Numbers 16:32

and the earth opens her mouth and swallows them, and their houses, and all the men who [are] for Korah, and all the goods,

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

31And it comes to pass at his finishing speaking all these words, that the ground which [is] under them cleaves,

33and they go down—they and all that they have—alive to Sheol, and the earth closes over them, and they perish from the midst of the assembly;

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Cross References

Numbers 4:18“You do not cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathite from the midst of the Levites;

Numbers 16:30but if YHWH does a strange thing, and the ground has opened her mouth and swallowed them and all that they have, and they have gone down alive to Sheol, then you have known that these men have despised YHWH.”

Numbers 26:11but the sons of Korah did not die.

Deuteronomy 11:6and that which He has done to Dathan and to Abiram, sons of Eliab, sons of Reuben, when the earth has opened her mouth and swallows them, and their houses, and their tents, and all that lives which is at their feet, in the midst of all Israel—

1 Chronicles 6:37son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah,

Psalms 85:1TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF THE SONS OF KORAH. You have accepted, O YHWH, Your land, || You have turned [to] the captivity of Jacob.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 16:24-35

23 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 24 Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. 25 And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him. 26 And 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. 27 So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram… Read the whole commentary →

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