Numbers 16:42
in Numbers 16But when the congregation gathered against them, Moses and Aaron turned toward the Tent of Meeting, and suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And it came to pass, when the congregation was assembled against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tent of meeting: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of Jehovah appeared.
KJV
And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared.
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This verse in Numbers 16
Commentary
1 note on this verseThe record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron,....
The words behind it
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֗י | vayhi | and it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| בְּהִקָּהֵ֤ל | behikahel | when assembled | H6950 → | 39 times |
| הָֽעֵדָה֙ | haedah | the congregation | H5712 → | 149 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֣ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| וְעַֽל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֔ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| וַיִּפְנוּ֙ | vaiyifnu | and they turned | H6437 → | 135 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֹ֣הֶל | ʾohel | [the] tent of | H168 → | 345 times |
| מוֹעֵ֔ד | moed | meeting | H4150 → | 223 times |
| וְהִנֵּ֥ה | vehineh | and there! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| כִסָּ֖הוּ | khisahu | it covered it | H3680 → | 152 times |
| הֶעָנָ֑ן | heanan | the cloud | H6051 → | 87 times |
| וַיֵּרָ֖א | vaiyera' | and it appeared | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| כְּב֥וֹד | kevod | [the] glory of | H3519 → | 200 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וַיְהִ֗יand it was
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
בְּהִקָּהֵ֤לwhen assembled
behikahelH6950 →39 times
הָֽעֵדָה֙the congregation
haedahH5712 →149 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
מֹשֶׁ֣הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
וְעַֽל־and on
veal-H5921 →5755 times
אַהֲרֹ֔ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
וַיִּפְנוּ֙and they turned
vaiyifnuH6437 →135 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
אֹ֣הֶל[the] tent of
ʾohelH168 →345 times
מוֹעֵ֔דmeeting
moedH4150 →223 times
וְהִנֵּ֥הand there!
vehinehH2009 →843 times
כִסָּ֖הוּit covered it
khisahuH3680 →152 times
הֶעָנָ֑ןthe cloud
heananH6051 →87 times
וַיֵּרָ֖אand it appeared
vaiyera'H7200 →1300 times
כְּב֥וֹד[the] glory of
kevodH3519 →200 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
Exodus 16:7and in the morning you will see the LORD’s glory, because He has heard your grumbling against Him. For who are we that you should grumble against us?”
it leads to
- Exodus 16:10
And as Aaron was speaking to the whole congregation of Israel, they looked toward the desert, and there in a cloud the glory of the LORD appeared.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Isaiah 40:5
And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”
- Numbers 16:11
Therefore, it is you and all your followers who have conspired against the LORD! As for Aaron, who is he that you should grumble against him?”
- John 11:40
Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”
- John 11:4
When Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
- Exodus 16:10
Through
Numbers 16:19When 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.
it leads to
- Numbers 14:10
But the whole congregation threatened to stone Joshua and Caleb. Then the glory of the LORD appeared to all the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 14:10
Through
Leviticus 9:23Moses and Aaron then entered the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people.
it leads to
- 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.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Leviticus 9:6
And Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded you to do, so that the glory of the LORD may appear to you.”
- Numbers 16:19
Where this verse is studied
On this page
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).
