Numbers 26:10

Numbers 26:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign.
• New International Version (NIV)The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire devoured the 250 men. And they served as a warning sign.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, when the fire devoured 250 men, and they became a warning.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up together with Korah when that company died, when the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men; and they became a sign.

Context of Numbers 26:10

8The son of Pallu: Eliab. 9The sons of Eliab: Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram who were called by the congregation, who contended against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they contended against the Lord, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up along with Korah, when that company died, when the fire devoured 250 men, so that they became a warning. 11The sons of Korah, however, did not die. 12The sons of Simeon according to their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites;

Numbers 26:10 word by word

וַתִּפְתַּ֨ח הָאָ֜רֶץ אֶת־פִּ֗יהָ וַתִּבְלַ֥ע אֹתָ֛ם וְאֶת־קֹ֖רַח בְּמ֣וֹת הָעֵדָ֑ה בַּאֲכֹ֣ל הָאֵ֗שׁ אֵ֣ת חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים וּמָאתַ֙יִם֙ אִ֔ישׁ וַיִּהְי֖וּ לְנֵֽס׃Read the interlinear

• the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• openedפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• its mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• and swallowedבָּלַעbâla‛ · to swallow upH1104
• them up along with Korahקֹ֫רַחqôrach · KorahH7141
• when that companyעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
• diedמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
• when the fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• devouredאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• 250חֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
• 250מֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• so that they becameהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• warningנֵסnês · ensignH5251

Cross-references for Numbers 26:10

• Numbers 16:27So they got back from around the dwellings of Korah, Dathan and Abiram; and Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the doorway of their tents, along with their wives and their sons and their little ones.
• Numbers 16:31As he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split open;
• Numbers 16:5and he spoke to Korah and all his company, saying, “Tomorrow morning the Lord will show who is His, and who is holy, and will bring him near to Himself; even the one whom He will choose, He will bring near to Himself.
• Exodus 6:24The sons of Korah: Assir and Elkanah and Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites.
• 1 Chronicles 6:22The sons of Kohath were Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
• Psalms 42:1As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, O God.
• Psalms 44:1O God, we have heard with our ears, Our fathers have told us The work that You did in their days, In the days of old.
• Psalms 45:1My heart overflows with a good theme; I address my verses to the King; My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

Commentaries on Numbers 26:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Together with Korah - The Samaritan text does not intimate that Korah was swallowed up, but that he was burnt, as appears in fact to have been the case. And the earth swallowed them up, what time that company died; and the fire devoured Korah with the two hundred and fifty men, who became a sign.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Together with Korah - i. e., they were engulfed at the same time that Korah perished, for Korah himself appears to bare died among the two hundred and fifty incense offerers at the door of the tabernacle, not with Dathan and Abiram (compare Numbers 16:32 note).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-11the line of Korah did not die out: See study note on 16:31–33 for more information.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah--rather, "the things of Korah." (See on Nu 16:35; compare Psa 106:17).Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 26:10

• Abiram
• Korah

In the dictionaries

• Korah
• Korah, Korahite
• Inheritance
• Lot
• Silly
• Abiram
• Chronology of the New Testament
• Dathan
• Dathema
• Discrepancies, Biblical

Commentaries on Numbers 26

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings