Numbers

Numbers 16:27–31

²⁷So they moved away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Meanwhile, Dathan and Abiram had come out and stood at the entrances to their tents with their wives and children and infants.

²⁸Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things, for it was not my own doing: ²⁹If these men die a natural death, or if they suffer the fate of all men, then the LORD has not sent me. ³⁰But if the LORD brings about something unprecedented, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them and all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt.”

³¹As soon as Moses had finished saying all this, the ground beneath them split open,

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Numbers 16:27

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So they moved away	וַיֵּעָל֗וּ	way·yê·‘ā·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
from	מֵעַ֧ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
the dwellings	מִשְׁכַּן־	miš·kan-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle'
of Korah	קֹ֛רֶח	qō·rɛḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7141 Korach
Dathan	דָּתָ֥ן	dā·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1885 Dathan
and Abiram	וַאֲבִירָ֖ם	wa·’ă·ḇî·rām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H48 Abiram
Meanwhile	מִסָּבִ֑יב	mis·sā·ḇîḇ	Preposition-m; Adverb	H5439 circuit, round about
Dathan	וְדָתָ֨ן	wə·ḏā·ṯān	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1885 Dathan
and Abiram	וַאֲבִירָ֜ם	wa·’ă·ḇî·rām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H48 Abiram
had come out	יָצְא֣וּ	yā·ṣə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3318 go or come out
and stood	נִצָּבִ֗ים	niṣ·ṣā·ḇîm	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H5324 take one's stand, stand
at the entrances	פֶּ֚תַח	pe·ṯaḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6607 opening, doorway, entrance
to their tents	אָֽהֳלֵיהֶ֔ם	’ā·ho·lê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H168 tent
with their wives	וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֥ם	ū·nə·šê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
and children	וּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם	ū·ḇə·nê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1121 son
and infants	וְטַפָּֽם׃	wə·ṭap·pām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2945 children

Numbers 16:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Moses	מֹשֶׁה֒	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
said	וַיֹּאמֶר֮	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
This is how	בְּזֹאת֙	bə·zōṯ	Preposition-b; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
you will know	תֵּֽדְע֔וּן	tê·ḏə·‘ūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H3045 know
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has sent me	שְׁלָחַ֔נִי	šə·lā·ḥa·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7971 send
to do	לַעֲשׂ֕וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
these	הָאֵ֑לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
things	הַֽמַּעֲשִׂ֖ים	ham·ma·‘ă·śîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4639 deed, work
for	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it was not	לֹ֖א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
my own doing	מִלִּבִּֽי׃	mil·lib·bî	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart

Numbers 16:29

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
these	אֵ֔לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
men die	יְמֻת֣וּן	yə·mu·ṯūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H4191 die
a natural death	כְּמ֤וֹת	kə·mō·wṯ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4194 death
or if they suffer	יִפָּקֵ֖ד	yip·pā·qêḏ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
the fate	וּפְקֻדַּת֙	ū·p̄ə·qud·daṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H6486 oversight, mustering, visitation, store
of all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
men	הָ֣אָדָ֔ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
then the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
sent me	שְׁלָחָֽנִי׃	šə·lā·ḥā·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7971 send

Numbers 16:30

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But if	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
brings about	יִבְרָ֣א	yiḇ·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1254 shape, create
something unprecedented	בְּרִיאָ֞ה	bə·rî·’āh	Noun - feminine singular	H1278 a creation, thing created
and the earth	הָאֲדָמָ֤ה	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
opens	וּפָצְתָ֨ה	ū·p̄ā·ṣə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H6475 part, open
its mouth	פִּ֙יהָ֙	pî·hā	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H6310 mouth
and swallows	וּבָלְעָ֤ה	ū·ḇā·lə·‘āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1104 swallow down, swallow up, engulf
them	אֹתָם֙	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
belongs to them	לָהֶ֔ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
so that they go down	וְיָרְד֥וּ	wə·yā·rə·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
alive	חַיִּ֖ים	ḥay·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
into Sheol	שְׁאֹ֑לָה	šə·’ō·lāh	Noun - common singular; third person feminine singular	H7585 underworld
then you will know	וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕ם	wî·ḏa‘·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H3045 know
that	כִּ֧י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
these	הָאֵ֖לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
men	הָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
have treated	נִֽאֲצ֛וּ	ni·’ă·ṣū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H5006 contemn, spurn
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Numbers 16:31

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As soon as	כְּכַלֹּת֔וֹ	kə·ḵal·lō·ṯōw	Preposition-k; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
saying	לְדַבֵּ֕ר	lə·ḏab·bêr	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1696 speak
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
this	הָאֵ֑לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
the ground	הָאֲדָמָ֖ה	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
beneath them	תַּחְתֵּיהֶֽם׃	taḥ·tê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H8478 the under part
split open	וַתִּבָּקַ֥ע	wat·tib·bā·qa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1234 cleave, break open or through