Tree of Life Version
Numbers 16:32
32The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, along with all their households, all of Korah’s people and all their possessions.
Numbers 16:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
- New International Version (NIV)and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households, and all those associated with Korah, together with their possessions.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and all the people who belonged to Korah and all their goods.
- New King James Version (NKJV)and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and all the men with Korah, with all their goods.
Context of Numbers 16:32
30But if Adonai brings about a new thing, and the earth opens her mouth and swallows them and everything that is theirs, and they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have despised Adonai.” 31As soon as he finished saying all these things, the ground split under them. The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, along with all their households, all of Korah’s people and all their possessions. 33They went down alive into Sheol, they and everything that was theirs. The earth closed over them and they were gone from among the community. 34All Israel around them fled at their outcry, for they shouted, “Perhaps the earth will swallow us!”
Read all of Numbers 16Numbers 16:32 word by word
וַתִּפְתַּ֤ח הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ אֶת־פִּ֔יהָ וַתִּבְלַ֥ע אֹתָ֖ם וְאֶת־בָּתֵּיהֶ֑ם וְאֵ֤ת כָּל־הָאָדָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְקֹ֔רַח וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־הָרֲכֽוּשׁ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
- openedפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
- her mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
- and swallowed them upבָּלַעbâla‛ · to swallow upH1104
- and their housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- and all the menאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
- unto Korahקֹ֫רַחqôrach · KorahH7141
- goodsרְכוּשׁrekûsh rekûsh · propertyH7399
Cross-references for Numbers 16:32
- Numbers 16:30But if Adonai brings about a new thing, and the earth opens her mouth and swallows them and everything that is theirs, and they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have despised Adonai.”
- Genesis 4:11So now, cursed are you from the ground which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
- Isaiah 5:14Therefore Sheol has enlarged its gullet and opened its measureless mouth— down goes her glory, her tumult, her uproar, and the revelry in her.
- Revelation 12:16But the earth came to the aid of the woman. The earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river that the dragon had spewed from his mouth.
- Numbers 16:17Each man will take his censer and you are to put incense into them—250 censers total. You are to present it before Adonai, you and Aaron each presenting his censer.”
- Numbers 26:11Korah’s sons, however, did not die.
- Numbers 27:3“Our father died in the wilderness. But he was not one of the followers banding together against Adonai with Korah, though he died for his own sin. Yet he had no sons.
- 1 Chronicles 6:22son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah,
- Psalms 84:1For the music director, upon the Gittite lyre, a psalm of the sons of Korah.
- Psalms 85:1For the music director, a psalm of the sons of Korah.
- Psalms 88:1A song, a psalm of the sons of Korah, for the music director, for singing Mahalath, a contemplative song of Heman the Ezrahite.
Commentaries on Numbers 16:32
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32All the men - Not his sons (see Numbers 26:11), but all belonging to him who had associated themselves with him in this rebellion.Read the comment
- 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. 31-33Korah’s sons did not die at this time (26:10–11). Later, his descendants became gatekeepers and musicians in the temple (1 Chronicles 9:19, 31; 26:19; 2 Chronicles 20:19; see the titles of Psalms 42; 45–49; 84–85; 87–88).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
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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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