Numbers 16:10
And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?
Numbers 16:10 in other translations
| BSB | He has brought you near, you and all your fellow Levites, but you are seeking the priesthood as well. |
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| WEB | and that he has brought you near, and all your brothers the sons of Levi with you? Do you seek the priesthood also? |
| ASV | and that he hath brought thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee? and seek ye the priesthood also? |
| YLT | yea, He doth bring thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee--and ye have sought also the priesthood! |
| DARBY | — that he has brought thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee; and seek ye now the priesthood also? |
| BBE | Letting you, and all your brothers the sons of Levi, come near to him? and would you now be priests? |
| Webster | And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also? |
What does Numbers 16:10 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 16:5-11
5-11. he spake unto Korah and unto all his company--They were first addressed, not only because they were a party headed by his own cousin and Moses might hope to have more influence in that quarter, but because they were stationed near the tabernacle; and especially because an expostulation was the more weighty coming from him who was a Levite himself, and who was excluded along with his family from the priesthood…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 16:1-11
Pride and ambition occasion a great deal of mischief both in churches and states. The rebels quarrel with the settlement of the priesthood upon Aaron and his family. Small reason they had to boast of the people's purity, or of God's favour, as the people had been so often and so lately polluted with sin, and were now under the marks of God's displeasure. They unjustly charge Moses and Aaron with taking honour to…
Numbers 16:10 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 16:10
- Romans 12:10
Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
- Numbers 18:7
Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest’s office for every thing of the altar, and within the vail; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest’s office unto you as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
- Philippians 2:3
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
- Luke 22:24
And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.
- Numbers 3:10
And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest’s office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
- Matthew 20:21-22
And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom. But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.
- 3 John 1:9
I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.
- Proverbs 13:10
Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
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Context
- Numbers 16:9
Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?
- Numbers 16:10
And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?
- Numbers 16:11
For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the Lord: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?
Numbers 16:10 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ¿Y que te hizo acercar á ti, y á todos tus hermanos los hijos de Leví contigo; para que procuréis también el sacerdocio? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | – qu’il t’ait fait approcher, toi et tous tes frères, les fils de Lévi, avec toi,… que vous recherchiez aussi la sacrificature? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | daß er dich und alle deine Brüder, die Söhne Levis, mit dir hat herzunahen lassen? Und ihr trachtet auch nach dem Priestertum! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | idcirco ad se fecit accedere te et omnes fratres tuos filios Levi, ut vobis etiam sacerdotium vindicetis, |