Numbers 16:34

Numbers 16:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.
• New International Version (NIV)At their cries, all the Israelites around them fled, shouting, “The earth is going to swallow us too!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, "Lest the earth swallow us up!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up also!”

Context of Numbers 16:34

32and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions. 33They went down alive into Sheol with all they owned. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly. At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled, saying, “The earth may swallow us too!” 35And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense. 36Then the LORD said to Moses,

Numbers 16:34 word by word

וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֲשֶׁ֛ר סְבִיבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם נָ֣סוּ לְקֹלָ֑ם כִּ֣י אָֽמְר֔וּ פֶּן־תִּבְלָעֵ֖נוּ הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

• At their criesקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the people of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• around themסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• fledנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• ·כִּיkîy · forH3588
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• The earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• mayפֶּן־pên · lestH6435
• swallow us tooבָּלַעbâla‛ · to swallow upH1104

Cross-references for Numbers 16:34

• Isaiah 33:3The peoples flee the thunder of Your voice; the nations scatter when You rise.
• Zechariah 14:5You will flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him.
• Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
• Numbers 17:12Then the Israelites declared to Moses, “Look, we are perishing! We are lost; we are all lost!

Commentaries on Numbers 16:34

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-34Verses 23-34 The seventy elders of Israel attend Moses. It is our duty to do what we can to countenance and support lawful authority when it is opposed. And those who would not perish with sinners, must come out from among them, and be separate. It was in answer to the prayer of Moses, that God stirred up the hearts of the congregation to remove for their own safety. Grace to separate from evil-doers is one of the things that accompany salvation. God, in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34-35The 250 Israelite leaders tried to offer incense even though they were not priests. Their fate was like that of Nadab and Abihu, who also offered unauthorized fire before the Lord (Leviticus 10:1–2). They also shared the same judgment as those who complained about the hardships in the wilderness (Numbers 11:1; compare 2 Kings 1:10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-3428-34. Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the Lord hath sent me to do all these works--The awful catastrophe of the earthquake which, as predicted by Moses, swallowed up those impious rebels in a living tomb, gave the divine attestation to the mission of Moses and struck the spectators with solemn awe.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 16:34

• Ambition
• Conspiracy
• Dathan
• Incense
• Israel
• Miracles

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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