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Numbers 16:10
10He has brought you and all your fellow Levites near himself, but now you are trying to get the priesthood too.
Numbers 16:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?
- English Standard Version (ESV)and that he has brought you near him, and all your brothers the sons of Levi with you? And would you seek the priesthood also?
- New King James Version (NKJV)and that He has brought you near to Himself, you and all your brethren, the sons of Levi, with you? And are you seeking the priesthood also?
- New Living Translation (NLT)Korah, he has already given this special ministry to you and your fellow Levites. Are you now demanding the priesthood as well?
Context of Numbers 16:10
8Moses also said to Korah, “Now listen, you Levites! 9Isn’t it enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the rest of the Israelite community and brought you near himself to do the work at the Lord’s tabernacle and to stand before the community and minister to them? He has brought you and all your fellow Levites near himself, but now you are trying to get the priesthood too. 11It is against the Lord that you and all your followers have banded together. Who is Aaron that you should grumble against him?” 12Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab. But they said, “We will not come!
Read all of Numbers 16Numbers 16:10 word by word
וַיַּקְרֵב֙ אֹֽתְךָ֔ וְאֶת־כָּל־אַחֶ֥יךָ בְנֵי־לֵוִ֖י אִתָּ֑ךְ וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֖ם גַּם־כְּהֻנָּֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Numbers 16:10
- Proverbs 13:10Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.
- Matthew 20:21“What is it you want?” he asked. She said, “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom.”
- Luke 22:24A dispute also arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest.
- Romans 12:10Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.
- Philippians 2:3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,
- 3 John 1:9I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not welcome us.
Commentaries on Numbers 16:10
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Chapters 3–4 describe the special ministry duties of the Levites. Aaron's descendants had the priesthood (3:1–4). The rebels complained against the Lord, not Moses or Aaron.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-115-11. he spake unto Korah and unto all his company--They were first addressed, not only because they were a party headed by his own cousin and Moses might hope to have more influence in that quarter, but because they were stationed near the tabernacle; and especially because an expostulation was the more weighty coming from him who was a Levite himself, and who was excluded along with his family from the priesthood. But to bring the matter to an issue, he…Read the comment
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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
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