Numbers 16:10

Numbers 16:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?
• New International Version (NIV)He has brought you and all your fellow Levites near himself, but now you are trying to get the priesthood too.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and that he has brought you near him, and all your brothers the sons of Levi with you? And would you seek the priesthood also?
• New King James Version (NKJV)and that He has brought you near to Himself, you and all your brethren, the sons of Levi, with you? And are you seeking the priesthood also?

Context of Numbers 16:10

8Then Moses said to Korah, “Hear now, you sons of Levi, 9does it seem but a small thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to Himself, to do the service of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them; and that He has brought you near [to Him], Korah and all your brothers, sons of Levi with you? Would you seek the priesthood also? 11Therefore you and all your company are gathered together against the Lord; but as for Aaron, who is he that you murmur against him?” 12Then Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; but they said [defiantly], “We will not come up.

Numbers 16:10 word by word

וַיַּקְרֵב֙ אֹֽתְךָ֔ וְאֶת־כָּל־אַחֶ֥יךָ בְנֵי־לֵוִ֖י אִתָּ֑ךְ וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֖ם גַּם־כְּהֻנָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he hath brought thee nearקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
• and all thy brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
• the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Leviלֵוִיlêvîy · LeviH3878
• with thee: and seekבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• ye the priesthoodכְּהֻנָּהkehûnnâh · priesthoodH3550

Cross-references for Numbers 16:10

• Proverbs 13:10Through pride and presumption come nothing but strife, But [skillful and godly] wisdom is with those who welcome [well-advised] counsel.
• Matthew 20:21And He said to her, “What do you wish?” She answered Him, “Command that in Your kingdom these two sons of mine may sit [in positions of honor and authority] one on Your right and one on Your left.”
• Luke 22:24Now a dispute also arose among them as to which of them was regarded to be the greatest.
• Romans 12:10Be devoted to one another with [authentic] brotherly affection [as members of one family], give preference to one another in honor;
• Philippians 2:3Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit [through factional motives, or strife], but with [an attitude of] humility [being neither arrogant nor self-righteous], regard others as more important than yourselves.
• 3 John 1:9I wrote something to the church; but Diotrephes, who loves to put himself first, does not accept what we say and refuses to recognize my authority.

Commentaries on Numbers 16:10

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Chapters 3–4 describe the special ministry duties of the Levites. Aaron's descendants had the priesthood (3:1–4). The rebels complained against the Lord, not Moses or Aaron.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-115-11. he spake unto Korah and unto all his company--They were first addressed, not only because they were a party headed by his own cousin and Moses might hope to have more influence in that quarter, but because they were stationed near the tabernacle; and especially because an expostulation was the more weighty coming from him who was a Levite himself, and who was excluded along with his family from the priesthood. But to bring the matter to an issue, he…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 16:10

• Aaron
• Ambition
• Conspiracy
• Dathan
• Ingratitude
• Israel
• Meekness
• Minister, Christian
• Moses
• Murmuring
• Reproof
• Treason

In the dictionaries

• Levi
• Levi, Levite
• Matthew, Levi
• Aaron
• Abiram
• Choose
• Close
• Exodus
• Famous
• Renown

Commentaries on Numbers 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings