Numbers 16:32
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.”
31 As soon as Moses had finished saying all this, the ground beneath them split open,
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.
34 At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled, saying, “The earth may swallow us too!”
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
- and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions.
- KJV
- And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
- WEB
- The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up with their households, all of Korah’s men, and all their goods.
- ASV
- and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
- DARBY
- And the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men that belonged to Korah, and all their property.
- BLB
- and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that [were] with Korah, and all the goods.
- ÅB
- jorden lukket opp sin munn og slukte dem og deres boliger og alle de folk som hørte Korah til, og alt det de eide,
- OTB
- og jorden åpnet sin munn og slukte dem og deres husstander, og alle som var assosiert med Korah, sammen med deres eiendeler.
- B1930
- jorden lukket op sin munn og slukte dem og deres boliger og alle de folk som hørte Korah til, og alt det de eide,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 26:11
However, the line of Korah did not die out.
Read in contextPsalms 106:17
The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram.
Read in contextRevelation 12:16
But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that had poured from the dragon’s mouth.
Read in context1 Chronicles 6:22
The descendants of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
Read in contextIsaiah 5:14
Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers!
Read in contextNumbers 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.
Read in contextNumbers 16:17
Each man is to take his censer, place incense in it, and present it before the LORD—250 censers. You and Aaron are to present your censers as well.”
Read in contextNumbers 16:30
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.”
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