American Standard Version
Numbers 16:10
10and that he hath brought thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee? and seek ye the priesthood also?
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
8And Moses said unto Korah, Hear now, ye sons of Levi: 9seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself, to do the service of the tabernacle of Jehovah, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them; and that he hath brought thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee? and seek ye the priesthood also? 11Therefore thou and all thy company are gathered together against Jehovah: and Aaron, what is he that ye murmur against him? 12And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they said, We will not come up:
Read all of Numbers 16Numbers 16:10 word by word
וַיַּקְרֵב֙ אֹֽתְךָ֔ וְאֶת־כָּל־אַחֶ֥יךָ בְנֵי־לֵוִ֖י אִתָּ֑ךְ וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֖ם גַּם־כְּהֻנָּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Numbers 16:10
- Proverbs 13:10By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.
- Matthew 20:21And he said unto her, What wouldest thou? She saith unto him, Command that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left hand, in thy kingdom.
- Luke 22:24And there arose also a contention among them, which of them was accounted to be greatest.
- Romans 12:10In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;
- Philippians 2:3doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;
- 3 John 1:9I wrote somewhat unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.
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
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- 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
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