Numbers 26:10

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, when the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, along with Korah, when that assembly died, as the fire consumed 250 men, serving as a warning sign.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the earth opened her 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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and 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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the earth opened her 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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And the erth opened hir mouth ad swalowed the and Corah also when the multitude dyed what tyme the fyre consumed.ij. hundred and fiftie men and they became a signe:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    & the earth opened hir mouth, and swalowed the wt Corah, wha the copany dyed, what tyme as the fyre consumed two hundreth & fiftye men, & they became a toke.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the earth opened her mouth, and swalowed them vp with Korah, when the Congregation died, what time the fire consumed, two hundreth and fiftie men, who were for a signe.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the earth opened her mouth, & swalowed them vp: Corah also was in the death of that multitude, what tyme the fire consumed two hundred and fiftie men: and they became a signe.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the earth opened her 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died; what time the fire devoured two hundred fifty men, and they became a sign.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and the earth openeth her mouth, and swalloweth them and Korah, in the death of the company, in the fire consuming the two hundred and fifty men, and they become a sign;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and 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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And they went down into the open mouth of the earth, together with Korah, when death overtook him and all his band; at the time when two hundred and fifty men were burned in the fire, and they became a sign.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died; what time the fire devoured two hundred fifty men, and they became a sign.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and Korah at the time that company died, when the fire consumed 250 men. So they became a warning.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 16:38 : 38 The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign to the children of Israel.
  • Num 16:31-35 : 31 And it came to pass, when he had finished speaking all these words, that the ground split apart that was under them. 32 And the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, with their houses, and all the men that belonged to Korah, and all their goods. 33 They, and all that belonged to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation. 34 And all Israel that were around them fled at their cry: for they said, Lest the earth swallows us up also. 35 And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
  • 2 Pet 2:6 : 6 And turned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemning them with an overthrow, making them an example to those who afterward would live ungodly;
  • Jude 1:7 : 7 As Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
  • Exod 16:35 : 35 And the children of Israel ate manna forty years, until they came to an inhabited land; they ate manna until they came to the border of the land of Canaan.
  • Num 16:2 : 2 And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty leaders of the assembly, distinguished in the congregation, men of renown.
  • Num 27:3 : 3 Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not among the company of those who gathered together against the LORD in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons.
  • 1 Sam 2:34 : 34 And this shall be a sign to you, that shall come upon your two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; they shall both die on the same day.
  • Ps 106:17-18 : 17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram. 18 And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.
  • Jer 29:22 : 22 And because of them a curse will be used by all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon, saying, 'The LORD make you like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;'
  • Ezek 14:8 : 8 And I will set my face against that man and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and you shall know that I am the LORD.
  • 1 Cor 10:6-9 : 6 Now these things were our examples, so we should not desire evil things, as they also desired. 7 Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. 8 Do not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand fell. 9 Do not tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by snakes. 10 Do not complain, as some of them also complained, and were destroyed by the destroyer.

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    30But if the LORD makes a new thing, and the earth opens its mouth, and swallows them up, with all that belongs to them, and they go down alive into the pit; then you shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD.

    31And it came to pass, when he had finished speaking all these words, that the ground split apart that was under them.

    32And the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, with their houses, and all the men that belonged to Korah, and all their goods.

    33They, and all that belonged to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.

    34And all Israel that were around them fled at their cry: for they said, Lest the earth swallows us up also.

    35And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.

    36And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

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    16They also envied Moses in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD.

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    21Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.

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    40To be a memorial to the children of Israel, that no outsider, who is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he not be like Korah, and like his company: as the LORD said to him through Moses.

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