Deuteronomy 11:6
in Deuteronomy 11and what He did in the midst of all the Israelites to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab the Reubenite, when the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, their tents, and every living thing that belonged to them.
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ASV
and what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben; how the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and every living thing that followed them, in the midst of all Israel:
KJV
And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and all the substance that was in their possession, in the midst of all Israel:
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This verse in Deuteronomy 11
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
See the margin. literally, “every living thing at their feet.” The expression does not mean their goods, which would be included in their “households and tents,” but their followers Num 16:32.
This site's exposition
to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab
on Deuteronomy 11:6-7
Numbers 16 is the account, and there Korah leads the revolt with Dathan and Abiram. This verse names the two Reubenites and their households and leaves Korah out. Numbers 26:11 records that "the line of Korah did not die out".
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben,....
What was done against them, though misinterpreted by the disaffected party ( Num. xvi. 41 ), was really done in mercy to Israel. To be saved from the mischiefs of insurrections at home is as great a kindness to a people, and therefore lays them under as strong obligations, as protection from the invasion of enemies abroad.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
I speak not with your children which have not known . . . But your eyes have seen all the great acts of the Lord which he did--Moses is here giving a brief summary of the marvels and miracles of awful judgment which God had wrought in effecting their release from the tyranny of Pharaoh, as well as those which had taken place in the wilderness.
What he did unto Dathan, etc. - See the notes on Numbers 16 (note).
The words behind it
26 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר | vaasher | and which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָשָׂ֜ה | ʾasah | he did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| לְדָתָ֣ן | ledatan | to Dathan | H1885 → | |
| וְלַאֲבִירָ֗ם | velaaviram | and to Abiram | H48 → | |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אֱלִיאָב֮ | ʾeliav | Eliab | H446 → | |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| רְאוּבֵן֒ | reuven | Reuben | H7205 → | 72 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | when | H834 → | 5497 times |
| פָּצְתָ֤ה | patzetah | it opened | H6475 → | |
| הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ | haaretz | the earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| פִּ֔יהָ | piha | mouth its | H6310 → | 498 times |
| וַתִּבְלָעֵ֥ם | vativlaem | and it swallowed them | H1104 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בָּתֵּיהֶ֖ם | bateihem | households their | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אָהֳלֵיהֶ֑ם | ʾoholeihem | tents their | H168 → | 345 times |
| וְאֵ֤ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַיְקוּם֙ | haykum | the substance | H3351 → | |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בְּרַגְלֵיהֶ֔ם | beragleihem | [was] at feet their | H7272 → | 247 times |
| בְּקֶ֖רֶב | bekerev | in [the] midst of | H7130 → | 227 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
וַאֲשֶׁ֨רand which
vaasherH834 →5497 times
עָשָׂ֜הhe did
ʾasahH6213 →2628 times
לְדָתָ֣ןto Dathan
ledatanH1885 →
וְלַאֲבִירָ֗םand to Abiram
velaaviramH48 →
בְּנֵ֣י[the] sons of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
אֱלִיאָב֮Eliab
ʾeliavH446 →
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
רְאוּבֵן֒Reuben
reuvenH7205 →72 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רwhen
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
פָּצְתָ֤הit opened
patzetahH6475 →
הָאָ֙רֶץ֙the earth
haaretzH776 →2504 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
פִּ֔יהָmouth its
pihaH6310 →498 times
וַתִּבְלָעֵ֥םand it swallowed them
vativlaemH1104 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
בָּתֵּיהֶ֖םhouseholds their
bateihemH1004 →2046 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
אָהֳלֵיהֶ֑םtents their
ʾoholeihemH168 →345 times
וְאֵ֤תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַיְקוּם֙the substance
haykumH3351 →
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
בְּרַגְלֵיהֶ֔ם[was] at feet their
beragleihemH7272 →247 times
בְּקֶ֖רֶבin [the] midst of
bekerevH7130 →227 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
7 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Numbers 27:3“Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among the followers of Korah who gathered together against the LORD. Instead, he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons.
it leads to
- Numbers 26:64–65
Among all these, however, there was not one who had been numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Wilderness of Sinai.
- Numbers 14:35
I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will surely do these things to this entire wicked congregation, which has conspired against Me. They will meet their end in the wilderness, and there they will…
- Ezekiel 18:4
Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.
- Numbers 16:19
When Korah had gathered his whole assembly against them at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the glory of the LORD appeared to the whole congregation.
- Numbers 26:9–10
and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who fought against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the…
- Numbers 26:64–65
Through
Psalms 106:17The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram.
it leads to
- Numbers 26:10
And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign.
- Numbers 16:29–33
If these men die a natural death, or if they suffer the fate of all men, then the LORD has not sent me.
- Numbers 26:10
Where this verse is studied
About Deuteronomy
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.