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The Earth Swallows Korah

Numbers 16:32

In 11 translations

BSB
and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions.
KJV
And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
WEB
The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up with their households, all of Korah’s men, and all their goods.
ASV
and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
LSV
and the earth opens her mouth and swallows them, and their houses, and all the men who [are] for Korah, and all the goods,
YLT
and the earth openeth her mouth, and swalloweth them, and their houses, and all the men who [are] for Korah, and all the goods,
DBY
And the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men that belonged to Korah, and all their property.
DRC
And opening her mouth, devoured them with their tents and all their substance.
GNV
And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them vp, with their families, and all the men that were with Korah, and all their goods.
JPS
And the earth opened her mouth and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
LXXE
And the ground opened, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that were with Core, and their cattle.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַתִּפְתַּ֤ח הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ אֶת־פִּ֔יהָ וַתִּבְלַ֥ע אֹתָ֖ם וְאֶת־בָּתֵּיהֶ֑ם וְאֵ֤ת כָּל־הָאָדָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְקֹ֔רַח וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־הָרֲכֽוּשׁ׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἠνοίχθη ἡ γῆ, καὶ κατέπιεν αὐτοὺς, καὶ τοὺς οἴκους αὐτῶν, καὶ πάντας τοὺς ἀνθρώπους τοὺς ὄντας μετὰ Κορὲ, καὶ τὰ κτήνη αὐτῶν.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Numbers 26:11However, the line of Korah did not die out.
  • Psalms 106:17The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram.
  • Revelation 12:16But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that had poured from the dragon’s mouth.
  • 1 Chronicles 6:22The descendants of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
  • Isaiah 5:14Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers!
  • 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…
  • Psalms 84:1How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!
  • Psalms 88:1O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.
  • 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.
  • Psalms 85:1You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.
  • 1 Chronicles 6:37the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
  • Numbers 16:30But if the LORD brings about something unprecedented, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them and all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have treated…
  • Numbers 16:17Each man is to take his censer, place incense in it, and present it before the LORD—250 censers. You and Aaron are to present your censers as well.”
  • Genesis 4:11Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.

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