Numbers 16:10

He has brought you near, you and all your fellow Levites, but you are seeking the priesthood as well.

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KJV

And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?

ASV

and that he hath brought thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee? and seek ye the priesthood also?

YLT

yea, He doth bring thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee--and ye have sought also the priesthood!

DBT

— that he has brought thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee; and seek ye now the priesthood also?

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On this verse

And he hath brought thee near to him,.... To be in his courts, to watch in his house, and wait on his priests, for which an ample provision was made by tithes.

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

Related commentary

Take your censers, Korah, and all his company, &c.--that is, since you aspire to the priesthood, then go, perform the highest function of the office--that of offering incense; and if you are accepted well. How magnanimous the conduct of Moses, who was now as willing that God's people should be priests, as formerly that they should be prophets (Nu 11:29).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Note, It will help to keep us from envying those that are above us duly to consider how many there are below us. Instead of fretting that any are preferred before us in honour, power, estate, or interest, in gifts, graces, or usefulness, we have reason to bless God if we, who are less than the least, are not put among the very last.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Rabbinic commentary

How the Hebraic tradition has read this verse — and Marcus Brown’s own reading of it.

Cross-references

11 linked verses

The verses this one reaches11

Exodus 29:9
Wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and tie headbands on them. The priesthood shall be theirs by a permanent statute. In this way you are to ordain Aaron and his sons.
Hebrews 7:5
Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham.
Hebrews 5:4
No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.
3 John 1:9
I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.
Proverbs 13:10
Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.
Romans 12:10
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.
Luke 22:24
A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them would be considered the greatest.
Matthew 20:21–22
“What do you want?” He inquired. She answered, “Declare that in Your kingdom one of these two sons of mine may sit at Your right hand, and the other at Your left.”
Philippians 2:3
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
Numbers 3:10
So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; but any outsider who approaches the tabernacle must be put to death.”
Numbers 18:7
But only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the veil, and you are to perform that service. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift, but any outsider who comes near the sanctuary must be put to death.”

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Around this verse

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

Featured studyKorah's RebellionEarth opens her mouth; fire from the LORD; priesthood vindicated.

The Death of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866) — public domain

Numbers — Israel on the move — and Israel on the ground in rebellion. Two censuses bracket thirty-eight wilderness years; God's faithfulness holds where the people's does not.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Moses — the wilderness narrator; ‘Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys’ (33:2)
Date: The wilderness years, c. 15th–13th century BC

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Romans 12:10
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.
leads to
- Philippians 2:3
  Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
- John 13:34–35
  A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.
- Hebrews 13:1
  Continue in brotherly love.
- 1 John 4:11
  Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
- 1 Peter 3:8–9
  Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.
Through
Luke 22:24
A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them would be considered the greatest.
leads to
- Mark 9:34
  But they were silent, for on the way they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Proverbs 13:10
Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.
leads to
- Proverbs 19:20
  Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days.
Through
3 John 1:9
I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.
leads to
- Titus 1:7–16
  As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.

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