Christian Standard Bible
Numbers 16:10
10He has brought you near, and all your fellow Levites who are with you, but you are pursuing the priesthood as well.
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
8Moses also told Korah, “Now listen, Levites! 9Isn’t it enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the Israelite community to bring you near to himself, to perform the work at the Lord’s tabernacle, and to stand before the community to minister to them? He has brought you near, and all your fellow Levites who are with you, but you are pursuing the priesthood as well. 11Therefore, it is you and all your followers who have conspired against the Lord! As for Aaron, who is he that you should complain about him?” 12Moses sent for Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come!
Read all of Numbers 16Numbers 16:10 word by word
וַיַּקְרֵב֙ אֹֽתְךָ֔ וְאֶת־כָּל־אַחֶ֥יךָ בְנֵי־לֵוִ֖י אִתָּ֑ךְ וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֖ם גַּם־כְּהֻנָּֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Numbers 16:10
- Proverbs 13:10Arrogance leads to nothing but strife, but wisdom is gained by those who take advice.
- Matthew 20:21“What do you want?” he asked her. “Promise,” she said to him, “that these two sons of mine may sit, one on your right and the other on your left, in your kingdom.”
- Luke 22:24Then a dispute also arose among them about who should be considered the greatest.
- Romans 12:10Love one another deeply as brothers and sisters. Take the lead in honoring one another.
- Philippians 2:3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.
- 3 John 1:9I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have first place among them, does not receive our 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
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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
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