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Numbers 26:10

And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign.

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ASV

and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died; what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men, and they became a sign.

KJV

And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַתִּפְתַּ֨חva.tif.Tachand it openedH6605 →
הָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
פִּ֗יהָPi.hamouth itsH6310 →
וַתִּבְלַ֥עva.tiv.La'and it swallowedH1104 →
אֹתָ֛ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
קֹ֖רַחKo.rachKorahH7141 →
בְּמ֣וֹתbe.Motwhen diedH4191 →
הָעֵדָ֑הha.'e.Dahthe companyH5712 →
בַּאֲכֹ֣לba.'a.Kholwhen consumedH398 →
הָאֵ֗שׁha.'Eshthe fireH784 →
אֵ֣ת'et<obj.>H853 →
חֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimfiftyH2572 →
וּמָאתַ֙יִם֙u.ma.Ta.yimand two hundredH3967 →
אִ֔ישׁ'IshmanH376 →
וַיִּהְי֖וּvai.yih.Yuand they becameH1961 →
לְנֵֽס׃le.Nes<into> a warning signH5251 →

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Numbers 16:38As for the censers of those who sinned at the cost of their own lives, hammer them into sheets to overlay the altar, for these were presented before the LORD, and so have become holy. They will serve as a sign to the Israelites.”Numbers 16:35And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.Psalms 106:17The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram.Numbers 16:31–35As soon as Moses had finished saying all this, the ground beneath them split open,2 Peter 2:6if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly;Psalms 106:17–18The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram.Ezekiel 14:8I will set My face against that man and make him a sign and a proverb; I will cut him off from among My people. Then you will know that I am the LORD.Jude 1:7In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.1 Corinthians 10:6–10These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.1 Samuel 2:34And this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.Numbers 16:2a rebellion against Moses, along with 250 men of Israel renowned as leaders of the congregation and representatives in the assembly.Jeremiah 29:22Because of them, all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon will use this curse: ‘May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire!’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.Exodus 16:35The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land where they could settle; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.Proverbs 1:12let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit.2 Samuel 20:19I am among the peaceable and faithful in Israel, but you are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the LORD’s inheritance?”

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The Bronze Serpent — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Bronze Serpent — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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