Numbers 16:31
And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:
Numbers 16:31 in other translations
| BSB | As soon as Moses had finished saying all this, the ground beneath them split open, |
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| WEB | As he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split apart. |
| ASV | And it came to pass, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them; |
| YLT | And it cometh to pass at his finishing speaking all these words, that the ground which is under them cleaveth, |
| DARBY | And it came to pass when he had ended speaking all these words, that the ground clave apart that was under them. |
| BBE | And while these words were on his lips, the earth under them was parted in two; |
| Webster | And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground cleaved asunder that was under them: |
What does Numbers 16:31 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 16:28-34
28-34. Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the Lord hath sent me to do all these works--The awful catastrophe of the earthquake which, as predicted by Moses, swallowed up those impious rebels in a living tomb, gave the divine attestation to the mission of Moses and struck the spectators with solemn awe.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 16:23-34
The seventy elders of Israel attend Moses. It is our duty to do what we can to countenance and support lawful authority when it is opposed. And those who would not perish with sinners, must come out from among them, and be separate. It was in answer to the prayer of Moses, that God stirred up the hearts of the congregation to remove for their own safety. Grace to separate from evil-doers is one of the things that…
Numbers 16:31 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 16:31
- Psalms 106:17-18
The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram. And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.
- Numbers 27:3
Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the Lord in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons.
- Deuteronomy 11:6
And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and all the substance that was in their possession, in the midst of all Israel:
- Numbers 26:10-11
And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign. Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not.
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Context
- Numbers 16:30
But if the Lord make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the Lord.
- Numbers 16:31
And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:
- Numbers 16:32
And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
Numbers 16:31 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y aconteció, que en acabando él de hablar todas estas palabras, rompióse la tierra que estaba debajo de ellos: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il arriva, comme il achevait de prononcer toutes ces paroles, que le sol qui était sous eux se fendit; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es geschah, als er alle diese Worte ausgeredet hatte, da spaltete sich der Erdboden, der unter ihnen war, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Confestim igitur ut cessavit loqui, dirupta est terra sub pedibus eorum: |