Numbers 16:34

Numbers 16:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.
• New International Version (NIV)At their cries, all the Israelites around them fled, shouting, “The earth is going to swallow us too!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, "Lest the earth swallow us up!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up also!”

Context of Numbers 16:34

32and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, and all the people who belonged to Korah with all their possessions. 33So they and all that belonged to them went down alive to Sheol; and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly. Then all Israel who were around them fled at their outcry, for they said, “The earth might swallow us!” 35Fire also came out from the Lord and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense. 36Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Numbers 16:34 word by word

וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֲשֶׁ֛ר סְבִיבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם נָ֣סוּ לְקֹלָ֑ם כִּ֣י אָֽמְר֔וּ פֶּן־תִּבְלָעֵ֖נוּ הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

• Then allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• aroundסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• them fledנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• outcryקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• for they saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• The earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• might swallowבָּלַעbâla‛ · to swallow upH1104

Cross-references for Numbers 16:34

• Isaiah 33:3At the sound of a roar, peoples flee; At the lifting up of Yourself, nations disperse.
• Zechariah 14:5And you will flee by the valley of My mountains, for the valley of the mountains will reach to Azel; yes, you will flee just as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the Lord, my God, will come, and all the holy ones with Him!
• Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth and the eminent people, and the commanders and the wealthy and the strong, and every slave and free person hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains;
• Numbers 17:12Then the sons of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Behold, we are passing away, we are perishing, we are all perishing!

Commentaries on Numbers 16:34

• 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. 34-35The 250 Israelite leaders tried to offer incense even though they were not priests. Their fate was like that of Nadab and Abihu, who also offered unauthorized fire before the Lord (Leviticus 10:1–2). They also shared the same judgment as those who complained about the hardships in the wilderness (Numbers 11:1; compare 2 Kings 1:10).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

Topics related to Numbers 16:34

• Ambition
• Conspiracy
• Dathan
• Incense
• Israel
• Miracles

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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