Numbers 26:10

Numbers 26:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign.
• New International Version (NIV)The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire devoured the 250 men. And they served as a warning sign.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, when the fire devoured 250 men, and they became a warning.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up together with Korah when that company died, when the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men; and they became a sign.

Context of Numbers 26:10

8The son of Pallu was Eliab. 9The sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. (It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the community, who fought against Moses and Aaron; they and Korah’s followers fought against the Lord. The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them with Korah, when his followers died and the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign. 11The sons of Korah, however, did not die.) 12Simeon’s descendants by their clans: the Nemuelite clan from Nemuel; the Jaminite clan from Jamin; the Jachinite clan from Jachin;

Numbers 26:10 word by word

וַתִּפְתַּ֨ח הָאָ֜רֶץ אֶת־פִּ֗יהָ וַתִּבְלַ֥ע אֹתָ֛ם וְאֶת־קֹ֖רַח בְּמ֣וֹת הָעֵדָ֑ה בַּאֲכֹ֣ל הָאֵ֗שׁ אֵ֣ת חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים וּמָאתַ֙יִם֙ אִ֔ישׁ וַיִּהְי֖וּ לְנֵֽס׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• openedפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• her mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• and swallowed them upבָּלַעbâla‛ · to swallow upH1104
• together with Korahקֹ֫רַחqôrach · KorahH7141
• when that companyעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
• diedמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
• what time the fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• devouredאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• two hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• and fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• and they became a signנֵסnês · ensignH5251

Cross-references for Numbers 26:10

• Numbers 16:27So 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.
• Numbers 16:31Just as he finished speaking all these words, the ground beneath them split open.
• Numbers 16:5Then 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.
• Exodus 6:24The sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These are the clans of the Korahites.
• 1 Chronicles 6:22Kohath’s sons: his son Amminadab, his son Korah, his son Assir,
• Psalms 42:1As a deer longs for flowing streams, so I long for you, God.
• Psalms 44:1God, we have heard with our ears — our ancestors have told us — the work you accomplished in their days, in days long ago:
• Psalms 45:1My heart is moved by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

Commentaries on Numbers 26:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Together with Korah - The Samaritan text does not intimate that Korah was swallowed up, but that he was burnt, as appears in fact to have been the case. And the earth swallowed them up, what time that company died; and the fire devoured Korah with the two hundred and fifty men, who became a sign.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Together with Korah - i. e., they were engulfed at the same time that Korah perished, for Korah himself appears to bare died among the two hundred and fifty incense offerers at the door of the tabernacle, not with Dathan and Abiram (compare Numbers 16:32 note).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-11the line of Korah did not die out: See study note on 16:31–33 for more information.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah--rather, "the things of Korah." (See on Nu 16:35; compare Psa 106:17).Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 26:10

• Abiram
• Korah

In the dictionaries

• Korah
• Korah, Korahite
• Inheritance
• Lot
• Silly
• Abiram
• Chronology of the New Testament
• Dathan
• Dathema
• Discrepancies, Biblical

Commentaries on Numbers 26

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings