King James Version
Numbers 16:32
32And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
Numbers 16:32 in other versions
- New International Version (NIV)and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households, and all those associated with Korah, together with their possessions.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and all the people who belonged to Korah and all their goods.
- New King James Version (NKJV)and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and all the men with Korah, with all their goods.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The earth opened its mouth and swallowed the men, along with their households and all their followers who were standing with them, and everything they owned.
Context of Numbers 16:32
30But if the Lord make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the Lord. 31And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them: And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods. 33They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation. 34And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.
Read all of Numbers 16Numbers 16:32 word by word
וַתִּפְתַּ֤ח הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ אֶת־פִּ֔יהָ וַתִּבְלַ֥ע אֹתָ֖ם וְאֶת־בָּתֵּיהֶ֑ם וְאֵ֤ת כָּל־הָאָדָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְקֹ֔רַח וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־הָרֲכֽוּשׁ׃Read the interlinear
- And the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
- openedפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
- her mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
- and swallowed them upבָּלַעbâla‛ · to swallow upH1104
- and their housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- and all the menאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
- unto Korahקֹ֫רַחqôrach · KorahH7141
- goodsרְכוּשׁrekûsh rekûsh · propertyH7399
Cross-references for Numbers 16:32
- Numbers 16:30But if the Lord make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the Lord.
- Genesis 4:11And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;
- Isaiah 5:14Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.
- Revelation 12:16And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
- Numbers 16:17And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the Lord every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer.
- Numbers 26:11Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not.
- Numbers 27:3Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the Lord in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons.
- 1 Chronicles 6:22The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
- Psalms 84:1How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!
- Psalms 85:1Lord, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
- Psalms 88:1O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
Commentaries on Numbers 16:32
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32All the men - Not his sons (see Numbers 26:11), but all belonging to him who had associated themselves with him in this rebellion.Read the comment
- 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. 31-33Korah’s sons did not die at this time (26:10–11). Later, his descendants became gatekeepers and musicians in the temple (1 Chronicles 9:19, 31; 26:19; 2 Chronicles 20:19; see the titles of Psalms 42; 45–49; 84–85; 87–88).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
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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
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