Numbers 16 · Verse 2

Numbers 16:2

And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:
Numbers 16:2, King James Version

Numbers 16:2 in other translations

BSBa rebellion against Moses, along with 250 men of Israel renowned as leaders of the congregation and representatives in the assembly.
WEBThey rose up before Moses, with some of the children of Israel, two hundred fifty princes of the congregation, called to the assembly, men of renown.
ASVand they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the congregation, called to the assembly, men of renown;
YLTand they rise up before Moses, with men of the sons of Israel, two hundred and fifty, princes of the company, called of the convention, men of name,
DARBYand they rose up against Moses, with two hundred and fifty men of the children of Israel, princes of the assembly, summoned to the council, men of renown;
BBEAnd came before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty chiefs of the people, men of good name who had a place in the meeting of the people.
WebsterAnd they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:

What does Numbers 16:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 16:1-2

Nu 16:1-30. The Rebellion of Korah. 1-2. Now Korah, the son of Izhar--Izhar, brother of Amram (Ex 6:18), was the second son of Kohath, and for some reason unrecorded he had been supplanted by a descendant of the fourth son of Kohath, who was appointed prince or chief of the Kohathites (Nu 3:30). Discontent with the preferment over him of a younger relative was probably the originating cause of this seditious…

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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…

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Numbers 16:2 in the original Hebrew

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וַיָּקֻ֙מוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.muand they rose upH6965
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMosesH4872
וַאֲנָשִׁ֥יםva.'a.na.Shimand menH582
מִבְּנֵֽי\־mi.be.nei-from [the] people ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
חֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimfiftyH2572
וּמָאתָ֑יִםu.ma.Ta.yimand two hundredH3967
נְשִׂיאֵ֥יne.si.'Eileaders ofH5387
עֵדָ֛ה'e.Dah[the] congregationH5712
קְרִאֵ֥יke.ri.'Eicalled ofH7148
מוֹעֵ֖דmo.'Ed[the] appointed meetingH4150
אַנְשֵׁי\־'an.shei-men ofH582
שֵֽׁם\׃ShemnameH8034

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

Cross references for Numbers 16:2

  • Numbers 26:9

    And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the Lord:

  • Ezekiel 23:10

    These discovered her nakedness: they took her sons and her daughters, and slew her with the sword: and she became famous among women; for they had executed judgment upon her.

  • 1 Chronicles 5:24

    And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers.

  • Genesis 6:4

    There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

  • Numbers 1:16

    These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.

  • 1 Chronicles 12:30

    And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers.

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26:9; Ge 6:4; 1Ch 5:24; 12:30; Eze 16:14; 23:10

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Context

  • Numbers 16:1

    Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:

  • Numbers 16:2

    And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:

  • Numbers 16:3

    And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the Lord?

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Numbers 16:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y levantáronse contra Moisés con doscientos y cincuenta varones de los hijos de Israel, príncipes de la congregación, de los del consejo, varones de nombre;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et ils se levèrent devant Moïse, avec 250 hommes des fils d’Israël, princes de l’assemblée, hommes appelés au conseil, des hommes de renom.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und sie standen auf gegen Mose, mit 250 Männern von den Kindern Israel, Fürsten der Gemeinde, Berufene der Versammlung, Männer von Namen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		surrexerunt contra Moysen, aliique filiorum Israël ducenti quinquaginta viri proceres synagogæ, et qui tempore concilii per nomina vocabantur.