Numbers 16:24
22 But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You be angry with the whole congregation?”
23 Then the LORD said to Moses,
“Tell the congregation to move away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”
25 So Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him.
26 And he warned the congregation, “Move away now from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Tell the congregation to move away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”
- KJV
- Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
- WEB
- “Speak to the congregation, saying, ‘Get away from around the tent of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram!’”
- ASV
- Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
- DARBY
- Speak unto the assembly, saying, Get you up from about the habitation of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
- BLB
- “Speak to the congregation, saying, ‘Get away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.’”
- ÅB
- Tal til menigheten og si: Gå bort fra hele plassen rundt omkring Korahs, Datans og Abirams bolig!
- OTB
- «Tal til menigheten og si: 'Gå bort fra teltene til Korah, Datan og Abiram.'»
- B1930
- Tal til menigheten og si: Gå bort fra hele plassen rundt omkring Korahs, Datans og Abirams bolig!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 16:21
“Separate yourselves from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant.”
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