New King James Version
Numbers 16:4
4So when Moses heard it, he fell on his face;
Numbers 16:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:
- New International Version (NIV)When Moses heard this, he fell facedown.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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 they rose up before Moses with some of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation, representatives of the congregation, men of renown. 3They gathered together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “You take too much upon yourselves, for all the congregation is holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?” So when Moses heard it, he fell on his face; 5and he spoke to Korah and all his company, saying, “Tomorrow morning the Lord will show who is His and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to Him. That one whom He chooses He will cause to come near to Him. 6Do this: Take censers, Korah and all your company;
Read all of Numbers 16Numbers 16:4 word by word
וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע מֹשֶׁ֔ה וַיִּפֹּ֖ל עַל־פָּנָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Numbers 16:4
- Numbers 16:45“Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.” And they fell on their faces.
- Numbers 14:5Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.
- Numbers 20:6So Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and they fell on their faces. And the glory of the Lord appeared to them.
- Joshua 7:6Then Joshua tore his clothes, and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of the Lord until evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put 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
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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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