Numbers 16:24

Numbers 16:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
• New International Version (NIV)“Say to the assembly, ‘Move away from the tents of Korah, Dathan and Abiram.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Say to the congregation, Get away from the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram."
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Speak to the congregation, saying, ‘Get away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.’ ”

Context of Numbers 16:24

22Then they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all people, will you be angry with the whole community when only one man sins?” 23So the Lord spoke to Moses: “Tell the community: ‘Get away from around the homes of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.’” 25Then Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel went after him. 26And he said to the community, “Move away from the tents of these wicked men, and do not touch anything they have, lest you be destroyed because of all their sins.”

Numbers 16:24 word by word

דַּבֵּ֥ר אֶל־הָעֵדָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר הֵֽעָלוּ֙ מִסָּבִ֔יב לְמִשְׁכַּן־קֹ֖רַח דָּתָ֥ן וַאֲבִירָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto the congregationעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Get you upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• from aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
• of Korahקֹ֫רַחqôrach · KorahH7141
• Dathanדָּתָןdâthân · DathanH1885
• and Abiramאֲבִירָם'ăbîyrâm · AbiramH48

Cross-references for Numbers 16:24

• Numbers 16:21“Separate yourselves from among this community, that I may consume them in an instant.”

Commentaries on Numbers 16:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24The tent, “the tabernacle” of Korah, as a Kohathite, stood on the south side of the tabernacle of the Lord; and those of Dathan and Abiram, as Reubenites, in the outer line of encampment on the same side. Yet though the tents of these three were thus contiguous, they did not share the same fate. Korah and his company who dared to intrude themselves on the priestly office were destroyed by fire from the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the Lord…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. 21-26The Lord threatened to destroy the entire community because of widespread sin (compare Genesis 18:16–33). Moses and Aaron prayed to limit the Lord's judgment to those guilty of this specific rebellion.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-2624-26. Speak unto the congregation, ... Get you up from about the tabernacle--Moses was attended in the execution of this mission by the elders. The united and urgent entreaties of so many dignified personages produced the desired effect of convincing the people of their crime, and of withdrawing them from the company of men who were doomed to destruction, lest, being partakers of their sins, they should perish along with them.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 16:24

• Ambition
• Company
• Conspiracy
• Dathan
• Incense
• Israel
• Treason

In the dictionaries

• Korah
• Korah, Korahite
• Aaron
• Abiram
• Choose
• Close
• Exodus
• Famous
• Renown
• Sign

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