Numbers 26:10

Translations

Modern

And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, and with them Korah in the death of the company, when the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men, and they became a sign.

Latin

…et aperiens terra os suum devoravit Core, morientibus plurimis, quando combussit ignis ducentos quinquaginta viros. Et factum est grande miraculum,

Original

Hebrew

English

And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign.

Notes

Numbers 26:8–11

the line of Korah did not die out: See study note on 16:31–33 for more information.

Numbers 26:1–65

After nearly 40 years, Israel registered their men of military age again. This was while camping on the plains of Moab across from Jericho (compare chapters 1–4). The overall population changed only slightly, with 603,550 in the first registration and 601,730 in the second. This nearly complete replacement of the population showed that the Lord remained faithful to Israel despite their repeated acts of rebellion (26:63–65).

Related verses

Numbers 16:38
As for the censers of those who sinned at the cost of their own lives, hammer them into sheets to overlay the altar, for these were presented before the LORD, and so have become holy. They will serve as a sign to the Israelites.”
2 Peter 2:6
…if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly;
Numbers 16:31–35
As soon as Moses had finished saying all this, the ground beneath them split open,
Jude 1:7
In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.
1 Corinthians 10:6–10
These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.
Psalm 106:17–18
The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram.
Jeremiah 29:22
Because of them, all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon will use this curse: ‘May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire!’
Ezekiel 14:8
I will set My face against that man and make him a sign and a proverb; I will cut him off from among My people. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
Numbers 16:2
…a rebellion against Moses, along with 250 men of Israel renowned as leaders of the congregation and representatives in the assembly.
1 Samuel 2:34
And this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.
Exodus 16:35
The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land where they could settle; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.
Numbers 27:3
“Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among the followers of Korah who gathered together against the LORD. Instead, he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons.

People

Korah: Levite rebel leader; his descendants became temple servants

Glossary

Census Desert Deuteronomy, Book of Eleazar Genealogy Jericho Numbers, Book of

Topics

Abiram: An Israelite Who Conspired with Dathan Against Moses and Aaron Journey of Israel Through The Desert: Return to the Plains of Moab: Third Numbering Korah: Jealous of Moses, Leads Two-Hundred and Fifty Princes in an Insurrection The Punishment of the Wicked: should be a Warning to Others the Tribe of Reuben: Remarkable Persons of Dathan, Abiram, and On The Tribes of Israel: Each of Divided Into Families

Numbers 26:10

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