Numbers 26:9
in Numbers 26and 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 LORD.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the sons of Eliab: Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram, who were called of the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against Jehovah,
KJV
And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the Lord:
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This verse in Numbers 26
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThough the story had been largely related but a few chapters before, yet here it comes in again, as fit to be had in remembrance and thought of by posterity, whenever they looked into their pedigree and pleased themselves with the antiquity of their families and the glory of their ancestors, that they might call themselves a seed of evil doers.
This site's exposition
Reuben, the eldest son of Israel
on Numbers 26:5-11
The roll of Reuben stops in the middle of itself to tell a story. Dathan and Abiram are entered in their place in the family tree, and the text says what became of them, that the earth opened her mouth and they became a sign. Verse 11 then adds a line the narrative of chapter 16 never gave, that the children of Korah died not. That house sings afterward, since 1 Chronicles 6:22 and 6:33 run Samuel and Heman out of it and eleven psalms carry the sons of Korah in their titles.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram,....
The words behind it
21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבְנֵ֣י | uvenei | and [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אֱלִיאָ֔ב | ʾeliav | Eliab | H446 → | 21 times |
| נְמוּאֵ֖ל | nemuel | Nemuel | H5241 → | |
| וְדָתָ֣ן | vedatan | and Dathan | H1885 → | 10 times |
| וַאֲבִירָ֑ם | vaaviram | and Abiram | H48 → | 11 times |
| הֽוּא־ | hu'- | that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| דָתָ֨ן | datan | [was the] Dathan | H1885 → | 10 times |
| וַאֲבִירָ֜ם | vaaviram | and Abiram | H48 → | 11 times |
| קְרִיאֵ֣י | keruei | [the] [people] called of | H7148 → | |
| הָעֵדָ֗ה | haedah | the congregation | H5712 → | 149 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הִצּ֜וּ | hitzu | they struggled | H5327 → | |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֤ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| וְעַֽל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אַהֲרֹן֙ | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| בַּעֲדַת־ | baadat- | in [the] company of | H5712 → | 149 times |
| קֹ֔רַח | korach | Korah | H7141 → | 26 times |
| בְּהַצֹּתָ֖ם | behatzotam | when struggled they | H5327 → | |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וּבְנֵ֣יand [the] sons of
uveneiH1121 →4930 times
אֱלִיאָ֔בEliab
ʾeliavH446 →21 times
נְמוּאֵ֖לNemuel
nemuelH5241 →
וְדָתָ֣ןand Dathan
vedatanH1885 →10 times
וַאֲבִירָ֑םand Abiram
vaaviramH48 →11 times
הֽוּא־that
hu'-H1931 →1879 times
דָתָ֨ן[was the] Dathan
datanH1885 →10 times
וַאֲבִירָ֜םand Abiram
vaaviramH48 →11 times
קְרִיאֵ֣י[the] [people] called of
kerueiH7148 →
הָעֵדָ֗הthe congregation
haedahH5712 →149 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הִצּ֜וּthey struggled
hitzuH5327 →
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
מֹשֶׁ֤הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
וְעַֽל־and on
veal-H5921 →5755 times
אַהֲרֹן֙Aaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
בַּעֲדַת־in [the] company of
baadat-H5712 →149 times
קֹ֔רַחKorah
korachH7141 →26 times
בְּהַצֹּתָ֖םwhen struggled they
behatzotamH5327 →
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 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
Jude 1:11Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.
it leads to
- 2 Peter 2:15
They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.
- Revelation 2:14
But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food…
- 1 John 3:12
Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.
- Genesis 4:3–14
So in the course of time, Cain brought some of the fruit of the soil as an offering to the LORD,
- Hebrews 11:4
By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he…
- 2 Peter 2:15
Through
Psalms 106:17The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 11:6
and 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,…
- 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.
- Deuteronomy 11:6
Through
Numbers 1:16These men were appointed from the congregation; they were the leaders of the tribes of their fathers, the heads of the clans of Israel.
it leads to
- Exodus 18:21
Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
- Exodus 18:21
About Numbers

Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonExodus and Wilderness PeriodMosesIsrael's deliverer from Egyptian slavery, covenant mediator, and lawgiver.
- PersonExodus eraAaronBrother of Moses and Israel's first high priest; his rod budded, his garments were for glory and beauty, and his line carried the…
- PersonWildernessKorahThe Kohathite Levite who led two hundred fifty princes against Moses and Aaron — "ye take too much upon you" — and was swallowed a…
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
