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Numbers 16:16

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And Moses said to Korah, “You and all your followers are to appear before the LORD tomorrow—you and they and Aaron.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before Jehovah, thou, and they, and Aaron, to-morrow:

KJV

And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the Lord, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow:

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This verse in Numbers 16

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

are to appear before the LORD tomorrow

on Numbers 16:16-17

The terms set one man against two hundred and fifty, each carrying his own censer. Every man in the company stands on his own act, and Aaron brings his censer like the rest.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

And Moses said unto Korah,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

Since he could not convince them by his calm and affectionate reasoning, he is ready to enter into bonds to stand God's award, not doubting but that God would appear, to decide the controversy.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the Lord--that is, at "the door of the tabernacle" (Nu 16:18), that the assembled people might witness the experiment and be properly impressed by the issue.

The words behind it

14 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said

    vaiyomerH559 →5305 times

  • מֹשֶׁה֙Moses

    moshehH4872 →765 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • קֹ֔רַחKorah

    korachH7141 →26 times

  • אַתָּה֙you

    ʾatahH859 →1094 times

  • וְכָל־and all

    vekholH3605 →5413 times

  • עֲדָ֣תְךָ֔company your

    ʾadatekhaH5712 →149 times

  • הֱי֖וּbe

    heyuH1961 →3559 times

  • לִפְנֵ֣י<to> before

    lifneiH6440 →2123 times

  • יְהוָ֑הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • אַתָּ֥הyou

    ʾatahH859 →1094 times

  • וָהֵ֛םand they

    vahemH1992 →553 times

  • וְאַהֲרֹ֖ןand Aaron

    veaharonH175 →347 times

  • מָחָֽר׃tomorrow

    macharH4279 →52 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

6 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Exodus 16:9Then Moses said to Aaron, “Tell the whole congregation of Israel, ‘Come before the LORD, for He has heard your grumbling.’”5 works1 Samuel 12:7Now present yourselves, so that I may confront you before the LORD with all the righteous acts He has done for you and your fathers.3 works1 Samuel 12:3Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”3 worksNumbers 16:6–7You, Korah, and all your followers are to do as follows: Take censers,2 works2 Timothy 2:14Remind the believers of these things, charging them before God to avoid quarreling over words, which succeeds only in leading the listeners to ruin.2 works1 Chronicles 6:49But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the Most Holy Place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    2 Timothy 2:14

    Remind the believers of these things, charging them before God to avoid quarreling over words, which succeeds only in leading the listeners to ruin.

    it leads to

    • 2 Timothy 2:23

      But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling.

    • Titus 3:9–11

      But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless.

    • Romans 14:1

      Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.

    • 2 Timothy 4:1

      I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom:

    • 1 Timothy 5:21

      I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.

  • Through

    1 Samuel 12:3

    Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a…

    it leads to

    • Acts 20:33

      I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.

    • Numbers 16:15

      Then Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, “Do not regard their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them or mistreated a single one of them.”

    • 1 Samuel 24:6

      So he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed. May I never lift my hand against him, since he is the…

Where this verse is studied

About Numbers

The Death of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Death of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Numbers: the study guide →Read Numbers 16 →

This page draws on 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.

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