Numbers 16:4

Numbers 16:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:
• New International Version (NIV)When Moses heard this, he fell facedown.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When Moses heard it, he fell on his face,
• New King James Version (NKJV)So when Moses heard it, he fell on his face;

Context of Numbers 16:4

2two hundred fifty prominent Israelite men who were leaders of the community and representatives in the assembly, and they rebelled against Moses. 3They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, “You have gone too far! Everyone in the entire community is holy, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the Lord’s assembly?” When Moses heard this, he fell facedown. 5Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the Lord will reveal who belongs to him, who is set apart, and the one he will let come near him. He will let the one he chooses come near him. 6Korah, you and all your followers are to do this: take firepans, and tomorrow

Numbers 16:4 word by word

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע מֹשֶׁ֔ה וַיִּפֹּ֖ל עַל־פָּנָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• he fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• upon his faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440

Cross-references for Numbers 16:4

• Numbers 16:45“Get away from this community so that I may consume them instantly.” But they fell facedown.
• Numbers 14:5Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown in front of the whole assembly of the Israelite community.
• Numbers 20:6Then Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the doorway of the tent of meeting. They fell facedown, and the glory of the Lord appeared to them.
• Joshua 7:6Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown to the ground before the ark of the Lord until evening, as did the elders of Israel; they all put dust on their heads.

Commentaries on Numbers 16:4

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-7Moses … fell facedown on the ground to pray (compare 14:5; 16:22). Then he challenged Korah and his followers to a test.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face--This attitude of prostration indicated not only his humble and earnest desire that God would interpose to free him from the false and odious imputation, but also his strong sense of the daring sin involved in this proceeding. Whatever feelings may be entertained respecting Aaron, who had formerly headed a sedition himself [Nu 12:1], it is impossible not to sympathize with Moses in this difficult emergency…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 16:4

• Aaron
• Ambition
• Conspiracy
• Dathan
• Israel
• Meekness
• Moses
• Treason

In the dictionaries

• Moses
• Aaron
• Abiram
• Choose
• Close
• Exodus
• Famous
• Renown
• Sign
• Aaron's Rod

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