Numbers 26:9 BSB — MannaFest

Numbers 26:9

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 LORD.

BSB

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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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Commentary

1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Though 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.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּבְנֵ֣י	u.ve.Nei	and [the] sons of	H1121 →
אֱלִיאָ֔ב	'e.li.'Av	Eliab	H446 →
נְמוּאֵ֖ל	ne.mu.'El	Nemuel	H5241 →
וְדָתָ֣ן	ve.da.Tan	and Dathan	H1885 →
וַאֲבִירָ֑ם	va.'a.vi.Ram	and Abiram	H48 →
הֽוּא־	hu'-	that	H1931 →
דָתָ֨ן	da.Tan	[was the] Dathan	H1885 →
וַאֲבִירָ֜ם	va.'a.vi.Ram	and Abiram	H48 →
קְרִיאֵ֣י	ke.ru.'ei	[the] [people] called of	H7148 →
הָעֵדָ֗ה	ha.'e.Dah	the congregation	H5712 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר	'a.Sher	who	H834 →
הִצּ֜וּ	hi.Tzu	they struggled	H5327 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
מֹשֶׁ֤ה	mo.Sheh	Moses	H4872 →
וְעַֽל־	ve.'al-	and on	H5921 →
אַהֲרֹן֙	'a.ha.Ron	Aaron	H175 →
בַּעֲדַת־	ba.'a.dat-	in [the] company of	H5712 →
קֹ֔רַח	Ko.rach	Korah	H7141 →
בְּהַצֹּתָ֖ם	be.ha.tzo.Tam	when struggled they	H5327 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
יְהוָֽה׃	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Jude 1:11
Woe 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.
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…
Through
Psalms 106:17
The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram.
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.
Through
Numbers 1:16
These men were appointed from the congregation; they were the leaders of the tribes of their fathers, the heads of the clans of Israel.
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.

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