Passage

Numbers 16.23-27

Book: Numbers · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"21. Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment. 22. And 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?"

"23. And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, 24. Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. 25. And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him. 26. And 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. 27. So 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."

"28. And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that Jehovah hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind. 29. If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then Jehovah hath not sent me." (Numbers 16:21-29, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"21. “Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment!” 22. They fell on their faces, and said, “God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and will you be angry with all the congregation?”"

"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. Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood at the door of their tents, with their wives, their sons, and their little ones."

"28. Moses said, “Hereby you shall know that Yahweh has sent me to do all these works; for they are not from my own mind. 29. If these men die the common death of all men, or if they experience what all men experience, then Yahweh hasn’t sent me." (Numbers 16:21-29, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"21. Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment. 22. And 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?"

"23. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 24. Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. 25. And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him. 26. And 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. 27. So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children."

"28. And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind. 29. If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the LORD hath not sent me. ^{the common: Heb. as every man dieth}" (Numbers 16:21-29, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"21. 'Be ye separated from the midst of this company, and I consume them in a moment;' 22. and they fall on their faces, and say, 'God, God of the spirits of all flesh, the one man sinneth, and against all the company Thou art wroth!'"

"23. And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, 24. 'Speak unto the company, saying, Go ye up from round about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.' 25. And Moses riseth, and goeth unto Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel go after him, 26. and he speaketh unto the company, saying, 'Turn aside, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and come not against anything that they have, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.' 27. And they go up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan and Abiram, from round about, and Dathan, and Abiram have come out, standing at the opening of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their infants."

"28. And Moses saith, 'By this ye do know that Jehovah hath sent me to do all these works, that [they are] not from my own heart; 29. if according to the death of all men these die, or the charge of all men is charged upon them, Jehovah hath not sent me;" (Numbers 16:21-29, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

Divine Wipeouts and Their Justification

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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