Numbers 16:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the congregation, called to the assembly, men of renown;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּקֻ֙מוּ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י מֹשֶׁ֔ה וַאֲנָשִׁ֥ים מִבְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים וּמָאתָ֑יִם נְשִׂיאֵ֥י עֵדָ֛ה קְרִאֵ֥י מוֹעֵ֖ד אַנְשֵׁי־שֵֽׁם׃

Transliteration

And wayyāqumû before Mōšeh and ʾănāšîm from sons-of-Yiśrāʾēl fifty and two-hundred, nəśîʾê of-ʿēdâ, qəriʾê of-môʿēd, ʾanšê-of-name

Grammar Details

*wayyāqumû*: waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they rose up/stood
*Mōšeh*: proper noun, masculine singular - Moses
*ʾănāšîm*: noun, masculine plural - men
*Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun, masculine singular - Israel
*nəśîʾê*: noun, masculine plural construct - leaders/princes/chiefs of
*ʿēdâ*: noun, feminine singular - congregation/assembly
*qəriʾê*: passive participle, masculine plural construct - ones called of
*môʿēd*: noun, masculine singular - appointed time/meeting/assembly
*ʾanšê*: noun, masculine plural construct - men of

Word Meanings

*nəśîʾê*: leaders/princes/chiefs of
*qəriʾê môʿēd*: those called to the assembly/renowned in the congregation
*ʾanšê-šēm*: men of renown/prominence/reputation

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Referenced Verses

Num 26:9 : 9 And the sons of Eliab: Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram, who were called of the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against Jehovah,
1 Chr 5:24 : 24 And these were the heads of their fathers' houses: even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valor, famous men, heads of their fathers' houses.
1 Chr 12:30 : 30 And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers' houses.
Ezek 16:14 : 14 And thy renown went forth among the nations for thy beauty; for it was perfect, through my majesty which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Ezek 23:10 : 10 These uncovered her nakedness; they took her sons and her daughters; and her they slew with the sword: and she became a byword among women; for they executed judgments upon her.
Gen 6:4 : 4 The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them: the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.
Num 1:16 : 16 These are they that were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Num 16:3-4
2 verses
79%
3and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and Jehovah is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the assembly of Jehovah?
4And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:
Num 16:1
79%
1Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took [men]:
Num 16:16-27
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77%
16And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before Jehovah, thou, and they, and Aaron, to-morrow:
17and take ye every man his censer, and put incense upon them, and bring ye before Jehovah every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each his censer.
18And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood at the door of the tent of meeting with Moses and Aaron.
19And Korah assembled all the congregation against them unto the door of the tent of meeting: and the glory of Jehovah appeared unto all the congregation.
20And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
21Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.
22And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?
23And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
24Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
25And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.
26And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.
27So they gat them up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood at the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little ones.
Num 1:16-17
2 verses
77%
16These are they that were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel.
17And Moses and Aaron took these men that are mentioned by name:
Num 26:9-10
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77%
9And the sons of Eliab: Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram, who were called of the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against Jehovah,
10and the earth opened its 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.
Exod 24:9
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9Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel:
Num 16:35-36
2 verses
73%
35And fire came forth from Jehovah, and devoured the two hundred and fifty men that offered the incense.
36And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Num 14:5
72%
5Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.
Num 16:11-12
2 verses
72%
11Therefore thou and all thy company are gathered together against Jehovah: and Aaron, what is he that ye murmur against him?
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Num 16:8
71%
8And Moses said unto Korah, Hear now, ye sons of Levi:
Num 11:16
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16And Jehovah said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tent of meeting, that they may stand there with thee.
Exod 24:1
71%
1And he said unto Moses, Come up unto Jehovah, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off:
Num 27:2
71%
2And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, at the door of the tent of meeting, saying,
Num 16:45
70%
45Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
Num 16:40-42
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40to be a memorial unto the children of Israel, to the end that no stranger, that is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to burn incense before Jehovah; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as Jehovah spake unto him by Moses.
41But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of Jehovah.
42And it came to pass, when the congregation was assembled against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tent of meeting: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of Jehovah appeared.
Exod 16:2
69%
2And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness:
Exod 18:25
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25And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
Num 32:2
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2the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,
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34And Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their fathers' houses,
Num 1:44
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44These are they that were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: they were each one for his fathers' house.
Ps 106:16
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16They envied Moses also in the camp, [And] Aaron the saint of Jehovah.
Num 7:2
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2that the princes of Israel, the heads of their fathers' houses, offered. These were the princes of the tribes, these are they that were over them that were numbered:
Num 16:6
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6This do: take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
Exod 4:29
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29And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel:
Num 20:2
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2And there was no water for the congregation: and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
Num 4:36
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36and those that were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.
Josh 22:14
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14and with him ten princes, one prince of a fathers' house for each of the tribes of Israel; and they were every one of them head of their fathers' houses among the thousands of Israel.
Num 11:24
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24And Moses went out, and told the people the words of Jehovah: and he gathered seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the Tent.
Num 27:15
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15And Moses spake unto Jehovah, saying,
Num 31:48
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48And the officers that were over the thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses;
Exod 34:31
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31And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him: and Moses spake to them.