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Numbers 16:26
26He warned the community, “Get away now from the tents of these wicked men. Don’t touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”
Numbers 16:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.
- New International Version (NIV)He warned the assembly, “Move back from the tents of these wicked men! Do not touch anything belonging to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he spoke to the congregation, saying, "Depart, please, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be swept away with all their sins."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart now from the tents of these wicked men! Touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins.”
Context of Numbers 16:26
24“Tell the community: Get away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.” 25Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him. He warned the community, “Get away now from the tents of these wicked men. Don’t touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.” 27So they got away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Meanwhile, Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the entrance of their tents with their wives, children, and infants. 28Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the Lord sent me to do all these things and that it was not of my own will:
Read all of Numbers 16Numbers 16:26 word by word
וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר אֶל־הָעֵדָ֜ה לֵאמֹ֗ר ס֣וּרוּ נָ֡א מֵעַל֩ אָהֳלֵ֨י הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים הָֽרְשָׁעִים֙ הָאֵ֔לֶּה וְאַֽל־תִּגְּע֖וּ בְּכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָהֶ֑ם פֶּן־תִּסָּפ֖וּ בְּכָל־חַטֹּאתָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And he spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- unto the congregationעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
- sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Departסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: departH5493
- I pray you, from the tentsאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
- of these wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
- menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
- and touchנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
- nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumedסָפָהsâphâh · to snatchH5595
- in all their sinsחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
Cross-references for Numbers 16:26
- Leviticus 16:21Aaron will lay both his hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the Israelites’ iniquities and rebellious acts — all their sins. He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness by the man appointed for the task.
- Genesis 19:12Then the angels said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here: a son-in-law, your sons and daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of this place,
- Deuteronomy 13:17Nothing set apart for destruction is to remain in your hand, so that the Lord will turn from his burning anger and grant you mercy, show you compassion, and multiply you as he swore to your ancestors.
- Isaiah 52:11Leave, leave, go out from there! Do not touch anything unclean; go out from her, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the Lord.
- Matthew 10:14If anyone does not welcome you or listen to your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that house or town.
- Acts 8:20But Peter told him, “May your silver be destroyed with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
- Acts 13:51But Paul and Barnabas shook the dust off their feet against them and went to Iconium.
- 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.
- 1 Timothy 5:22Don’t be too quick to appoint anyone as an elder, and don’t share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
- 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.
Commentaries on Numbers 16:26
- 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. 26Do not touch anything that belongs to them: These men and their belongings were now "set apart for destruction" (see Leviticus 27:28–29; compare Deuteronomy 7:26; 13:17; Joshua 6:18; 7:1–26).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-2624-26. Speak unto the congregation, ... Get you up from about the tabernacle--Moses was attended in the execution of this mission by the elders. The united and urgent entreaties of so many dignified personages produced the desired effect of convincing the people of their crime, and of withdrawing them from the company of men who were doomed to destruction, lest, being partakers of their sins, they should perish along with them.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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