Numbers 16:31
in Numbers 16As soon as Moses had finished saying all this, the ground beneath them split open,
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ASV
And it came to pass, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them;
KJV
And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:
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This verse in Numbers 16
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
As soon as Moses had finished saying all this
on Numbers 16:31-33
Whether Korah himself went down or burned with the 250 is read both ways. Verse 32 swallows all Korah’s men, while 26:10 says the earth swallowed them along with Korah. Psalm 106:17 recalls the day and names Dathan and the assembly of Abiram.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these things,....
The words behind it
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִי֙ | vayhi | and it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| כְּכַלֹּת֔וֹ | kekhaloto | when finished he | H3615 → | 208 times |
| לְדַבֵּ֕ר | ledaber | to speak | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| אֵ֥ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַדְּבָרִ֖ים | hadevarim | the words | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| הָאֵ֑לֶּה | haeleh | <the> these | H428 → | 746 times |
| וַתִּבָּקַ֥ע | vatibaka' | and it was split open | H1234 → | |
| הָאֲדָמָ֖ה | haadamah | the ground | H127 → | 225 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| תַּחְתֵּיהֶֽם׃ | tachteihem | [was] under them | H8478 → | 505 times |
וַיְהִי֙and it was
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
כְּכַלֹּת֔וֹwhen finished he
kekhalotoH3615 →208 times
לְדַבֵּ֕רto speak
ledaberH1696 →1141 times
אֵ֥ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַדְּבָרִ֖יםthe words
hadevarimH1697 →1440 times
הָאֵ֑לֶּה<the> these
haelehH428 →746 times
וַתִּבָּקַ֥עand it was split open
vatibaka'H1234 →
הָאֲדָמָ֖הthe ground
haadamahH127 →225 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
תַּחְתֵּיהֶֽם׃[was] under them
tachteihemH8478 →505 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
Deuteronomy 11:6and 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,…
it leads to
- 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…
- Psalms 106:17
The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram.
- Numbers 16:1–35
Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted
- 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.
- Numbers 26:9–10
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.
- 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 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…
- Numbers 26:33
Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons but only daughters. The names of his daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
- Numbers 26:64–65
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This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.
