New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 16:29-35

29If these men die 1the death of all men or 2if they suffer the 3fate of all men, then the Lord has not sent me. 30But 4if the Lord 5brings about an entirely new thing and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that is theirs, and they 6descend alive into 7Sheol, then you will understand that these men have spurned the Lord.”

31As he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split open; 32and 8the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, and their households, and 9all the men who belonged to Korah with their possessions. 33So they and all that belonged to them went down alive to 10Sheol; and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly. 34All Israel who were around them fled at their 11outcry, for they said, “The earth may swallow us up!” 35 12Fire also came forth from the Lord and consumed the 13two hundred and fifty men who were offering the incense.

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Notes

1. Numbers 16:29 Lit like the death ↩
2. Numbers 16:29 Lit the visitation of all men be visited upon them ↩
3. Numbers 16:29 Eccl 3:19 ↩
4. Numbers 16:30 Job 31:2, 3 ↩
5. Numbers 16:30 Lit creates a new creation ↩
6. Numbers 16:30 Ps 55:15 ↩
7. Numbers 16:30 I.e. the nether world ↩
8. Numbers 16:32 Num 26:10; Deut 11:6; Ps 106:17 ↩
9. Numbers 16:32 Num 26:11 ↩
10. Numbers 16:33 I.e. the nether world ↩
11. Numbers 16:34 Or voice ↩
12. Numbers 16:35 Num 11:1-3; 26:10 ↩
13. Numbers 16:35 Num 16:2 ↩

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