New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 16:29-35

29Ifאִם־'im-H518theseH428menH428dieיְמֻת֣וּןye.mu.TunH4191the deathכְּמ֤וֹתke.MotH4194of allכָּל־kol-H3605mankindהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120, orif they sufferיִפָּקֵ֖דyi.pa.KedH6485thefateוּפְקֻדַּת֙u.fe.ku.DatH6486of allכָּל־kol-H3605mankindהָ֣אָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120, thenthe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has not sentשְׁלָחָֽנִי׃she.la.Cha.niH7971me.

30Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068bringsH1254aboutH1254an entirelyH1278newH1278thingH1278and the groundהָאֲדָמָ֤הha.'a.da.MahH127opensוּפָצְתָ֨הu.fa.tze.TahH6475its mouthפִּ֙יהָ֙pi.haH6310and swallowsוּבָלְעָ֤הu.val.'AhH1104them with everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that is theirsH1992, and theydescendוְיָרְד֥וּve.ya.re.DuH3381aliveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416intoSheolשְׁאֹ֑לָהshe.'O.lahH7585,then you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menH376have beenH5006disrespectfulH5006to the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

31And as he finishedכְּכַלֹּת֔וֹke.kha.lo.ToH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֕רle.da.BerH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,the groundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127that was underתַּחְתֵּיהֶֽם׃tach.tei.HemH8478them splitוַתִּבָּקַ֥עva.ti.ba.Ka'H1234openH1234;

32andthe earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776openedוַתִּפְתַּ֤חva.tif.TachH6605its mouthפִּ֔יהָPi.haH6310and swallowedוַתִּבְלַ֥עva.tiv.La'H1104them, their householdsבָּתֵּיהֶ֑םba.tei.HemH1004, andallכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belonged to Korahלְקֹ֔רַחle.Ko.rachH7141with allכָּל־kol-H3605theirpossessionsהָרֲכֽוּשׁ׃ha.ra.KhushH7399.

33So they and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that belonged to them wentH3381downוַיֵּ֨רְד֜וּvai.Ye.re.DuH3381aliveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416toSheolשְׁאֹ֑לָהshe.'O.lahH7585;and the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776closedוַתְּכַ֤סva.te.KhasH3680overעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921them, and they perishedוַיֹּאבְד֖וּvai.yoe.DuH6from the midstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the assemblyהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951.

34Then allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834werearoundסְבִיבֹתֵיהֶ֖םse.vi.vo.tei.HemH5439them fledנָ֣סוּNa.suH5127at theiroutcryלְקֹלָ֑םle.ko.LamH6963,for they saidאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, “The earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776might swallowתִּבְלָעֵ֖נוּtiv.la.'E.nuH1104us!”

35Fireוְאֵ֥שׁve.'EshH784also cameH3318outH3318from the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and consumedוַתֹּ֗אכַלva.To.khalH398the250הַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים וּמָאתַ֙יִם֙ha.cha.mi.Shim u.ma.Ta.yimH3967 H2572menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376who were offeringמַקְרִיבֵ֖יmak.ri.VeiH7126the incenseהַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ פha.ke.To.retH7004.

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