Numbers

Numbers 26:10

¹⁰And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the earth	הָאָ֜רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
opened	וַתִּפְתַּ֨ח	wat·tip̄·taḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6605 open
its mouth	פִּ֗יהָ	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	אֹתָ֛ם	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
along with Korah	קֹ֖רַח	qō·raḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7141 Korach
whose followers	הָעֵדָ֑ה	hā·‘ê·ḏāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5712 congregation
died	בְּמ֣וֹת	bə·mō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H4191 die
when the fire	הָאֵ֗שׁ	hā·’êš	Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
consumed	בַּאֲכֹ֣ל	ba·’ă·ḵōl	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H398 eat
250	חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים	ḥă·miš·šîm	Number - common plural	H2572 fifty
men	אִ֔ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
They serve	וַיִּהְי֖וּ	way·yih·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
as a warning sign	לְנֵֽס׃	lə·nês	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5251 standard, ensign, signal, sign

Cross-references

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

Numbers 16:38 · 2 Peter 2:6 · Numbers 16:31–35 · Psalm 106:17–18 · Numbers 16:2 · 1 Corinthians 10:6–10 · Jude 1:7 · 1 Samuel 2:34 · Ezekiel 14:8 · Jeremiah 29:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.