Numbers 16:32

and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up them, and their households,—and all the human beings who pertained unto Korah, with all their goods:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 came to pass as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground which was under them, clave asunder;

33so, they, and all that pertained unto them, went down, alive unto hades,—and the earth, closed upon them, and they perished out of the midst of the convocation.

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Cross References

Numbers 4:18Do not let the tribe of the families of the Kohathites be cut off out of the midst of the Levites.

Numbers 16:30But, if, a creation, Yahweh create, and the ground open wide her mouth and swallow them up, with all that pertain unto them, and so they go down alive unto hades, then shall ye know, that these men have despised Yahweh.

Numbers 26:11But, the sons of Korah, died not.

Deuteronomy 11:6and what he did to Dathan and to Abiram, sons of Eliab, son of Reuben, in that the earth opened wide her mouth, and swallowed-up them and their households and their tents,—and all the living things that attended them, in the midst of all Israel.

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

Psalms 85:1Thou hast accepted, O Yahweh, thy land, Thou hast brought back the captives 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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