Numbers 16:33

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

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

They, 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.

In Context

32and 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,

34And all Israel who stood round about them fled from their cry; for they said, Lest the earth swallow us.

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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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