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Numbers 16:31

29 If these men die a natural death, or if they suffer the fate of all men, then the LORD has not sent me.

30 But if the LORD brings about something unprecedented, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them and all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt.”

As soon as Moses had finished saying all this, the ground beneath them split open,

32 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions.

33 They went down alive into Sheol with all they owned. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly.

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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.

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BSB
As soon as Moses had finished saying all this, the ground beneath them split open,
KJV
And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:
WEB
As he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split apart.
ASV
And it came to pass, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them;
DARBY
And it came to pass when he had ended speaking all these words, that the ground clave apart that was under them.
BLB
And it came to pass, as he finished speaking all these words, that the ground that [was] under them split apart,
ÅB
Med det samme han hadde endt denne tale, da revnet jorden under dem;
OTB
Så snart han var ferdig med å tale, revnet jorden under dem,
B1930
Med det samme han hadde endt denne tale, da revnet jorden under dem;

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  • Psalms 106:17–18

    The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram.

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  • 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.

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  • 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, and every living thing that belonged to them.

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  • Numbers 26:10–11

    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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