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Numbers 16:12

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10 He has brought you near, you and all your fellow Levites, but you are seeking the priesthood as well.

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?”

Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come!

13 Is it not enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness? Must you also appoint yourself as ruler over us?

14 Moreover, you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey or given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you gouge out the eyes of these men? No, we will not come!”

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BSB
Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come!
KJV
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:
WEB
Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they said, “We won’t come up!
ASV
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they said, We will not come up:
DARBY
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; but they said, We will not come up!
BLB
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab. And they said, “We will not come up!
ÅB
Så sendte Moses bud etter Datan og Abiram, Eliabs sønner; men de sa: Vi kommer ikke.
OTB
Så kalte Moses på Datan og Abiram, sønnene til Eliab, men de sa: «Vi vil ikke komme opp.
B1930
Så sendte Moses bud efter Datan og Abiram, Eliabs sønner; men de sa: Vi kommer ikke.

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 29:9

    If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.

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  • Jude 1:8

    Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings.

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  • 1 Peter 2:13–14

    Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,

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  • Isaiah 3:5

    The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.

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