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Numbers 16:33

Judgment

31 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.

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!”

35 And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.

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BSB
They went down alive into Sheol with all they owned. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly.
KJV
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.
WEB
So they, and all that belonged to them went down alive into Sheol. The earth closed on them, and they perished from among the assembly.
ASV
So they, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into Sheol: and the earth closed upon them, and they perished from among the assembly.
DARBY
And they went down, they and all that they had, alive into Sheol, and the earth covered them; and they perished from among the congregation.
BLB
And they went down—they and all those with them—alive into the pit, and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly.
ÅB
og de fòr levende ned i dødsriket med alle sine; jorden skjulte dem, og de omkom og ble utryddet av menigheten.
OTB
De gikk levende ned i Sheol med alt som tilhørte dem; jorden lukket seg over dem, og de gikk til grunne midt i menigheten.
B1930
og de fòr levende ned i dødsriket med alle sine; jorden skjulte dem, og de omkom og blev utryddet av menigheten.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 14:9

    Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you— all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones.

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  • Isaiah 14:15

    But you will be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit.

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  • Psalms 69:15

    Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up; let not the Pit close its mouth over me.

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  • Ezekiel 32:30

    All the leaders of the north and all the Sidonians are there; they went down in disgrace with the slain, despite the terror of their might. They lie uncircumcised with those slain by the sword and bear their shame with those who descend to the Pit.

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  • Psalms 143:7

    Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.

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  • Ezekiel 32:18

    “Son of man, wail for the multitudes of Egypt, and consign her and the daughters of the mighty nations to the depths of the earth with those who descend to the Pit:

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  • Psalms 9:15

    The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.

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  • Psalms 55:23

    But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.

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