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From the Blue Letter Bible
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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Korah
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Num 26:9,10; Num 27:3; Exd 6:18,21; Jud 1:11 |
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sons of Reuben
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Gen 49:3,4; 1Ch 5:1,2 |
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took men
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"As the word men is not in the text, some read ""took counsel;"" and some ""took courage."" Houbigant renders yikkach, rebellionem fecerunt, ""they rebelled;"" which scarcely any rule of criticism can ever justify. Dr. Geddes' translation is, ""Another insurrection was raised against Moses by Korah,"" etc. Others think that it may mean, ""behaved with insolence."" But, as Dr. A. Clarke observes, the verb wyyikkach, ""and he took"" which though at the end of the sentence in English, is the first word in Hebrew, is not in the plural, but the singular; and hence cannot be applied to the acts of all these chiefs. In every part of the Scripture, where this rebellion is referred to, it is attributed to Korah, therefore the verb here belongs to him; and the whole verse should be translated, ""Now Korah, son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, he took even Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, son of Peleth, son of Reuben, and they rose up,"" etc.; reading, with some MSS., the Samaritan, and Septuagint, ben, son, instead " |
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Num 26:9 |
And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This [is that] Dathan and Abiram, [which were] famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the LORD: |
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Num 26:10 |
And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign. |
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Num 27:3 |
Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons. |
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Exd 6:18 |
And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath [were] an hundred thirty and three years. |
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Exd 6:21 |
And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri. |
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Jud 1:11 |
Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. |
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Gen 49:3 |
Reuben, thou [art] my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: |
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Gen 49:4 |
Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou [it]: he went up to my couch. |
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1Ch 5:1 |
Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he [was] the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright. |
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1Ch 5:2 |
For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him [came] the chief ruler; but the birthright [was] Joseph's:) |
Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)
Scott, Thomas. "Numbers 16:1," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Num/16/1.html>.
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