Numbers
Numbers 16:32–33
32and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households — all Korah’s men and all their possessions. 33They went down alive into Sheol with all they owned. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly.
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Numbers 16:32
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and the earth | הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| opened | וַתִּפְתַּ֤ח | wat·tip̄·taḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H6605 open |
| its mouth | פִּ֔יהָ | pî·hā | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H6310 mouth |
| and swallowed | וַתִּבְלַ֥ע | wat·tiḇ·la‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1104 swallow down, swallow up, engulf |
| them | אֹתָ֖ם | ’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 |
| their households | בָּתֵּיהֶ֑ם | bāt·tê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1004 house |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| Korah’s | לְקֹ֔רַח | lə·qō·raḥ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7141 Korach |
| men | הָאָדָם֙ | hā·’ā·ḏām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| and all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| their possessions | הָרֲכֽוּשׁ׃ | hā·ră·ḵūš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7399 property, goods |
Numbers 16:33
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They | הֵ֣ם | hêm | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| went down | וַיֵּ֨רְד֜וּ | way·yê·rə·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine 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 |
| with all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| they owned | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| The earth | הָאָ֔רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| closed | וַתְּכַ֤ס | wat·tə·ḵas | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3680 cover |
| over them | עֲלֵיהֶם֙ | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| and they vanished | וַיֹּאבְד֖וּ | way·yō·ḇə·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6 perish |
| from | מִתּ֥וֹךְ | mit·tō·wḵ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| the assembly | הַקָּהָֽל׃ | haq·qā·hāl | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6951 assembly, convocation, congregation |
Cross-references
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Numbers 16:32 Numbers 26:11 · Psalm 106:17 · Revelation 12:16 · 1 Chronicles 6:22 · Isaiah 5:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.