Numbers 16:32

What does Numbers 16:32 mean?

A plain-English look at Numbers 16:32 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the earth, opening her mouth, took them in, with their families, and all the men who were joined to Korah, and their goods.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and the earth openeth her mouth, and swalloweth them, and their houses, and all the men who <FI>are<Fi> for Korah, and all the goods,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And opening her mouth, devoured them with their tents and all their substance.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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.

Context

v.31And it came to pass, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them;

v.32This passage

v.33So they, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into Sheol: and the earth closed upon them, and they perished from among the assembly.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Revelation 12:16

    And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

  • Psalms 85:1

    Jehovah, thou hast been favorable unto thy land; Thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

  • Psalms 88:1

    O Jehovah, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee.

  • Numbers 27:3

    Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not among the company of them that gathered themselves together against Jehovah in the company of Korah: but he died in his own sin; and he had no sons.

  • Deuteronomy 11:6

    and what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben; how the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and every living thing that followed them, in the midst of all Israel:

  • Numbers 26:11

    Notwithstanding, the sons of Korah died not.

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