Numbers 16:31 Parallel Translations

As soon as he had finished saying all this, the ground under them split,(GOD'S WORD®)

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:

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;

BBE:

And while these words were on his lips, the earth under them was parted in two;

DBY:

And it came to pass when he had ended speaking all these words, that the ground clave apart that was under them.

ERV:

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

WBS:

And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground cleaved asunder that was under them:

WEB:

It happened, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground split apart that was under them;

YLT:

And it cometh to pass at his finishing speaking all these words, that the ground which is under them cleaveth,

Numbers 16:31 Cross References

XREF:

Numbers 16:30 "But if the LORD brings about an entirely new thing and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that is theirs, and they descend alive into Sheol, then you will understand that these men have spurned the LORD."

Numbers 16:32 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men who belonged to Korah with their possessions. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

MHC:

16:23-34 The seventy elders of Israel attend Moses. It is our duty to do what we can to countenance and support lawful authority when it is opposed. And those who would not perish with sinners, must come out from among them, and be separate. It was in answer to the prayer of Moses, that God stirred up the hearts of the congregation to remove for their own safety. Grace to separate from evil-doers is one of the things that accompany salvation. God, in justice, left the rebels to the obstinacy and hardness of their own hearts. Moses, by Divine direction, when all Israel were waiting the event, declares that if the rebels die a common death, he will be content to be called and counted an imposter. As soon as Moses had spoken the word, God caused the earth to open and swallow them all up. The children perished with their parents; in which, though we cannot tell how bad they might be to deserve it, or how good God might be otherwise to them; yet of this we are sure, that Infinite Justice did them no wrong. It was altogether miraculous. God has, when he pleases, strange punishments for the workers of iniquity. It was very significant. Considering how the earth is still in like manner loaded with the weight of man's sins, we have reason to wonder that it does not now sink under its load. The ruin of others should be our warning. Could we, by faith, hear the outcries of those that are gone down to the bottomless pit, we should give more diligence than we do to escape for our lives, lest we also come into their condemnation.

CONC:

Apart Asunder Clave Cleave Cleaved Cleaveth Ended Finished Finishing Ground Lips Open Parted Pass Saying Speaking Split

Apart Asunder Clave Cleave Cleaved Cleaveth Earth End Ended Lips Open Parted Soon Speaking Split Words

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