Numbers 16 · Verse 12

Numbers 16:12

And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:
Numbers 16:12, King James Version

Numbers 16:12 in other translations

BSBThen Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come!
WEBMoses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they said, “We won’t come up!
ASVAnd Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they said, We will not come up:
YLTAnd Moses sendeth to call for Dathan and for Abiram sons of Eliab, and they say, ‘We do not come up;
DARBYAnd Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; but they said, We will not come up!
BBEThen Moses sent for Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: and they said, We will not come up:
WebsterAnd Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: who said, We will not come up:

What does Numbers 16:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 16:12-14
12-14. Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram--in a separate interview, the ground of their mutiny being different; for while Korah murmured against the exclusive appropriation of the priesthood to Aaron and his family, they were opposed to the supremacy of Moses in civil power. They refused to obey the summons; and their refusal was grounded on the plausible pretext that their stay in the desert was prolonged for some secret and selfish purposes of the leader, who was conducting them like blind men wherever it suited him.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 16:12-15
Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram to bring their complaints; but they would not obey. They bring very false charges against Moses. Those often fall under the heaviest censures, who in truth deserve the highest praise. Moses, though the meekest man, yet, finding God reproached in him, was very wroth; he could not bear to see the people ruining themselves. He appeals to God as to his own integrity. He bade them appear with Aaron next morning, at the time of offering the morning incense. Korah undertook thus to appear. Proud ambitious men, while projecting their own advancement, often hurry on their own shameful fall.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Numbers 16:12 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.Lachand he sentH7971
מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMosesH4872
לִקְרֹ֛אlik.Ro'to summonH7121
לְדָתָ֥ןle.da.Tan<to> DathanH1885
וְלַאֲבִירָ֖םve.la.'a.vi.Ramand <to> AbiramH48
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121
אֱלִיאָ֑ב'e.li.'AvEliabH446
וַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
נַעֲלֶֽה\׃na.'a.Lehwe will come upH5927

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Numbers 16:12

  • Proverbs 29:9

    If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.

  • Jude 1:8

    Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.

  • 1 Peter 2:13-14

    Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.

  • Isaiah 3:5

    And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Pr 29:9; Isa 3:5; 1Pe 2:13,14; Jude 1:8

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Context

  • 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 16:12

    And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:

  • Numbers 16:13

    Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?

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Numbers 16:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y envió Moisés á llamar á Dathán y Abiram, hijos de Eliab; mas ellos respondieron: No iremos allá:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Moïse envoya appeler Dathan et Abiram, fils d’Éliab; mais ils dirent: Nous ne monterons pas.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Mose sandte hin, um Dathan und Abiram, die Söhne Eliabs, zu rufen. Aber sie sprachen: Wir kommen nicht hinauf!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Misit ergo Moyses ut vocaret Dathan et Abiron filios Eliab. Qui responderunt: Non venimus.