Numbers 16:28

Moses

²⁶ And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.

²⁷ So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children.

And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.

²⁹ If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the LORD hath not sent me.

³⁰ But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD.

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: Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things, for it was not my own doing:
KJV: And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.
WEB: Moses said, “Hereby you shall know that the LORD has sent me to do all these works; for they are not from my own mind.
ASV: And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that Jehovah hath sent me to do all these works; for [I have] not [done them] of mine own mind.
DARBY: And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that Jehovah has sent me to do all these deeds, for they are not out of my own heart:
BLB: And Moses said, “By this you⁺ shall know that YHWH has sent me to do all these works; for [they are] not from my own heart.

ÅB: Og Moses sa: Derpå skal dere kjenne at det er Herren som har sendt meg til å gjøre alle disse gjerninger, og at det ikke er av egen drift jeg gjør det:
OTB: Da sa Moses: «Ved dette skal dere vite at Herren har sendt meg for å gjøre alle disse gjerningene; for det er ikke av min egen vilje.
B1930: Og Moses sa: Derpå skal I kjenne at det er Herren som har sendt mig til å gjøre alle disse gjerninger, og at det ikke er av egen drift jeg gjør det:

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

John 6:38
For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
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Exodus 3:12
And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.
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Ezekiel 13:17
Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, which prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,
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Jeremiah 23:16
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.
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John 14:11
Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.
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John 5:36
But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
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Zechariah 2:9
For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me.
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Exodus 7:9
When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.
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