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The earth closed over them, and they all vanished from among the people of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So they and all that belonged to them went down alive into Sheol, and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They went down alive into Sheol with all they owned. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They, and all that <i>appertained</i> to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So they and all those with them went down alive into the pit; the earth closed over them, and they perished from among the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they and all that belonged to them went down alive to Sheol; and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So they and all that belonged to them went down alive to Sheol; and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So they and all that belonged to them went down alive to Sheol; and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So they and all that belonged to them went down to Sheol alive; and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So they and all that belonged to them went down alive to Sheol; and the earth closed over them, and they perished from among the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They went down alive into Sheol with all that belonged to them. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They went down alive into Sheol with all that belonged to them. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />So they, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into Sheol: and the earth closed upon them, and they perished from among the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />So they, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit: and the earth closed upon them, and they perished from among the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They went down alive to their graves with everything that belonged to them. The ground covered them, and so they disappeared from the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So they went down alive to the world of the dead, with their possessions. The earth closed over them, and they vanished. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So they and all that belonged to them descended alive to Sheol. Then the earth closed over them. That's how they were annihilated from the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They went down alive into Sheol with all they owned. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They and all that they had went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed over them. So they perished from among the community.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So they, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into Sheol: and the earth closed on them, and they perished from among the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They, and all that appertained to them went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />So they, and all that belonged to them went down alive into Sheol. The earth closed on them, and they perished from among the assembly. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they go down—they and all that they have—alive to Sheol, and the earth closes over them, and they perish from the midst of the assembly;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they go down, they, and all that they have, alive to Sheol, and the earth closeth over them, and they perish from the midst of the assembly;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they went down, and all which is to them, living, to hades, and the earth shall cover over them; and they shall perish from the midst of the gathering.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they went down alive into hell the ground closing upon them, and they perished from among the people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they descended alive, the ground closing around them, into the underworld, and they perished from the midst of the mulititude.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They went down alive to Sheol with all belonging to them; the earth closed over them, and they disappeared from the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So they with all that belonged to them went down alive into Sheol; the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They, and all that belonged to them went down alive into Sheol, and the earth closed upon them, and they perished from among the congregation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And those went down, and everything that they had, alive to Sheol, and the Earth was covered over them and they were destroyed from within the assembly.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />So they, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit; and the earth closed upon them, and they perished from among the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they went down and all that they had, alive into Hades; and the ground covered them, and they perished from the midst of the congregation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/16-33.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=5346" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/16.htm">The Earth Swallows Korah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">32</span>and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions. <span class="reftext">33</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">They</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: way·yê·rə·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come or go down, descend. ">went down</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·yîm (N-mp) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">alive</a> <a href="/hebrew/7585.htm" title="7585: šə·’ō·lāh (N-cs:: 3fs) -- Or shol; from sha'al; Hades or the world of the dead, including its accessories and inmates.">into Sheol</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">with all</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">they owned.</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">The earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680: wat·tə·ḵas (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To cover. A primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. Fill up hollows; by implication, to cover.">closed</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: way·yō·ḇə·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">and they vanished</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: mit·tō·wḵ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/6951.htm" title="6951: haq·qā·hāl (Art:: N-ms) -- Assembly, convocation, congregation. From qahal; assemblage.">the assembly.</a> </span><span class="reftext">34</span>At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled, saying, “The earth may swallow us too!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-6.htm">Deuteronomy 11:6</a></span><br />and what He did in the midst of all the Israelites to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab the Reubenite, when the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, their tents, and every living thing that belonged to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-17.htm">Psalm 106:17-18</a></span><br />The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram. / Then fire blazed through their company; flames consumed the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-11.htm">Jude 1:11</a></span><br />Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-25.htm">Hebrews 12:25</a></span><br />See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-10.htm">1 Corinthians 10:10-11</a></span><br />And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel. / Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-23.htm">Matthew 11:23</a></span><br />And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/12-16.htm">Revelation 12:16</a></span><br />But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-14.htm">Isaiah 5:14</a></span><br />Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/32-18.htm">Ezekiel 32:18-32</a></span><br />“Son of man, wail for the multitudes of Egypt, and consign her and the daughters of the mighty nations to the depths of the earth with those who descend to the Pit: / Whom do you surpass in beauty? Go down and be placed with the uncircumcised! / They will fall among those slain by the sword. The sword is appointed! Let them drag her away along with all her multitudes. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/31-12.htm">Job 31:12</a></span><br />For it is a fire that burns down to Abaddon; it would root out my entire harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-15.htm">Luke 10:15</a></span><br />And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-5.htm">Acts 5:5-10</a></span><br />On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened. / Then the young men stepped forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him. / About three hours later his wife also came in, unaware of what had happened. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-4.htm">2 Peter 2:4-6</a></span><br />For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment; / if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight; / if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-33.htm">Matthew 23:33</a></span><br />You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Isaiah 14:9-11</a></span><br />Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you—all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones. / They will all respond to you, saying, “You too have become weak, as we are; you have become like us!” / Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed on them: and they perished from among the congregation.