Numbers 16:18
And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron.
Numbers 16:18 in other translations
| BSB | So each man took his censer, put fire and incense in it, and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. |
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| WEB | They each took his censer, and put fire in it, and laid incense on it, and stood at the door of the Tent of Meeting with Moses and Aaron. |
| ASV | And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood at the door of the tent of meeting with Moses and Aaron. |
| YLT | And they take each his censer, and put on them fire, and lay on them perfume, and they stand at the opening of the tent of meeting, with Moses and Aaron. |
| DARBY | And they took each his censer, and put fire on them, and laid incense thereon, and stood before the entrance to the tent of meeting, as well as Moses and Aaron. |
| BBE | So every man took his vessel and they put fire in them, with spices, and came to the door of the Tent of meeting with Moses and Aaron. |
| Webster | And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense on them, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron. |
What does Numbers 16:18 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 16:16-18
16-18. Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the Lord--that is, at "the door of the tabernacle" (Nu 16:18), that the assembled people might witness the experiment and be properly impressed by the issue.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 16:16-22
The same glory of the Lord that appeared to place Aaron in his office at first, Le 9:23, now appeared to confirm him in it; and to confound those who set up against him. Nothing is more terrible to those who are conscious of guilt, than the appearance of the Divine glory. See how dangerous it is to have fellowship with sinners, and to partake with them. Though the people had treacherously deserted them, yet Moses…
Numbers 16:18 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Numbers 16:17
And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the Lord every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer.
- Numbers 16:18
And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron.
- Numbers 16:19
And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the congregation.
Numbers 16:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y tomaron cada uno su incensario, y pusieron en ellos fuego, y echaron en ellos sahumerio, y pusiéronse á la puerta del tabernáculo del testimonio con Moisés y Aarón. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils prirent chacun son encensoir, et y mirent du feu, et placèrent de l’encens dessus, et se tinrent à l’entrée de la tente d’assignation, avec Moïse et Aaron. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie nahmen ein jeder seine Räucherpfanne und taten Feuer darauf und legten Räucherwerk darauf; und sie traten hin an den Eingang des Zeltes der Zusammenkunft, auch Mose und Aaron. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quod cum fecissent, stantibus Moyses et Aaron, |