Numbers 16:4

Numbers 16:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:
• English Standard Version (ESV)When Moses heard it, he fell on his face,
• New King James Version (NKJV)So when Moses heard it, he fell on his face;
• New Living Translation (NLT)When Moses heard what they were saying, he fell face down on the ground.

Context of Numbers 16:4

2and rose up against Moses. With them were 250 Israelite men, well-known community leaders who had been appointed members of the council. 3They came as a group to oppose Moses and Aaron and said to them, “You have gone too far! The whole community is holy, every one of them, and the Lord is with them. Why then do you set yourselves above the Lord’s assembly?” When Moses heard this, he fell facedown. 5Then he said to Korah and all his followers: “In the morning the Lord will show who belongs to him and who is holy, and he will have that person come near him. The man he chooses he will cause to come near him. 6You, Korah, and all your followers are to do this: Take censers

Numbers 16:4 word by word

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע מֹשֶׁ֔ה וַיִּפֹּ֖ל עַל־פָּנָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• he fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• upon his faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440

Cross-references for Numbers 16:4

• Numbers 16:45“Get away from this assembly so I can put an end to them at once.” And they fell facedown.
• Numbers 14:5Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown in front of the whole Israelite assembly gathered there.
• Numbers 20:6Moses and Aaron went from the assembly to the entrance to the tent of meeting and fell facedown, and the glory of the Lord appeared to them.
• Joshua 7:6Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown to the ground before the ark of the Lord, remaining there till evening. The elders of Israel did the same, and sprinkled dust on their heads.

Commentaries on Numbers 16:4

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-7Moses … fell facedown on the ground to pray (compare 14:5; 16:22). Then he challenged Korah and his followers to a test.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face--This attitude of prostration indicated not only his humble and earnest desire that God would interpose to free him from the false and odious imputation, but also his strong sense of the daring sin involved in this proceeding. Whatever feelings may be entertained respecting Aaron, who had formerly headed a sedition himself [Nu 12:1], it is impossible not to sympathize with Moses in this difficult emergency…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 16:4

• Aaron
• Ambition
• Conspiracy
• Dathan
• Israel
• Meekness
• Moses
• Treason

In the dictionaries

• Moses
• Aaron
• Abiram
• Choose
• Close
• Exodus
• Famous
• Renown
• Sign
• Aaron's Rod

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