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

2These four men were joined by 250 Israelite men, well-known leaders of the community, chosen by the assembly. 3They came together to confront Moses and Aaron and said to them, “You’ve gone far enough! Everyone in the whole community is holy, and the Lord is among them. Why do you set yourselves above the Lord’s assembly?” As soon as Moses heard this, he bowed with his face touching the ground. 5Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “In the morning the Lord will show who belongs to him, who is holy, and who it is that he will allow to come near him. Only the person the Lord chooses will be allowed to come near him. 6Korah, you and all your followers must do this tomorrow: Take incense burners,

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 these people, and let me destroy them in an instant!” Immediately, they bowed with their faces touching the ground.
• Numbers 14:5Immediately, Moses and Aaron bowed with their faces touching the ground in front of the whole community of Israel assembled there.
• Numbers 20:6Moses and Aaron went from the assembly to the entrance of the tent of meeting. Immediately, they bowed with their faces touching the ground, and the glory of the Lord appeared to them.
• Joshua 7:6Joshua and the leaders of Israel tore their clothes in grief. They put dust on their heads and bowed down to the ground in front of the Lord’s ark. They stayed there until evening.

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