Numbers 16:1

World English Bible (2000)

Now 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]:

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  • Jude 1:11 : 11 Woe to them! For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in Korah's rebellion.
  • Exod 6:21 : 21 The sons of Izhar: Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.
  • Exod 6:18 : 18 The sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel; and the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred thirty-three years.
  • Num 27:3 : 3 "Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against Yahweh in the company of Korah: but he died in his own sin; and he had no sons.
  • Deut 11:6 : 6 and what he did to 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:
  • 1 Chr 5:1-2 : 1 The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn; but, because he defiled his father's couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright. 2 For Judah prevailed above his brothers, and of him came the prince; but the birthright was Joseph's:)
  • Gen 49:3-4 : 3 "Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength; excelling in dignity, and excelling in power. 4 Boiling over as water, you shall not excel; because you went up to your father's bed, then defiled it. He went up to my couch.
  • Num 26:9-9 : 9 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 Yahweh, 10 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.

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  • Num 26:8-11
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    8 The sons of Pallu: Eliab.

    9 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 Yahweh,

    10 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.

    11 Notwithstanding, the sons of Korah didn't die.

  • Num 16:23-27
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    23 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

    24 "Speak to the congregation, saying, 'Get away from around the tent of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram!'"

    25 Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.

    26 He spoke to the congregation, saying, "Depart, please, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins!"

    27 So they went away from the tent 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 16:2-3
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    2 and they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred fifty princes of the congregation, called to the assembly, men of renown;

    3 and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, "You take too much on yourself, since all the congregation are holy, everyone of them, and Yahweh is among them: why then lift yourselves up above the assembly of Yahweh?"

  • Num 16:5-8
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    5 and he spoke to Korah and to all his company, saying, "In the morning Yahweh will show who are his, and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to him: even him whom he shall choose he will cause to come near to him.

    6 Do this: take censers, Korah, and all his company;

    7 and put fire in them, and put incense on them before Yahweh tomorrow: and it shall be that the man whom Yahweh chooses, he shall be holy. You have gone too far, you sons of Levi!"

    8 Moses said to Korah, "Hear now, you sons of Levi!

  • Num 16:16-20
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    16 Moses said to Korah, "You and all your company go before Yahweh, you, and they, and Aaron, tomorrow:

    17 and each man take his censer, and put incense on them, and each man bring before Yahweh his censer, two hundred fifty censers; you also, and Aaron, each his censer."

    18 They each took 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.

    19 Korah assembled all the congregation against them to the door of the Tent of Meeting: and the glory of Yahweh appeared to all the congregation.

    20 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

  • Num 16:11-12
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    11 Therefore you and all your company are gathered together against Yahweh: and Aaron, what is he that you murmur against him?"

    12 Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they said, "We won't come up:

  • 6 and what he did to 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:

  • Num 1:16-17
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    16 These are those who were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel.

    17 Moses and Aaron took these men who are mentioned by name.

  • 21 The sons of Izhar: Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.

  • 24 The sons of Korah: Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites.

  • 1 Chr 6:1-3
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    1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

    2 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

    3 The children of Amram: Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

  • Num 16:32-33
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    32 and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men who appertained to Korah, and all their goods.

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

  • 35 The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah.

  • 37 the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,

  • 3 "Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against Yahweh in the company of Korah: but he died in his own sin; and he had no sons.

  • 16 The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

  • 22 The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

  • 17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.

  • 11 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

  • 17 These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

  • 49 Now those who died by the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides those who died about the matter of Korah.

  • 18 The sons of Kohath were Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

  • Num 4:1-2
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    1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

    2 "Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' houses,

  • 34 Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their fathers' houses,

  • Num 16:40-41
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    40 to be a memorial to the children of Israel, to the end that no stranger, who isn't of the seed of Aaron, comes near to burn incense before Yahweh; that he not be as Korah, and as his company: as Yahweh spoke to him by Moses.

    41 But on the next day all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, "You have killed Yahweh's people!"

  • 19 The sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, and Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.