Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 16:30-33

30But if Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068makeיִבְרָ֣אyiv.Ra'H1254a new thingבְּרִיאָ֞הbe.ri.'AhH1278,and the earthהָאֲדָמָ֤הha.'a.da.MahH127openוּפָצְתָ֨הu.fa.tze.TahH6475her mouthפִּ֙יהָ֙pi.haH6310,and swallow them upוּבָלְעָ֤הu.val.'AhH1104, with all that appertainunto them, and they go downוְיָרְד֥וּve.ya.re.DuH3381quickחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416into the pitשְׁאֹ֑לָהshe.'O.lahH7585;then ye shall understandוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that these menהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםha.'a.na.ShimH582have provokedנִֽאֲצ֛וּni.'a.TzuH5006Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

31And it came to pass, as he had made an endכְּכַלֹּת֔וֹke.kha.lo.ToH3615of speakingלְדַבֵּ֕רle.da.BerH1696all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,that the groundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127clave asunderוַתִּבָּקַ֥עva.ti.ba.Ka'H1234that was under them:

32And the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776openedוַתִּפְתַּ֤חva.tif.TachH6605her mouthפִּ֔יהָPi.haH6310,and swallowed them upוַתִּבְלַ֥עva.tiv.La'H1104,and their householdsבָּתֵּיהֶ֑םba.tei.HemH1004,and all the menהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120that appertainedunto Korahלְקֹ֔רַחle.Ko.rachH7141, and all theirgoodsהָרֲכֽוּשׁ׃ha.ra.KhushH7399.

33They, and all that appertainedto them, went downוַיֵּ֨רְד֜וּvai.Ye.re.DuH3381aliveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416into the pitשְׁאֹ֑לָהshe.'O.lahH7585,and the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776closedוַתְּכַ֤סva.te.KhasH3680upon them: and they perishedוַיֹּאבְד֖וּvai.yoe.DuH6from amongמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the congregationהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951.

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