Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 16:29-35

29Ifאִם־'im-H518theseאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428men dieיְמֻת֣וּןye.mu.TunH4191a natural deathכְּמ֤וֹתke.MotH4194כָּל־kol-H3605הָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120,or if they sufferיִפָּקֵ֖ד עֲלֵיהֶ֑םyi.pa.Ked 'a.lei.HemH6485 H5921the fateוּפְקֻדַּת֙u.fe.ku.DatH6486of allכָּל־kol-H3605menהָ֣אָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120,then the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has notלֹ֥אlo'H3808sent meשְׁלָחָֽנִי׃she.la.Cha.niH7971.

30But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068brings aboutיִבְרָ֣אyiv.Ra'H1254something unprecedentedבְּרִיאָ֞הbe.ri.'AhH1278,and the earthהָאֲדָמָ֤הha.'a.da.MahH127אֶת־'et-H853opensוּפָצְתָ֨הu.fa.tze.TahH6475its mouthפִּ֙יהָ֙pi.haH6310and swallowsוּבָלְעָ֤הu.val.'AhH1104themאֹתָם֙'o.TamH853andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belongs to themso that they go downוְיָרְד֥וּve.ya.re.DuH3381aliveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416into Sheolשְׁאֹ֑לָהshe.'O.lahH7585,then you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045thatכִּ֧יkiH3588theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428אֶת־'et-H853menהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםha.'a.na.ShimH582have treatedנִֽאֲצ֛וּni.'a.TzuH5006the LORD with contemptיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

31וַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961As soon as Moses had finishedכְּכַלֹּת֔וֹke.kha.lo.ToH3615sayingלְדַבֵּ֕רle.da.BerH1696אֵ֥ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּהha.de.va.Rim ha.'E.lehH428 H1697,the groundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834beneath themתַּחְתֵּיהֶֽם׃tach.tei.HemH8478split openוַתִּבָּקַ֥עva.ti.ba.Ka'H1234,

32and the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776אֶת־'et-H853openedוַתִּפְתַּ֤חva.tif.TachH6605its mouthפִּ֔יהָPi.haH6310and swallowedוַתִּבְלַ֥עva.tiv.La'H1104themאֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853their householdsבָּתֵּיהֶ֑םba.tei.HemH1004וְאֵ֤תve.'EtH853—allכָּל־kol-H3605Korah’sלְקֹ֔רַחle.Ko.rachH7141וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853menהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834and allכָּל־kol-H3605their possessionsהָרֲכֽוּשׁ׃ha.ra.KhushH7399.

33Theyהֵ֣םhemH1992went downוַיֵּ֨רְד֜וּvai.Ye.re.DuH3381aliveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416into Sheolשְׁאֹ֑לָהshe.'O.lahH7585with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605they ownedאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834.The earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776closedוַתְּכַ֤סva.te.KhasH3680over themעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921,and they vanishedוַיֹּאבְד֖וּvai.yoe.DuH6fromמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the assemblyהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951.

34At their criesלְקֹלָ֑םle.ko.LamH6963,allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the people of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834werearound themסְבִיבֹתֵיהֶ֖םse.vi.vo.tei.HemH5439fledנָ֣סוּNa.suH5127כִּ֣יkiH3588,sayingאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, “The earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776mayפֶּן־pen-H6435swallow us tooתִּבְלָעֵ֖נוּtiv.la.'E.nuH1104!”

35And fireוְאֵ֥שׁve.'EshH784came forthיָצְאָ֖הya.tze.'AhH3318מֵאֵ֣תme.'EtH854from the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and consumedוַתֹּ֗אכַלva.To.khalH398אֵ֣ת'etH853the 250הַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים וּמָאתַ֙יִם֙ha.cha.mi.Shim u.ma.Ta.yimH2572 H3967menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376who were offeringמַקְרִיבֵ֖יmak.ri.VeiH7126the incenseהַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ פha.ke.To.retH7004.

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