God’s Word Translation
Numbers 16:49
49Still, 14,700 died from the plague in addition to those who had died because of Korah.
Numbers 16:49 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.
- New International Version (NIV)But 14,700 people died from the plague, in addition to those who had died because of Korah.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now those who died in the plague were 14,700, besides those who died in the affair of Korah.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now those who died in the plague were fourteen thousand seven hundred, besides those who died in the Korah incident.
Context of Numbers 16:49
47Aaron took his incense burner, as Moses told him, and ran into the middle of the assembly, because the plague had already begun among the people. He put incense on the incense burner to make peace with the Lord for the people. 48He stood between those who had died and those who were still alive, and the plague stopped. Still, 14,700 died from the plague in addition to those who had died because of Korah. 50By the time Aaron came back to Moses at the entrance to the tent of meeting, the plague had stopped.
Read all of Numbers 16Numbers 16:49 word by word
וַיִּהְי֗וּ הַמֵּתִים֙ בַּמַּגֵּפָ֔ה אַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֛ר אֶ֖לֶף וּשְׁבַ֣ע מֵא֑וֹת מִלְּבַ֥ד הַמֵּתִ֖ים עַל־דְּבַר־קֹֽרַח׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Now they that diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
- in the plagueמַגֵּפָהmaggêphâh · plagueH4046
- were fourteenעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
- were fourteenאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
- thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
- and sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
- hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
- about the matterדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
- of Korahקֹ֫רַחqôrach · KorahH7141
Cross-references for Numbers 16:49
- Numbers 16:32and the earth opened up to swallow them, their families, the followers of Korah, and all their property.
- Numbers 25:9However, 24,000 people died from that plague.
- 1 Chronicles 21:14So the Lord sent a plague on Israel, and 70,000 Israelites died.
- Hebrews 2:1For this reason we must pay closer attention to what we have heard. Then we won’t drift away ⌞from the truth⌟.
- Hebrews 10:28If two or three witnesses accused someone of rejecting Moses’ Teachings, that person was shown no mercy as he was executed.
- Hebrews 12:25Be careful that you do not refuse to listen when God speaks. Your ancestors didn’t escape when they refused to listen to God, who warned them on earth. We certainly won’t escape if we turn away from God, who warns us from heaven.
Commentaries on Numbers 16:49
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-50Verses 41-50 The gaping earth was scarcely closed, before the same sins are again committed, and all these warnings slighted. They called the rebels the people of the Lord; and find fault with Divine justice. The obstinacy of Israel notwithstanding the terrors of God's law, as given on mount Sinai, and the terrors of his judgments, shows how necessary the grace of God is to change men's hearts and lives. Love will do what fear cannot. Moses and Aaron…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 46-50Moses and Aaron quickly acted to save the Israelites from God's anger. Aaron used an incense burner with hot coals among the people to stop the plague.Read the comment
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- 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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