Christian Standard Bible
Numbers 16:21
21“Separate yourselves from this community so I may consume them instantly.”
Numbers 16:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.
- New International Version (NIV)“Separate yourselves from this assembly so I can put an end to them at once.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment."
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.”
Context of Numbers 16:21
19After Korah assembled the whole community against them at the entrance to the tent of meeting, the glory of the Lord appeared to the whole community. 20The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, “Separate yourselves from this community so I may consume them instantly.” 22But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “God, God who gives breath to all, when one man sins, will you vent your wrath on the whole community?” 23The Lord replied to Moses,
Read all of Numbers 16Numbers 16:21 word by word
הִבָּ֣דְל֔וּ מִתּ֖וֹךְ הָעֵדָ֣ה הַזֹּ֑את וַאַכַלֶּ֥ה אֹתָ֖ם כְּרָֽגַע׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Numbers 16:21
- Genesis 19:15At daybreak the angels urged Lot on: “Get up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.”
- Jeremiah 5:16Their quiver is like an open grave; they are all warriors.
- Acts 2:40With many other words he testified and strongly urged them, saying, “Be saved from this corrupt generation!”
- 2 Corinthians 6:17Therefore, come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord; do not touch any unclean thing, and I will welcome you.
- Ephesians 5:6Let no one deceive you with empty arguments, for God’s wrath is coming on the disobedient because of these things.
- Revelation 18:4Then I heard another voice from heaven: Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins or receive any of her plagues.
- Numbers 16:45“Get away from this community so that I may consume them instantly.” But they fell facedown.
- Numbers 14:12I will strike them with a plague and destroy them. Then I will make you into a greater and mightier nation than they are.”
- Exodus 32:10Now leave me alone, so that my anger can burn against them and I can destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”
- Exodus 33:5For the Lord said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites: You are a stiff-necked people. If I went up with you for a single moment, I would destroy you. Now take off your jewelry, and I will decide what to do with you.”
- Psalms 73:19How suddenly they become a desolation! They come to an end, swept away by terrors.
- Isaiah 37:36Then the angel of the Lord went out and struck down one hundred eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!
- Hebrews 12:28Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful. By it, we may serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe,
Commentaries on Numbers 16:21
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-22Verses 16-22 The same glory of the Lord that appeared to place Aaron in his office at first, Le 9:23, now appeared to confirm him in it; and to confound those who set up against him. Nothing is more terrible to those who are conscious of guilt, than the appearance of the Divine glory. See how dangerous it is to have fellowship with sinners, and to partake with them. Though the people had treacherously deserted them, yet Moses and Aaron approved themselves…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-22At the height of the rebellion, the Lord intervened to save Moses and Aaron. Moses and Aaron then prayed for the people.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2120-21. the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying, Separate yourselves from among this congregation--Curiosity to witness the exciting spectacle attracted a vast concourse of the people, and it would seem that the popular mind had been incited to evil by the clamors of the mutineers against Moses and Aaron. There was something in their behavior very offensive to God; for after His glory had appeared--as at the installation of Aaron (Le 9:23), so now for…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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