Numbers

Numbers 16:2–3

²a rebellion against Moses, along with 250 men of Israel renowned as leaders of the congregation and representatives in the assembly. ³They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, “You have taken too much upon yourselves!^a For everyone in the entire congregation is holy, and the LORD is in their midst. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?”

Footnotes

a 16:3 Figuratively You have gone too far or You have appropriated too much authority to yourselves; similarly in verse 7

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Numbers 16:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
a rebellion	וַיָּקֻ֙מוּ֙	way·yā·qu·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
against	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֔ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
along with 250	חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים	ḥă·miš·šîm	Number - common plural	H2572 fifty
men	אַנְשֵׁי־	’an·šê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
renowned	שֵֽׁם׃	šêm	Noun - masculine singular	H8034 name
as leaders	נְשִׂיאֵ֥י	nə·śî·’ê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5387 one lifted up
of the congregation	עֵדָ֛ה	‘ê·ḏāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5712 congregation
and representatives	קְרִאֵ֥י	qə·ri·’ê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H7148 called, summoned
in the assembly	מוֹעֵ֖ד	mō·w·‘êḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H4150 appointed time, place, meeting

Numbers 16:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They came together	וַיִּֽקָּהֲל֞וּ	way·yiq·qā·hă·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6950 assemble as a קָהָל
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֣ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
and	וְעַֽל־	wə·‘al-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֗ן	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
and told them	וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
too much	רַב־	raḇ-	Adverb	H7227 much, many, great
upon yourselves	לָכֶם֒	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
everyone	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
in the entire	כֻּלָּ֣ם	kul·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3605 the whole, all
congregation	הָֽעֵדָה֙	hā·‘ê·ḏāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5712 congregation
is holy	קְדֹשִׁ֔ים	qə·ḏō·šîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H6918 sacred, holy
and the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
is in their midst	וּבְתוֹכָ֖ם	ū·ḇə·ṯō·w·ḵām	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H8432 midst
Why	וּמַדּ֥וּעַ	ū·mad·dū·a‘	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4069 wherefore?
then do you exalt	תִּֽתְנַשְּׂא֖וּ	tiṯ·naś·śə·’ū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
yourselves above	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the assembly	קְהַ֥ל	qə·hal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6951 assembly, convocation, congregation
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Numbers 16:2 Numbers 26:9 · Ezekiel 23:10

Numbers 16:3 Psalm 106:16 · Exodus 19:6 · Numbers 14:14 · Acts 7:51 · Numbers 16:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.