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in mortar”, the ordinary formH4085a mortarmortar.וּבִשְּׁלוּ֙uvishlvand boilבָּשַׁלconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and boil”, a completed action in a sequenceH1310properly, to boil up; hence, to be done in cooking; figuratively to ripenbake, boil, bring forth, roast, seethe, sod (be sodden).בַּפָּר֔וּרbaparurin panפָּרוּרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in pan”, the ordinary formH6517a skillet (as flat or deep)pan, pot.וְעָשׂ֥וּveasvand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and do”, a completed action in a sequenceH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…אֹת֖וֹotvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).עֻג֑וֹתugotcakeעֻגָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “cake”, the ordinary formH5692an ash-cake (as round)cake (upon the hearth).וְהָיָ֣הvehayahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.טַעְמ֔וֹtamvotasteטַעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “taste”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2940properly, a taste, i.e. (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandateadvice, behaviour, decree, discretion, judgment, reason, taste, understanding.כְּטַ֖עַםketaamas tasteטַעַםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as taste”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2940properly, a taste, i.e. (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandateadvice, behaviour, decree, discretion, judgment, reason, taste, understanding.לְשַׁ֥דleshadfreshלְשַׁדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “fresh”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3955(figuratively) vigor; also a sweet or fat cakefresh, moisture.הַשָּֽׁמֶןhashamenthe oliveשֶׁמֶןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the olive”, the ordinary formH8081grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richnessanointing, [idiom] fat (things), [idiom] fruitful, oil(-ed), ointment, olive, [phrase] pine.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and seethed it in pots, and made cakes of it; and the taste of it was as the taste of a cake baked with oil.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.

Young’s Literal Translation

the people have turned aside and gathered [it], and ground [it] with millstones, or beat [it] in a mortar, and boiled [it] in a pan, and made it cakes, and its taste hath been as the taste of the moisture of oil.

World English Bible

The people went around, gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it. Its taste was like the taste of fresh oil.

Darby Translation

The people went about, and gathered it, and ground it with hand-mills, or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it; and the taste of it was as the taste of oil-cakes.

Douay-Rheims

And the people went about, and gathering it, ground it in a mill, or beat it in a mortar, and boiled it in a pot, and made cakes thereof of the taste of bread tempered with oil.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and seethed it in pots, and made cakes of it; and the taste of it was as the taste of a cake baked with oil.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the people went through the field, and gathered, and ground it in the mill, or pounded it in a mortar, and baked it in a pan, and made cakes of it; and the sweetness of it was as the taste of wafer made with oil.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ διεπορεύετο ὁ λαὸς, καὶ συνέλεγον, καὶ ἤληθον αὐτὸ ἐν τῷ μύλῳ, καὶ ἔτριβον ἐν τῇ θυΐᾳ, καὶ ἥψουν αὐτὸ ἐν τῇ χύτρᾳ, καὶ ἐποίουν αὐτὸ ἐνκρυφίας· καὶ ἦν ἡ ἡδονὴ αὐτοῦ ὡσεὶ γεῦμα ἐγκρὶς ἐξ ἐλαίου.