Numbers 16

Numbers · Chapter 16

Numbers 16:1

1Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:2And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:3And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?4And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:5And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the LORD will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.6This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;7And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.8And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:9Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?10And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?11For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?12And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:13Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?14Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.15And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.16And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow:17And 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.18And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron.19And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the congregation.20And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,21Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.22And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?23And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,24Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.25And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.26And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.27So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children.28And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.29If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the LORD hath not sent me.30But 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.31And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:32And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.33They, 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.34And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.35And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.36And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,37Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are hallowed.38The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.39And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:40To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.41But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the LORD.42And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared.43And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.44And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,45Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.46And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague is begun.47And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people.48And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.49Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.50And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the plague was stayed.

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VerseKJVBSBASV
1Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men: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—conductedNow Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
and he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai-yi-KACHH3947G
to take: take

לָקַח (la.qach) : take 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed …

Korahקֹ֔רַחKO-rachH7141I
Korah

קֹ֫רַח (qo.rach) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.21; son of: Izhar (H3324); brother of: Nepheg (H5298), Zichri (H2147) and Shelomith (H8019A); father of: Assir (H0617), Elkanah (H0511) and Ebiasaph (H0043) § Korah = "bald" 1) son of Izhar, grandson of Kohath, great grandson of Levi and leader of the rebellion of the Israelites against Moses and Aaron while in the wilderness; punished and died by an earthquake and flames of fire 2) the 3rd son of Esau by Aholibamah and one of the dukes of Edom …

[the] son ofבֶּן־ben-H1121A
son: child

בֵּן (ben) : child/son

Izharיִצְהָ֥רyitz-HARH3324
Izhar

יִצְהָר (yits.har) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.18; son of: Kohath (H6955); brother of: Amram (H6019), Hebron (H2275B) and Uzziel (H5816); father of: Korah (H7141I), Nepheg (H5298), Zichri (H2147) and Shelomith (H8019A) § Izhar = "shining oil" son of Kohath, grandson of Levi, uncle of Moses and Aaron, and father of Korah; progenitor of the Izharites

[the] son ofבֶּן־ben-H1121A
son: child

בֵּן (ben) : child/son

Kohathקְהָ֖תke-HATH6955
Kohath

קְהָת (qe.hat) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.11; son of: Levi (H3878); brother of: Gershon (H1648), Merari (H4847) and Jochebed (H3115); father of: Amram (H6019), Izhar (H3324), Hebron (H2275B) and Uzziel (H5816) Also named: qo.ha.ti (קְהָתִי "Kohathite" H6956) § Kohath = "assembly" the 2nd of the 3 sons of Levi and progenitor of a family in the tribe of Levi

[the] son ofבֶּן־ben-H1121A
son: child

בֵּן (ben) : child/son

Leviלֵוִ֑יle-VIH3881
Levi

לֵוִי (le.viy.yi) Someone from the tribe of Levi living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.34; son of: Israel (H3478) and Leah (H3812); brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Judah (H3063), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); half-brother of: Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); father of: Gershon (H1648), Kohath (H6955), Merari (H4847) and Jochebed (H3115) Another name of le.vi (לֵוִי "Levi" H3878) § Levite, of Levi "joined to" 1) the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah …

and Dathanוְדָתָ֨ןve-da-TANH1885
Dathan

דָּתָן (da.tan) A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.16.1; son of: Eliab (H0446H); brother of: Abiram (H0048) and Nemuel (H5241) § Dathan = "belonging to a fountain" a Reubenite chief, son of Eliab, who, with his brother, Abiram, joined Korah's conspiracy against Moses' authority

and Abiramוַאֲבִירָ֜םva-'a-vi-RAMH0048G
Abiram

אֲבִירָם (a.vi.ram) A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.16.1; son of: Eliab (H0446H); brother of: Dathan (H1885) and Nemuel (H5241) § Abiram = "my father is exalted" or "(the) Exalted One is (my) father" 1) a Reubenite, son of Eliab in exodus 2) son of Hiel the Bethelite who worked to rebuild Jericho

[the] sons ofבְּנֵ֧יbe-NEIH1121A
son: child

בֵּן (ben) : child/son

Eliabאֱלִיאָ֛ב'e-li-'AVH0446H
Eliab

אֱלִיאָב (e.li.av) A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.16.1; son of: Pallu (H6396); father of: Dathan (H1885), Abiram (H0048) and Nemuel (H5241) § Eliab = "my God is father" or "God is father" 1) son of Helon, leader of Zebulun in the wilderness 2) a Reubenite chief, father of Dathan and Abiram 3) David's oldest brother 4) a Levite musician 5) a Gadite warrior for David 6) a Kohathite

and Onוְא֥וֹןve-'onH0203
On

אוֹן (on) A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.16.1; son of: Peleth (H6431) § On = "wealth" or "vigour" a chief of the tribe of Reuben

[the] son ofבֶּן־ben-H1121A
son: child

בֵּן (ben) : child/son

Pelethפֶּ֖לֶתPE-letH6431G
Peleth

פֶּ֫לֶת (pe.let) A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.16.1; father of: On (H0203) § Peleth = "swiftness" 1) a Reubenite, father of On who rebelled with Dathan and Abiram in the days of the wilderness wanderings 2) son of Jonathan and a descendant of Jerahmeel of Judah

[the] sons ofבְּנֵ֥יbe-NEIH1121A
son: child

בֵּן (ben) : child/son

Reubenרְאוּבֵֽן׃re-'u-VENH7205
Reuben

רְאוּבֵן (re.u.ven) A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.32; son of: Israel (H3478) and Leah (H3812); brother of: Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); half-brother of: Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); father of: Hanoch (H2585J), Pallu (H6396), Hezron (H2696) and Carmi (H3756) § Reuben = "behold a son" 1) the eldest son of Jacob by Leah 2) the tribe descended from Reuben 3) the territory inhabited by the tribe of Reuben

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.