Numbers 16:32

and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and the men of their houses; and all the men of Korach, and all their substance,

Targum Onkelos

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 was, when he had finished to speak all these words, that the ground under them clave asunder,

33they, and all who were theirs, went down alive into Sheul; and the earth closed upon them, and they perished from among the congregation.

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Cross References

Numbers 4:18Cut not off the tribe of the family of Kehath from among the Levites;

Numbers 16:30But if the Lord create a creation, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, and all that is theirs, and they go down alive into Sheul, then you will know that these men have caused anger before the Lord.

Numbers 26:11but the sons of Korach died not.

Deuteronomy 11:6And what He did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab bar Reuben, when the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up with the men of their house, their tents, and all the substance they had, in the midst of all Israel;

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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