Numbers 16 · Verse 20

Numbers 16:20

And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

Numbers 16:20, King James Version

Numbers 16:20 in other translations

BSB	And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
WEB	The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
ASV	And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
YLT	And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
DARBY	And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
BBE	And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
Webster	And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

What does Numbers 16:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 16:20-21

20-21. the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying, Separate yourselves from among this congregation--Curiosity to witness the exciting spectacle attracted a vast concourse of the people, and it would seem that the popular mind had been incited to evil by the clamors of the mutineers against Moses and Aaron. There was something in their behavior very offensive to God; for after His glory had appeared--as at the installation of Aaron (Le 9:23), so now for his confirmation in the sacred office--He bade Moses and Aaron withdraw from the assembly "that He might consume them in a moment."

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

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…

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Numbers 16:20 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.Berand he spokeH1696

יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068

אֶל\־'el-toH413

מֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehMosesH4872

וְאֶֽל\־ve.'el-and toH413

אַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175

לֵאמֹֽר\׃le.Mor<to> sayingH559

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

Context

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 16:20
And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
Numbers 16:21
Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.

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Numbers 16:20 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y Jehová habló á Moisés y á Aarón, diciendo:
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et l’ Éternel parla à Moïse et à Aaron, disant:
German Elberfelder 1871	Und Jehova redete zu Mose und zu Aaron und sprach:
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Locutusque Dominus ad Moysen et Aaron, ait: