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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/16.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/16.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The next day the whole Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. &#8220You have killed the LORD&#8217s people,&#8221 they said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But the very next morning the whole community of Israel began muttering again against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the LORD’s people!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But on the next day all the congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and against Aaron, saying, “You have killed the people of the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The next day the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the LORD’s people!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />On the next day all the congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the people of the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But on the next day all the congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You are the ones who have caused the death of the LORD’S people!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But on the next day all the congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, &#8220You are the ones who have caused the death of the LORD&#8217S people.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But on the next day all the congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You are the ones who have caused the death of the LORD’Speople.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But on the next day all the congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You are the ones who have caused the death of the people of Yahweh.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But on the next day the entire congregation of the Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have caused the death of the people of the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The next day the entire Israelite community complained about Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the LORD’s people! ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The next day the entire Israelite community complained about Moses and Aaron, saying, &#8220You have killed the LORD&#8217s people!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The next day the people of Israel again complained against Moses and Aaron, "The two of you killed some of the LORD's people!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The next day the whole community of Israel complained to Moses and Aaron. They said, "You have killed the LORD's people."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The next day the whole community complained against Moses and Aaron and said, "You have killed some of the LORD's people." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the very next day, the whole congregation of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron, "You've killed the LORD'S people!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The next day the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, ?You have killed the LORD?s people!?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But on the next day the whole community of Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron, saying, "You have killed the LORD's people!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But on the next day all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, "You have killed the LORD's people."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But on the next day all the congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and against Aaron, saying, “You have killed Yahweh’s people!” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And on the next day all the congregation of the sons of Israel murmurs against Moses and against Aaron, saying, “You have put the people of YHWH to death.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And all the company of the sons of Israel murmur, on the morrow, against Moses and against Aaron, saying, 'Ye -- ye have put to death the people of Jehovah.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And all the assembly of the sons of Israel will murmur on the morrow against Moses, and against Aaron, saying, Ye killed the people of Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The following day all the multitude of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron, saying: You have killed the people of the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then, the following day, the entire multitude of the sons of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron, saying: “You have put to death the people of the Lord.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The next day the whole Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the people of the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />On the next day, however, the whole congregation of the Israelites rebelled against Moses and against Aaron, saying, “You have killed the people of the LORD.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron, saying, You have killed the people of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And all of the assembly of the children of Israel complained after that day against Moshe and against Ahron, and they said to them: “You murdered the people of LORD JEHOVAH.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying: 'Ye have killed the people of the LORD.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the children of Israel murmured the next day against Moses and Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/16-41.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=5427" 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">Murmuring and Plague</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">41</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4283.htm" title="4283: mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ (Prep-m:: N-fs) -- The morrow. Or mochoratham; feminine from the same as machar; the morrow or tomorrow.">The next day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">the whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/5712.htm" title="5712: ‘ă·ḏaṯ (N-fsc) -- Congregation. Feminine of ed in the original sense of fixture; a stated assemblage.">congregation</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/3885.htm" title="3885: way·yil·lō·nū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- Or liyn; a primitive root; to stop; by implication, to stay permanently; hence to be obstinate.">grumbled</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/175.htm" title="175: ’a·hă·rōn (N-proper-ms) -- An elder brother of Moses. Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.">and Aaron,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">saying,</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tem (Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">“You</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: hă·mit·tem (V-Hifil-Perf-2mp) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">have killed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am (N-msc) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">people!”</a> </span><span class="reftext">42</span>But when the congregation gathered against them, Moses and Aaron turned toward the Tent of Meeting, and suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared.