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The Earth Swallows Korah

Numbers 16:31

In 11 translations

BSB
As soon as Moses had finished saying all this, the ground beneath them split open,
KJV
¶ And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:
WEB
As he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split apart.
ASV
And it came to pass, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them;
LSV
And it comes to pass at his finishing speaking all these words, that the ground which [is] under them cleaves,
YLT
And it cometh to pass at his finishing speaking all these words, that the ground which [is] under them cleaveth,
DBY
And it came to pass when he had ended speaking all these words, that the ground clave apart that was under them.
DRC
And immediately as he had made an end of speaking, the earth broke asunder under their feet:
GNV
And assoone as he had made an ende of speaking all these wordes, euen the ground claue asunder that was vnder them,
JPS
And it came to pass, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground did cleave asunder that was under them.
LXXE
And when he ceased speaking all these words, the ground clave asunder beneath them.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
וַיְהִי֙ כְּכַלֹּת֔וֹ לְדַבֵּ֕ר אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַתִּבָּקַ֥ע הָאֲדָמָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּחְתֵּיהֶֽם׃
LXX-Br
Ὡς δὲ ἐπαύσατο λαλῶν πάντας τοὺς λόγους τούτους, ἐῤῥάγη ἡ γῆ ὑποκάτω αὐτῶν.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 106:17–18The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram. Then fire blazed through their company; flames consumed the wicked.
  • 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.
  • Deuteronomy 11:6and what He did in the midst of all the Israelites to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab the Reubenite, when the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, their tents, and every living thing that…
  • Numbers 26:10–11And 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. However, the line of Korah did not die out.

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