Numbers 16:29

Numbers 16:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the Lord hath not sent me.
• New International Version (NIV)If these men die a natural death and suffer the fate of all mankind, then the Lord has not sent me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If these men die as all men die, or if they are visited by the fate of all mankind, then the Lord has not sent me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)If these men die naturally like all men, or if they are visited by the common fate of all men, then the Lord has not sent me.

Context of Numbers 16:29

27So the people moved away from the tents of Korah, Dathan and Abiram. Dathan and Abiram were standing with their wives, babies and children at the doors of their tents. 28Then Moses said to the people, ‘Now you will know that the Lord has chosen me to lead you. He has told me to do this. It was not my own idea. This is how you will know. If these men die in a usual way, as all men will die one day, then the Lord did not choose me. 30But if the Lord causes something new to happen to these men, you will know that they have turned against him. For example, a hole might appear in the ground so that these men fall into it. They might fall down into their own graves while they are still alive. If that happens to them and to all that belongs to them, then you will know that the Lord has punished them.’ 31When Moses finished speaking, a hole opened in the ground.

Numbers 16:29 word by word

אִם־כְּמ֤וֹת כָּל־הָֽאָדָם֙ יְמֻת֣וּן אֵ֔לֶּה וּפְקֻדַּת֙ כָּל־הָ֣אָדָ֔ם יִפָּקֵ֖ד עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם לֹ֥א יְהוָ֖ה שְׁלָחָֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• If these men dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• the common deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
• of all menאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• or if they be visitedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: visitH6485
• after the visitationפְּקֻדָּהpeqûddâh · punishmentH6486
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath not sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971

Cross-references for Numbers 16:29

• Exodus 20:5You must not bend down your head to any idol or worship it. I am the Lord your God and I want you to belong to me alone. I will punish children because of the bad things that their fathers have done. I will also punish their children and their grandchildren too. That is how I will punish everyone who turns against me.
• Exodus 32:34Now go! Lead the Israelites to the place that I have told you about. My angel will go in front of you. But on the day for punishment, I will certainly punish them for their sin.’
• Job 35:15You also say that God does not become angry with people who do wrong things. You say that he does not punish bad people.
• Isaiah 10:3It will be bad for you on the day when God comes to judge people. You will not escape the punishment that he will bring from far away. There will be nobody to help you. There will be no safe place to hide your valuable things.
• Jeremiah 5:9The Lord says this: ‘I must punish them for what they have done. I will pay back this wicked nation for their sins.’
• Lamentations 4:22God has finished punishing Zion's people. He will let them return to their homes soon. But you, Edom's people, God will certainly punish you. He will discover everything that you have done wrong.
• 1 Kings 22:28Micaiah said, ‘If you do return safely, it will show that I have not spoken the Lord's message.’ Then he said to all the people who were there, ‘Remember what I have said to King Ahab!’
• 2 Chronicles 18:27Micaiah said, ‘If you do return safely, it will show that I have not spoken the Lord's message.’ Then he said to all the people who were there, ‘Remember what I have said to King Ahab!’

Commentaries on Numbers 16:29

• 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. 28-30Moses believed that God would deliver justice, and God did so (16:31–35; compare 1 Kings 18:18–40). into Sheol: This was the place of the dead in the Old Testament. Sheol describes the realm where people go after death (see 1 Samuel 2:6; 2 Samuel 22:5–6; Job 3:20–22; Psalm 16:10; Acts 2:27–33; 1 Corinthians 15:15; Revelation 20:13–14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-3428-34. Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the Lord hath sent me to do all these works--The awful catastrophe of the earthquake which, as predicted by Moses, swallowed up those impious rebels in a living tomb, gave the divine attestation to the mission of Moses and struck the spectators with solemn awe.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 16:29

• Ambition
• Conspiracy
• Dathan
• Faith
• Incense
• Israel
• Miracles
• Prophets
• Treason

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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