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Deuteronomy 11:6

AbiramDathanEliabReuben

4 what He did to the Egyptian army and horses and chariots when He made the waters of the Red Sea engulf them as they pursued you, and how He destroyed them completely, even to this day;

5 what He did for you in the wilderness until you reached this place;

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.

7 For it is your own eyes that have seen every great work that the LORD has done.

8 You shall therefore keep every commandment I am giving you today, so that you may have the strength to go in and possess the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess,

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
KJV
And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and all the substance that was in their possession, in the midst of all Israel:
WEB
and what he did to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben—how the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households, their tents, and every living thing that followed them, in the middle of all Israel;
ASV
and what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben; how the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and every living thing that followed them, in the midst of all Israel:
DARBY
and what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben, how the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, with their households, and their tents, and all the living substance that belonged to them, in the midst of all Israel.
BLB
and what He did to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, son of Reuben—how the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, and their houses and their tents and every living thing that [was] was at their feet, in the midst of all Israel.
ÅB
og hva han gjorde med Datan og Abiram, sønnene til Eliab, Rubens sønn, da jorden lukket opp sin munn og midt iblant hele Israel slukte dem og deres hus og deres telter og hvert liv som var i følge med dem;
OTB
og hva Han gjorde med Datan og Abiram, Eliabs sønner, Rubens sønn, da jorden åpnet sin munn og slukte dem, deres husstander, deres telt og alt levende som tilhørte dem, midt i hele Israel—
B1930
og hvad han gjorde med Datan og Abiram, sønnene til Eliab, Rubens sønn, da jorden lukket op sin munn og midt iblandt hele Israel slukte dem og deres hus og deres telter og hvert liv som var i følge med dem;

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  • Numbers 26:9–10

    and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who fought against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the LORD.

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  • Psalms 106:17

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

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  • Numbers 16:1–35

    Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted

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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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