Numbers 16:32
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.
31 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:
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.
33 They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.
34 And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.
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
- 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
Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not.
Read in contextPsalms 106:17
The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.
Read in contextRevelation 12:16
And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
Read in context1 Chronicles 6:22
The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
Read in contextIsaiah 5:14
Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.
Read in contextNumbers 27:3
Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons.
Read in contextNumbers 16:17
And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the LORD every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer.
Read in contextNumbers 16:30
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.
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