Numbers 26:10

Numbers 26:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign.
• New International Version (NIV)The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire devoured the 250 men. And they served as a warning sign.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, when the fire devoured 250 men, and they became a warning.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up together with Korah when that company died, when the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men; and they became a sign.

Context of Numbers 26:10

8Now the son of Pallu was Eliab, 9and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who rebelled against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the LORD. And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign. 11However, the line of Korah did not die out. 12These were the descendants of Simeon by their clans: The Nemuelite clan from Nemuel, the Jaminite clan from Jamin, the Jachinite clan from Jachin,

Numbers 26:10 word by word

וַתִּפְתַּ֨ח הָאָ֜רֶץ אֶת־פִּ֗יהָ וַתִּבְלַ֥ע אֹתָ֛ם וְאֶת־קֹ֖רַח בְּמ֣וֹת הָעֵדָ֑ה בַּאֲכֹ֣ל הָאֵ֗שׁ אֵ֣ת חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים וּמָאתַ֙יִם֙ אִ֔ישׁ וַיִּהְי֖וּ לְנֵֽס׃Read the interlinear

• And the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• openedפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• its mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• and swallowedבָּלַעbâla‛ · to swallow upH1104
• along with Korahקֹ֫רַחqôrach · KorahH7141
• whose followersעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
• diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• when the fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• consumedאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• 250חֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
• 250מֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• They serveהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• as a warning signנֵסnês · ensignH5251

Cross-references for Numbers 26:10

• Numbers 16:27So they moved away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Meanwhile, Dathan and Abiram had come out and stood at the entrances to their tents with their wives and children and infants.
• Numbers 16:31As soon as Moses had finished saying all this, the ground beneath them split open,
• Numbers 16:5Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one He chooses He will bring near to Himself.
• Exodus 6:24The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These were the clans of the Korahites.
• 1 Chronicles 6:22The descendants of Kohath:
• Psalms 42:1As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
• Psalms 44:1We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.
• Psalms 45:1My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

Commentaries on Numbers 26:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Together with Korah - The Samaritan text does not intimate that Korah was swallowed up, but that he was burnt, as appears in fact to have been the case. And the earth swallowed them up, what time that company died; and the fire devoured Korah with the two hundred and fifty men, who became a sign.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Together with Korah - i. e., they were engulfed at the same time that Korah perished, for Korah himself appears to bare died among the two hundred and fifty incense offerers at the door of the tabernacle, not with Dathan and Abiram (compare Numbers 16:32 note).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-11the line of Korah did not die out: See study note on 16:31–33 for more information.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah--rather, "the things of Korah." (See on Nu 16:35; compare Psa 106:17).Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 26:10

• Abiram
• Korah

In the dictionaries

• Korah
• Korah, Korahite
• Inheritance
• Lot
• Silly
• Abiram
• Chronology of the New Testament
• Dathan
• Dathema
• Discrepancies, Biblical

Commentaries on Numbers 26

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings