Numbers 16:12

Numbers 16:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:
• New International Version (NIV)Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab. But they said, “We will not come!
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and they said, "We will not come up.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come up!

Context of Numbers 16:12

10So He brought you close, along with all your fellow sons of Levi. But you are seeking the priesthood, too! 11Therefore you and all your following are banding together against Adonai! Who then is Aaron—that you are grumbling against him?” Then Moses sent word to call Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab. But they said, “We will not come! 13Isn’t it enough that you brought us from a land flowing with milk and honey, only to kill us in the wilderness? And now you would lord it over us? 14What’s more, you haven’t brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Would you now gouge out the eyes of those men? We won’t come!”

Numbers 16:12 word by word

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח מֹשֶׁ֔ה לִקְרֹ֛א לְדָתָ֥ן וְלַאֲבִירָ֖ם בְּנֵ֣י אֱלִיאָ֑ב וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ לֹ֥א נַעֲלֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• to callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• Dathanדָּתָןdâthân · DathanH1885
• and Abiramאֲבִירָם'ăbîyrâm · AbiramH48
• the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Eliabאֱלִיאָב'ĕlîy'âb · EliabH446
• which saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• We will not come upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927

Cross-references for Numbers 16:12

• Proverbs 29:9If a wise man argues with a foolish man, he rants or laughs, with no resolution.
• Isaiah 3:5The people will oppress one another— each one by his fellow, each one by his neighbor. The child will be insolent to the aged, and dishonorable to the honorable.
• 1 Peter 2:13For the Lord’s sake, submit yourselves to every human authority—whether to a king as supreme,
• Jude 1:8Yet in the same way these people also, by their visionary dreaming, defile the flesh, reject the Lord’s authority, and defame glorious beings.

Commentaries on Numbers 16:12

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-15Verses 12-15 Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram to bring their complaints; but they would not obey. They bring very false charges against Moses. Those often fall under the heaviest censures, who in truth deserve the highest praise. Moses, though the meekest man, yet, finding God reproached in him, was very wroth; he could not bear to see the people ruining themselves. He appeals to God as to his own integrity. He bade them appear with Aaron next morning, at…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-50Another rebellion demanded a clear separation of duties between priests and Levites. This power struggle was more serious than previous rebellions against God's authority (chapter 11; 12:1–15; 14:1–45). In these historical events, the rebels protested minor issues and questioned their leaders' actions. Yet, Moses reminded them that they were actually rebelling against God. As a result, the Israelites suffered deadly consequences for their rebellion.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1412-14. Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram--in a separate interview, the ground of their mutiny being different; for while Korah murmured against the exclusive appropriation of the priesthood to Aaron and his family, they were opposed to the supremacy of Moses in civil power. They refused to obey the summons; and their refusal was grounded on the plausible pretext that their stay in the desert was prolonged for some secret and selfish purposes of the…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 16:12

• Ambition
• Conspiracy
• Dathan
• Eliab
• Ingratitude
• Israel
• Treason

In the dictionaries

• Moses
• Aaron
• Abiram
• Choose
• Close
• Eliab
• Exodus
• Famous
• Renown
• Sign

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