Numbers 26 · Verse 11

Numbers 26:11

Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not.
Numbers 26:11, King James Version

Numbers 26:11 in other translations

BSBHowever, the line of Korah did not die out.
WEBNotwithstanding, the sons of Korah didn’t die.
ASVNotwithstanding, the sons of Korah died not.
YLTand the sons of Korah died not.
DARBYBut the children of Korah died not.
BBEBut death did not overtake the sons of Korah.
WebsterNotwithstanding the children of Korah died not.

What does Numbers 26:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not--Either they were not parties to their father's crime, or they withdrew from it by timely repentance. His descendants became famous in the time of David, and are often mentioned in the Psalms [Psa 42:1; 44:1; 45:1; 46:1; 47:1; 48:1; 49:1; 84:1; 85:1; 87:1; 88:1], also in 1Ch 6:22, 38.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 The children of Korah died not - It is difficult to reconcile this place with Num 16:27, Num 16:31-33, where it seems to be intimated that not only the men, but the wives, and the sons, and the little ones of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, were swallowed up by the earthquake; see especially Num 16:27, collated with Num 16:33. But the text here expressly says, The children of Korah died not; and on a close inspection of Num 16:27, we shall find that the sons and the little ones of Dathan and Abiram alone are mentioned. So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out - and their wives, and their sons, and their little ones. Here is no mention of the children of Korah, they therefore escaped, while it appears those of Dathan and Abiram perished with their fathers. See the note on Num 16:30.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 26:1-51

Moses did not number the people but when God commanded him. We have here the families registered, as well as the tribes. The total was nearly the same as when numbered at mount Sinai. Notice is here taken of the children of Korah; they died not, as the children of Dathan and Abiram; they seem not to have joined even their own father in rebellion. If we partake not of the sins of sinners, we shall not partake of…

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Numbers 26:11 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.

וּבְנֵי\־u.ve.nei-and [the] sons ofH1121
קֹ֖רַחKo.rachKorahH7141
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
מֵֽתוּ\׃\ \סMe.tuthey diedH4191

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Cross references for Numbers 26:11

  • Exodus 6:24

    And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.

  • Deuteronomy 24:16

    The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

  • Psalms 42:1

    To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

  • Psalms 44:1

    To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.

  • Psalms 45:1

    To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves. My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

  • Numbers 16:33

    They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.

  • Numbers 16:5

    And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the Lord will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.

  • Psalms 46:1

    To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

  • Psalms 49:1

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:

  • Psalms 48:1

    A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

  • Psalms 47:1

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:22-28

    The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son, Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
It seems to be intimated in ch. 16:27, 31-33, that the sons and the little ones of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, were swallowed up; but the text here expressly affirms, that the children of Korah "died not;" and their descendants were famous even in David's time. On a close inspection, however, of ver. 27, we shall find, that the sons and the little ones of Dathan and Abiram alone are mentioned.
16:5; Ex 6:24; 1Ch 6:22-28; Ps 42:1; 44:1; 45:1; 46:1; 47:1; *titles
Ps 48:1; 49:1; 50:1; *titles

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Context

  • Numbers 26:10

    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.

  • Numbers 26:11

    Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not.

  • Numbers 26:12

    The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites:

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Numbers 26:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas los hijos de Coré no murieron.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais les fils de Coré ne moururent pas.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Aber die Söhne Korahs starben nicht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		ut, Core pereunte, filii illius non perirent.