Numbers 16 · Verse 9

Numbers 16:9

Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?
Numbers 16:9, King James Version

Numbers 16:9 in other translations

BSBIs it not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel and brought you near to Himself to perform the work at the LORD’s tabernacle, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them?
WEBIs it a small thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself, to do the service of the LORD’s tabernacle, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them;
ASVseemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself, to do the service of the tabernacle of Jehovah, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them;
YLTis it little to you that the God of Israel hath separated you from the company of Israel to bring you near unto Himself, to do the service of the tabernacle of Jehovah, and to stand before the company to serve them? --
DARBYIs it too little for you, that the God of Israel has separated you from the assembly of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the work of the tabernacle of Jehovah, and to stand before the assembly to minister to them?
BBEDoes it seem only a small thing to you that the God of Israel has made you separate from the rest of Israel, letting you come near himself to do the work of the House of the Lord, and to take your place before the people to do what has to be done for them;
WebsterSeemeth it but a small thing to you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them?

What does Numbers 16:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 16:5-11

5-11. he spake unto Korah and unto all his company--They were first addressed, not only because they were a party headed by his own cousin and Moses might hope to have more influence in that quarter, but because they were stationed near the tabernacle; and especially because an expostulation was the more weighty coming from him who was a Levite himself, and who was excluded along with his family from the priesthood…

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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 16:9 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.

הַמְעַ֣טham.'At¿ [is it too] smallH4592
מִכֶּ֗םmi.Kemfor you
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
הִבְדִּיל֩hiv.Dilhe has set apartH914
אֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
יִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
אֶתְכֶם֙'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
מֵעֲדַ֣תme.'a.Datfrom [the] congregation ofH5712
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
לְהַקְרִ֥יבle.hak.Rivto bring nearH7126
אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
אֵלָ֑יו'e.Lavto himselfH413
לַעֲבֹ֗דla.'a.Vodto serveH5647
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עֲבֹדַת֙'a.vo.Dat[the] service ofH5656
מִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.Kan[the] tabernacle ofH4908
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְלַעֲמֹ֛דve.la.'a.Modand to standH5975
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
הָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.Dahthe congregationH5712
לְשָׁרְתָֽם\׃le.sha.re.Tamto serve themH8334

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

Cross references for Numbers 16:9

  • Isaiah 7:13

    And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?

  • Deuteronomy 10:8

    At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.

  • Ezekiel 44:10-11

    And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols; they shall even bear their iniquity. Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them.

  • Numbers 1:53

    But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony.

  • Nehemiah 12:44

    And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.

  • Numbers 3:6

    Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.

  • 1 Samuel 18:23

    And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king’s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

  • Numbers 16:13

    Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?

  • Numbers 18:2-6

    And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness. And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor ye also, die. And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you. And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel. …

  • 2 Chronicles 35:3

    And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the Lord, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the Lord your God, and his people Israel,

  • Numbers 3:41-45

    And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the Lord) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel. And Moses numbered, as the Lord commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel. And all the firstborn males by the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, …

  • Genesis 30:15

    And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son’s mandrakes.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Seemeth it but.
13; Ge 30:15; 1Sa 18:23; 2Sa 7:19; Isa 7:13; Eze 34:18; 1Co 4:3
separated.
1:53; 3:41-45; 8:14-16; 18:2-6; De 10:8; 2Ch 35:3; Ne 12:44
Eze 44:10,11; Ac 13:2

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Context

  • Numbers 16:8

    And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:

  • Numbers 16:9

    Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?

  • Numbers 16:10

    And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?

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Numbers 16:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
¿Os es poco que el Dios de Israel os haya apartado de la congregación de Israel, haciéndoos allegar á sí para que ministraseis en el servicio del tabernáculo de Jehová, y estuvieseis delante de la congregación para ministrarles?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Est-ce peu de chose pour vous que le Dieu d’Israël vous ait séparés de l’assemblée d’Israël, en vous faisant approcher de lui pour faire le service du tabernacle de l’ Éternel, et pour vous tenir devant l’assemblée afin de la servir,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Ist es euch zu wenig, daß der Gott Israels euch aus der Gemeinde Israel ausgesondert hat, um euch zu sich nahen zu lassen, damit ihr den Dienst der Wohnung Jehovas verrichtet, und vor der Gemeinde stehet, um sie zu bedienen,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
num parum vobis est quod separavit vos Deus Israël ab omni populo, et junxit sibi, ut serviretis ei in cultu tabernaculi, et staretis coram frequentia populi, et ministraretis ei?