Numbers 16:29

Numbers 16:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the Lord hath not sent me.
• New International Version (NIV)If these men die a natural death and suffer the fate of all mankind, then the Lord has not sent me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If these men die as all men die, or if they are visited by the fate of all mankind, then the Lord has not sent me.
• New Living Translation (NLT)If these men die a natural death, or if nothing unusual happens, then the Lord has not sent me.

Context of Numbers 16:29

27So they got away from around the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram; and Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the door of their tents, with their wives, their sons, and their little children. 28And Moses said: “By this you shall know that the Lord has sent me to do all these works, for I have not done them of my own will. If these men die naturally like all men, or if they are visited by the common fate of all men, then the Lord has not sent me. 30But if the Lord creates a new thing, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that belongs to them, and they go down alive into the pit, then you will understand that these men have rejected the Lord.” 31Now it came to pass, as he finished speaking all these words, that the ground split apart under them,

Numbers 16:29 word by word

אִם־כְּמ֤וֹת כָּל־הָֽאָדָם֙ יְמֻת֣וּן אֵ֔לֶּה וּפְקֻדַּת֙ כָּל־הָ֣אָדָ֔ם יִפָּקֵ֖ד עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם לֹ֥א יְהוָ֖ה שְׁלָחָֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• If these men dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• the common deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
• of all menאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• or if they be visitedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: visitH6485
• after the visitationפְּקֻדָּהpeqûddâh · punishmentH6486
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath not sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971

Cross-references for Numbers 16:29

• Exodus 20:5you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
• Exodus 32:34Now therefore, go, lead the people to the place of which I have spoken to you. Behold, My Angel shall go before you. Nevertheless, in the day when I visit for punishment, I will visit punishment upon them for their sin.”
• Job 35:15And now, because He has not punished in His anger, Nor taken much notice of folly,
• Isaiah 10:3What will you do in the day of punishment, And in the desolation which will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help? And where will you leave your glory?
• Jeremiah 5:9Shall I not punish them for these things?” says the Lord. “And shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
• Lamentations 4:22The punishment of your iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; He will no longer send you into captivity. He will punish your iniquity, O daughter of Edom; He will uncover your sins!
• 1 Kings 22:28But Micaiah said, “If you ever return in peace, the Lord has not spoken by me.” And he said, “Take heed, all you people!”
• 2 Chronicles 18:27But Micaiah said, “If you ever return in peace, the Lord has not spoken by me.” And he said, “Take heed, all you people!”

Commentaries on Numbers 16:29

• 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. 28-30Moses believed that God would deliver justice, and God did so (16:31–35; compare 1 Kings 18:18–40). into Sheol: This was the place of the dead in the Old Testament. Sheol describes the realm where people go after death (see 1 Samuel 2:6; 2 Samuel 22:5–6; Job 3:20–22; Psalm 16:10; Acts 2:27–33; 1 Corinthians 15:15; Revelation 20:13–14).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 16:29

• Ambition
• Conspiracy
• Dathan
• Faith
• Incense
• Israel
• Miracles
• Prophets
• Treason

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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