Num 16:30-34 : 30 {
"verseID": "Numbers.16.30",
"source": "וְאִם־בְּרִיאָ֞ה יִבְרָ֣א יְהוָ֗ה וּפָצְתָ֨ה הָאֲדָמָ֤ה אֶת־פִּ֙יהָ֙ וּבָלְעָ֤ה אֹתָם֙ וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָהֶ֔ם וְיָרְד֥וּ חַיִּ֖ים שְׁאֹ֑לָה וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕ם כִּ֧י נִֽאֲצ֛וּ הָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "But if-a-*bərîʾâ* *yiḇrāʾ* *YHWH* and *ûpāṣtâ* the-*hāʾădāmâ* *ʾet*-her-mouth and *ûḇāləʿâ* them and *ʾet*-all-that belongs-to-them, and they-*wəyārədû* *ḥayyîm* to-*šəʾōlâ*, then you-*wîdaʿtem* that *niʾăṣû* the-men these *ʾet*-*YHWH*",
"grammar": {
"*bərîʾâ*": "noun, feminine singular - creation/new thing",
"*yiḇrāʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will create",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh",
"*ûpāṣtâ*": "waw-conjunctive + Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she will open",
"*hāʾădāmâ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the ground",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ûḇāləʿâ*": "waw-conjunctive + Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she will swallow",
"*wəyārədû*": "waw-conjunctive + Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - and they will go down",
"*ḥayyîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - living",
"*šəʾōlâ*": "noun, feminine singular + directional he - to Sheol",
"*wîdaʿtem*": "waw-conjunctive + Qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and you will know",
"*niʾăṣû*": "Piel perfect, 3rd common plural - they have despised"
},
"variants": {
"*bərîʾâ yiḇrāʾ*": "creates a creation/does something new/makes a new thing",
"*ûpāṣtâ*": "opens/splits open",
"*šəʾōlâ*": "to Sheol/to the grave/to the pit",
"*niʾăṣû*": "despised/spurned/rejected/provoked"
}
}
31 {
"verseID": "Numbers.16.31",
"source": "וַיְהִי֙ כְּכַלֹּת֔וֹ לְדַבֵּ֕ר אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַתִּבָּקַ֥ע הָאֲדָמָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּחְתֵּיהֶֽם׃",
"text": "And *wayhî* as-he-*kəkallōtô* to-*lədabēr* *ʾēt* all-the-*haddəḇārîm* these, and *wattibbāqaʿ* the-*hāʾădāmâ* which under-them",
"grammar": {
"*wayhî*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened",
"*kəkallōtô*": "preposition + Piel infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - as his finishing",
"*lədabēr*": "preposition + Piel infinitive construct - to speak",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*haddəḇārîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the words",
"*wattibbāqaʿ*": "waw-consecutive + Niphal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and it was split",
"*hāʾădāmâ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the ground"
},
"variants": {
"*wattibbāqaʿ*": "split/cleaved/broke open"
}
}
32 {
"verseID": "Numbers.16.32",
"source": "וַתִּפְתַּ֤ח הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ אֶת־פִּ֔יהָ וַתִּבְלַ֥ע אֹתָ֖ם וְאֶת־בָּתֵּיהֶ֑ם וְאֵ֤ת כָּל־הָאָדָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְקֹ֔רַח וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־הָרֲכֽוּשׁ׃",
"text": "And *wattiptaḥ* the-*hāʾāreṣ* *ʾet*-her-mouth and *wattiḇlaʿ* them and *ʾet*-their-houses, and *ʾēt* all-the-*hāʾādām* that belonged-to-*Qōraḥ* and *ʾēt* all-the-*hārəkûš*",
"grammar": {
"*wattiptaḥ*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she opened",
"*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth/land",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*wattiḇlaʿ*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she swallowed",
"*hāʾādām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the men/people",
"*Qōraḥ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Korah",
"*hārəkûš*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the property/possessions"
},
"variants": {
"*hāʾādām*": "men/people/persons"
}
}
33 {
"verseID": "Numbers.16.33",
"source": "וַיֵּ֨רְד֜וּ הֵ֣ם וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָהֶ֛ם חַיִּ֖ים שְׁאֹ֑לָה וַתְּכַ֤ס עֲלֵיהֶם֙ הָאָ֔רֶץ וַיֹּאבְד֖וּ מִתּ֥וֹךְ הַקָּהָֽל׃",
"text": "And *wayyērədû* them and-all-that belonged-to-them *ḥayyîm* to-*šəʾōlâ*, and *wattəkas* over-them the-*hāʾāreṣ*, and *wayyōʾḇdû* from-midst the-*haqqāhāl*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyērədû*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they went down",
"*ḥayyîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - living",
"*šəʾōlâ*": "noun, feminine singular + directional he - to Sheol",
"*wattəkas*": "waw-consecutive + Piel imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she covered",
"*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth/land",
"*wayyōʾḇdû*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they perished",
"*haqqāhāl*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the assembly"
},
"variants": {
"*šəʾōlâ*": "to Sheol/to the grave/to the pit",
"*wayyōʾḇdû*": "perished/were destroyed/were lost"
}
}
34 {
"verseID": "Numbers.16.34",
"source": "וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֲשֶׁ֛ר סְבִיבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם נָ֣סוּ לְקֹלָ֑ם כִּ֣י אָֽמְר֔וּ פֶּן־תִּבְלָעֵ֖נוּ הָאָֽרֶץ׃",
"text": "And-all-*Yiśrāʾēl* that were-around-them *nāsû* at-their-*ləqōlām*, for they-*ʾāmərû*, lest-*tiḇlāʿēnû* the-*hāʾāreṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Israel",
"*nāsû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they fled",
"*ləqōlām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - at their sound/voice",
"*ʾāmərû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they said",
"*tiḇlāʿēnû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + 1st common plural suffix - she will swallow us",
"*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth/land"
},
"variants": {
"*ləqōlām*": "at their cry/sound/voice",
"*pen*": "lest/otherwise/perhaps"
}
}