</p><p class="hdg">into the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/9-15.htm">Psalm 9:15</a></b></br> The heathen are sunk down in the pit <i>that</i> they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/55-23.htm">Psalm 55:23</a></b></br> But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/69-15.htm">Psalm 69:15</a></b></br> Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.</p><p class="hdg">they perished</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jude/1-11.htm">Jude 1:11</a></b></br> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/16-30.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/numbers/16-32.htm">Appertained</a> <a href="/numbers/16-26.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/numbers/16-32.htm">Belonged</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-46.htm">Closed</a> <a href="/numbers/16-9.htm">Community</a> <a href="/numbers/16-26.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/numbers/9-16.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/numbers/15-31.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/numbers/16-31.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/numbers/16-19.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/numbers/16-21.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-21.htm">Owned</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-38.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/numbers/16-30.htm">Pit</a> <a href="/numbers/16-30.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/numbers/15-34.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/numbers/16-30.htm">Theirs</a> <a href="/genesis/44-29.htm">Underworld</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/21-35.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-8.htm">Appertained</a> <a href="/numbers/16-42.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-5.htm">Belonged</a> <a href="/numbers/24-3.htm">Closed</a> <a href="/numbers/16-41.htm">Community</a> <a href="/numbers/16-41.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/numbers/16-42.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/numbers/19-13.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/numbers/16-34.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/numbers/16-42.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/numbers/16-37.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/joshua/22-9.htm">Owned</a> <a href="/numbers/17-12.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-9.htm">Pit</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/numbers/24-3.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/numbers/18-9.htm">Theirs</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Underworld</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/16-1.htm">The rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/16-23.htm">Moses separates the people from the rebels' tents</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/16-31.htm">The earth swallows up Korah, and a fire consumes others</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/16-36.htm">The censers are reserved to holy use</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/16-41.htm">14,700 are slain by a plague, for murmuring against Moses and Aaron</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/16-46.htm">Aaron by incense stays the plague</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/numbers/16.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>So they went down alive into Sheol</b><br />The phrase "So they went down alive into Sheol" is a vivid depiction of divine judgment. The Hebrew word "Sheol" refers to the realm of the dead, a shadowy place where the departed souls reside. In the context of <a href="/numbers/16.htm">Numbers 16</a>, this descent into Sheol is not a natural death but a supernatural act of God’s judgment against Korah, Dathan, and Abiram for their rebellion against Moses and Aaron. The fact that they went "alive" into Sheol underscores the severity and immediacy of God's judgment. It serves as a stark reminder of the holiness of God and the seriousness of rebellion against His appointed leaders.<p><b>with all that belonged to them</b><br />This phrase emphasizes the totality of the judgment. Not only were the men themselves judged, but "all that belonged to them" was also swallowed up. This included their families, possessions, and tents. The comprehensive nature of this judgment highlights the communal aspect of sin and its consequences. In the ancient Near Eastern context, a person's identity and legacy were closely tied to their family and possessions. Thus, the destruction of everything associated with these men signifies a complete erasure of their legacy and a warning to the community about the dangers of rebellion.<p><b>The earth closed over them</b><br />The imagery of "the earth closed over them" is both dramatic and final. It signifies the irreversible nature of God's judgment. In the Hebrew mindset, the earth opening and closing is an act of divine intervention, demonstrating God's control over creation. This event would have been a powerful visual and spiritual lesson for the Israelites, reinforcing the message that God is sovereign and that His judgments are just and final. The closing of the earth also symbolizes the sealing of their fate, with no possibility of escape or redemption from this particular act of rebellion.<p><b>and they vanished from the assembly</b><br />The phrase "and they vanished from the assembly" indicates the sudden and complete removal of the rebels from the community of Israel. This serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of sin and rebellion. In the broader biblical narrative, the assembly of Israel represents the people of God, called to be holy and set apart. The removal of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram from the assembly underscores the necessity of purity and obedience within the community. It also serves as a warning to the Israelites and to future generations about the dangers of challenging God's ordained order and leadership.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/16-33.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(hêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">went down</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּ֨רְד֜וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·rə·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">alive</span><br /><span class="heb">חַיִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥay·yîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into Sheol</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁאֹ֑לָה</span> <span class="translit">(šə·’ō·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7585.htm">Strong's 7585: </a> </span><span class="str2">Underworld (place to which people descend at death)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they owned.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">The earth</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֔רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">closed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתְּכַ֤ס</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tə·ḵas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3680.htm">Strong's 3680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To plump, fill up hollows, to cover</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over them,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵיהֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they vanished</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּאבְד֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·ḇə·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wander away, lose oneself, to perish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִתּ֥וֹךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mit·tō·wḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the assembly.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקָּהָֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qā·hāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6951.htm">Strong's 6951: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assembly, convocation, congregation</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/16-33.htm">Numbers 16:33 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/16-33.htm">Numbers 16:33 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/16-33.htm">Numbers 16:33 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/16-33.htm">Numbers 16:33 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/16-33.htm">Numbers 16:33 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/16-33.htm">Numbers 16:33 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/16-33.htm">Numbers 16:33 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/16-33.htm">Numbers 16:33 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/16-33.htm">Numbers 16:33 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/16-33.htm">Numbers 16:33 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/16-33.htm">OT Law: Numbers 16:33 So they and all that appertained (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/16-32.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 16:32"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 16:32" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/16-34.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 16:34"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 16:34" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>