Numbers 16:28

Then said Moses, Hereby, shall ye know, that, Yahweh hath sent me, to do all these works,—verily, not out of my own heart:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And 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.

In Context

27So they went up from beside the habitation of Korah, Dathan and Abiram on every side,—and, Dathan and Abiram, came out and stationed themselves at the entrance of their tents, with their wives and their sons and their little ones.

29If, as all human beings die, these do die, and the visitation of all human beings, be visited upon them, Yahweh, hath not sent me.

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Cross References

Exodus 3:12And he said—I will be with thee, and, this, to thee, [shall be] the sign, that, I have sent thee,—When thou bringest forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall do service unto God, upon this mountain.

Exodus 7:9When Pharaoh shall speak unto you saying, Shew for yourselves a wonder, then shalt thou say unto Aaron, Take thy staff, and cast it down before Pharaoh let it become a sea-serpent.

Deuteronomy 18:22When the prophet shall speak in the name of Yahweh and the word shall not come to pass, neither shall come in, that, is the word which Yahweh, hath not spoken,—presumptuously, hath the prophet spoken it, thou shall not be in dread of him.

Jeremiah 23:16Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts,—Do not hearken unto the words of the prophets who are prophesying unto you, They are filling you, with vain hopes,—The vision of their own hearts, do they speak, Not from the mouth of Yahweh!

Zechariah 2:9For behold me! brandishing my hand over them, and they shall become a spoil unto their own slaves,—and ye shall know that, Yahweh of hosts, hath sent me.

John 5:30I, cannot be doing, of myself, a single thing,—Just as I hear, I judge; and, my judging, is, just,—because I seek not my own will, but the will of him that sent me.

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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