Numbers 16:27
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | So 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. | So they moved away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Meanwhile, Dathan and Abiram had come out and stood at the entrances to their tents with their wives and children and infants. | So they gat them up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood at the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little ones. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and they took themselves up | וַיֵּעָל֗וּ | vai-ye-'a-LU | H5927G | to ascend: riseעָלָה (a.lah) : rise/go 1) to go up, ascend, climb 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go up, ascend 1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat 1a3) to go up, come up (of animals) 1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation) 1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon) 1a6) to come up (before God) 1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary) 1a8) to excel, be superior to 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away 1b2) to take oneself away 1b3) to be exalted 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up 1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away … |
| from at | מֵעַ֧ל | me-'AL | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| [the] dwelling place of | מִשְׁכַּן־ | mish-kan- | H4908 | habitationמִשְׁכַּן (mish.kan) abode (of God) Aramaic of mish.kan (מִשְׁכָּן "tabernacle" H4908) |
| Korah | קֹ֛רֶח | KO-rech | H7141I | Korahקֹ֫רַח (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 … |
| Dathan | דָּתָ֥ן | da-TAN | H1885 | Dathanדָּתָן (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 Abiram | וַאֲבִירָ֖ם | va-'a-vi-RAM | H0048G | Abiramאֲבִירָם (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 |
| from all around | מִסָּבִ֑יב | mi-sa-VIV | H5439G | aroundסָבִיב (sa.viv) : around/border subst 1) places round about, circuit, round about adv 2) in a circuit, a circuit, round about prep 3) in the circuit, from every side |
| and Dathan | וְדָתָ֨ן | ve-da-TAN | H1885 | Dathanדָּתָן (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 Abiram | וַאֲבִירָ֜ם | va-'a-vi-RAM | H0048G | Abiramאֲבִירָם (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 |
| they came out | יָצְא֣וּ | ya-tze-'U | H3318G | to come out: comeיָצָא (ya.tsa) : come/go_out/escape 1) to go out, come out, exit, go forth 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come out or forth, depart 1a2) to go forth (to a place) 1a3) to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something) 1a4) to come or go forth (with purpose or for result) 1a5) to come out of 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out 1b2) to bring out of 1b3) to lead out 1b4) to deliver 1c) (Hophal) to be brought out or forth |
| standing | נִצָּבִ֗ים | ni-tza-VIM | H5324 | to standנָצַב (na.tsav) 1) to stand, take one's stand, stand upright, be set (over), establish 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to station oneself, take one's stand 1a2) to stand, be stationed 1a3) to stand, take an upright position 1a4) to be stationed, be appointed 1a5) deputy, prefect, appointed, deputed (subst) 1a6) to stand firm 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to station, set 1b2) to set up, erect 1b3) to cause to stand erect 1b4) to fix, establish 1c) (Hophal) to be fixed, be determined, be stationary |
| [the] entrance of | פֶּ֚תַח | PE-tach | H6607 | entranceפֶּ֫תַח (pe.tach) opening, doorway, entrance |
| tents their | אָֽהֳלֵיהֶ֔ם | 'o-ho-lei-HEM | H0168G | tentאֹ֫הֶל (o.hel) : tent 1) tent 1a) nomad's tent, and thus symbolic of wilderness life, transience 1b) dwelling, home, habitation 1c) the sacred tent of Jehovah (the tabernacle) Also means: o.hel (אֹ֫הֶל ": home" H0168H) |
| and wives their | וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֥ם | u-ne-shei-HEM | H0802H | womanאִשָּׁה (ish.shah) : woman 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun) |
| and sons their | וּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם | u-ve-nei-HEM | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| and little one[s] their | וְטַפָּֽם׃ | ve-ta-PAM | H2945 | childטַף (taph) children, little children, little ones |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.