Numbers 16:39
And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:
Numbers 16:39 in other translations
| BSB | So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers brought by those who had been burned up, and he had them hammered out to overlay the altar, |
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| WEB | Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers which those who were burned had offered; and they beat them out for a covering of the altar, |
| ASV | And Eleazar the priest took the brazen censers, which they that were burnt had offered; and they beat them out for a covering of the altar, |
| YLT | And Eleazar the priest taketh the brazen censers which they who are burnt had brought near, and they spread them out, a covering for the altar-- |
| DARBY | And Eleazar the priest took the copper censers, which they that were burnt had presented; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar: |
| BBE | So Eleazar the priest took the brass vessels which had been offered by those who were burned up, and they were hammered out to make a cover for the altar: |
| Webster | And Eleazar the priest took the brazen censers, with which they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar: |
What does Numbers 16:39 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 16:37-40
37-40. Speak unto Eleazar--He was selected lest the high priest might contract defilement from going among the dead carcasses.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 16:35-40
A fire went out from the Lord, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense, while Aaron, who stood with them, was preserved alive. God is jealous of the honour of his own institutions, and will not have them invaded. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord. The censers are devoted, and, as all devoted things, must be made serviceable to the glory of God. This covering of the…
Numbers 16:39 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Numbers 16:38
The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the Lord, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.
- Numbers 16:39
And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:
- Numbers 16:40
To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the Lord; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the Lord said to him by the hand of Moses.
Numbers 16:39 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y el sacerdote Eleazar tomó los incensarios de metal con que los quemados habían ofrecido; y extendiéronlos para cubrir el altar, |
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| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Eleasar, der Priester, nahm die ehernen Räucherpfannen, welche die Verbrannten dargebracht hatten, und man schlug sie breit zum Überzug für den Altar, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Tulit ergo Eleazar sacerdos thuribula ænea, in quibus obtulerant hi quos incendium devoravit, et produxit ea in laminas, affigens altari: |