Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.
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Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.
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And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.
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And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.
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Passages linked to Numbers 16:25 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Numbers 11:16-17 Yahweh said to Moses, “Gather to me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them; and bring them to the Tent of Meeting, that they may stand there with you. I will come down and talk with you there. I will take of the Spirit which is on you, and will put it on them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, that you don’t bear it yourself alone.
- Numbers 11:25 Yahweh came down in the cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the Spirit that was on him, and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but they did so no more.
- Numbers 11:30 Moses went into the camp, he and the elders of Israel.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Because they refused to come to him, he goes…
Because they refused to come to him, he goes to them to their cost.
The elders of Israel; the seventy rulers, whom he carried with him for the greater solemnity of the action, and for his own better vindication, because he lay under such calumnies, and to encourage them in their work, not-withstanding the obstinate and intractable nature of the people they were to govern.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Moses rose up,.... Either from the ground, upon…
And Moses rose up,.... Either from the ground, upon which he fell on his face, or from the seat on which he sat at the door of the tabernacle; though he seems to have stood there; it may be, it only signifies that he obeyed the divine order, and went about it directly, as often in Scripture persons are said to arise, when they go about any thing they are directed, or choose to do:
and went unto Dathan and Abiram; to endeavour to convince them of their evil, and bring them to repentance for it, and to reclaim them from their folly:
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and the elders of Israel followed him; either some principal persons of the tribes, called elders, both from their age and prudence; or the seventy elders lately chosen to assist Moses in the affairs of government, as Aben Ezra thinks these followed him to show their respect unto him, and their approbation of his conduct, and for vindication of his character, which had been aspersed by those men, and to give the more weight to what should be said unto them, for their conviction and reformation.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Unto Dathan - Because they refused to come to…
Unto Dathan - Because they refused to come to him. The elders - The seventy rulers, whom he carried with him for the greater solemnity of the action, and to encourage them in their work, notwithstanding the obstinate and untractable nature of the people they were to govern.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 25. Unto Dathan and Abiram — These are supposed…
25. Unto Dathan and Abiram — These are supposed to have shrunk back from the tabernacle to their tents at the outflashing of the glory, while Korah, with brazen brow, proceeded to burn incense with the insurgent princes, and was consumed with them by “a fire from the Lord.” See Num_26:10, note.
The elders of Israel — See Num_11:16, note.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 25–34. The destruction of Dathan and Abiram.
25–34. The destruction of Dathan and Abiram.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 you will be consumed
you will be consumed
Being destroyed is spoken of as if they would be eaten. AT: "you will be destroyed" (See: Metaphor)
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you will be consumed by all their sins
Being destroyed because of their sins is spoken of as if the sins would destroy them. AT: "you will be destroyed because of all their sins" (See: Metaphor)
you will be consumed by all their sins
This can be stated in active form. AT: "all their sins will destroy you" or "Yahweh will destroy you because of all their sins" (See: Active or Passive)
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Moses
elder
Israel
evil
Korah
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