…<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="/exodus/16-2.htm">Exodus 16:2-3</a></span><br />And there in the desert the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron. / “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/17-2.htm">Exodus 17:2-3</a></span><br />So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?” / But the people thirsted for water there, and they grumbled against Moses: “Why have you brought us out of Egypt—to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-2.htm">Numbers 14:2-3</a></span><br />All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt, or if only we had died in this wilderness! / Why is the LORD bringing us into this land to fall by the sword? Our wives and children will become plunder. Would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/20-2.htm">Numbers 20:2-5</a></span><br />Now there was no water for the congregation, so they gathered against Moses and Aaron. / The people quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had perished with our brothers before the LORD! / Why have you brought the LORD’s assembly into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-27.htm">Deuteronomy 1:27</a></span><br />You grumbled in your tents and said, “Because the LORD hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be annihilated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-25.htm">Psalm 106:25</a></span><br />They grumbled in their tents and did not listen to the voice of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10</a></span><br />But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-21.htm">Ezekiel 20:21</a></span><br />But the children rebelled against Me. They did not walk in My statutes or carefully observe My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they profaned My Sabbaths. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-10.htm">1 Corinthians 10:10</a></span><br />And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-14.htm">Philippians 2:14</a></span><br />Do everything without complaining or arguing,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-7.htm">Hebrews 3:7-11</a></span><br />Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-15.htm">Hebrews 3:15-19</a></span><br />As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.” / For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? / And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-16.htm">Jude 1:16</a></span><br />These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-24.htm">Exodus 15:24</a></span><br />So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/11-1.htm">Numbers 11:1</a></span><br />Soon the people began to complain about their hardship in the hearing of the LORD, and when He heard them, His anger was kindled, and fire from the LORD blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, You have killed the people of the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">on the morrow.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/16-1.htm">Numbers 16:1-7</a></b></br> Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took <i>men</i>: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/14-2.htm">Numbers 14:2</a></b></br> And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-13.htm">Psalm 106:13,23,25</a></b></br> They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel: … </p><p class="hdg">ye have</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/16-3.htm">Numbers 16:3</a></b></br> And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, <i>Ye take</i> too much upon you, seeing all the congregation <i>are</i> holy, every one of them, and the LORD <i>is</i> among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/16-7.htm">2 Samuel 16:7,8</a></b></br> And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/18-17.htm">1 Kings 18:17</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, <i>Art</i> thou he that troubleth Israel?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/16-40.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/numbers/8-3.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/numbers/16-40.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/16-33.htm">Community</a> <a href="/numbers/16-40.htm">Company</a> <a href="/numbers/16-33.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/numbers/16-29.htm">Death</a> <a href="/numbers/16-40.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/16-9.htm">Israelite</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-51.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/numbers/15-31.htm">LORD'S</a> <a href="/numbers/16-16.htm">Morrow</a> <a href="/numbers/16-40.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/numbers/16-11.htm">Murmur</a> <a href="/numbers/14-29.htm">Murmured</a> <a href="/numbers/16-27.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/numbers/16-34.htm">Outcry</a> <a href="/numbers/16-22.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/16-42.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/numbers/16-49.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/numbers/17-2.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/19-9.htm">Community</a> <a href="/numbers/16-42.htm">Company</a> <a href="/numbers/16-42.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/numbers/17-10.htm">Death</a> <a href="/numbers/17-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/19-9.htm">Israelite</a> <a href="/numbers/19-16.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/numbers/17-9.htm">LORD'S</a> <a href="/numbers/17-8.htm">Morrow</a> <a href="/numbers/16-42.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/numbers/17-5.htm">Murmur</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-27.htm">Murmured</a> <a href="/numbers/18-16.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-27.htm">Outcry</a> <a href="/numbers/18-3.htm">Whole</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'; 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In the context of <a href="/numbers/16.htm">Numbers 16</a>, it follows the rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, where God demonstrated His judgment by causing the earth to swallow the rebels. The immediacy suggests the people's short memory and quickness to return to discontent, highlighting a recurring theme of Israel's rebellion and lack of faith throughout their wilderness journey.<p><b>the whole congregation of Israel</b><br>This refers to the entire assembly of the Israelites, emphasizing the widespread nature of the discontent. The term "congregation" is often used in the Pentateuch to describe the collective body of the Israelites, who were bound by covenant to God. This collective grumbling reflects a communal failure to trust in God's appointed leaders and His divine plan.<p><b>grumbled against Moses and Aaron</b><br>Grumbling against leadership is a recurring theme in the wilderness narratives. Moses and Aaron, as God's appointed leaders, often bore the brunt of the people's dissatisfaction. This grumbling is not just against human leaders but is seen as a direct challenge to God's authority, as Moses and Aaron were His chosen representatives. This reflects a deeper spiritual issue of rebellion against God Himself.<p><b>saying, “You have killed the LORD’s people!”</b><br>The accusation that Moses and Aaron have killed "the LORD’s people" is both ironic and tragic. The rebels who perished were judged by God for their insurrection, yet the congregation blames Moses and Aaron. This reflects a misunderstanding or willful ignorance of God's justice and the seriousness of rebellion against Him. The phrase "the LORD’s people" underscores the covenant relationship between God and Israel, yet the people fail to recognize that their rebellion jeopardizes this relationship. This incident foreshadows the ultimate rejection of God's chosen leaders, culminating in the rejection of Jesus Christ, who was also accused unjustly by His own people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt and through the wilderness. Moses is often seen as a mediator between God and the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>Moses' brother and the first high priest of Israel. He played a crucial role in the spiritual leadership of the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_congregation_of_israel.htm">The Congregation of Israel</a></b><br>The collective body of the Israelites who were journeying through the wilderness. They often struggled with faith and obedience.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/grumbling.htm">Grumbling</a></b><br>A recurring theme in the wilderness journey, where the Israelites frequently complained against Moses and Aaron, reflecting their lack of trust in God's plan.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord's_people.htm">The LORD’s People</a></b><br>Refers to the Israelites who were part of the community, specifically those who had been judged in the previous rebellion led by Korah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_grumbling.htm">The Danger of Grumbling</a></b><br>Grumbling reflects a heart of discontent and lack of trust in God's sovereignty. It can lead to division and rebellion within a community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_under_fire.htm">Leadership Under Fire</a></b><br>Moses and Aaron faced constant criticism, yet they remained faithful to God's calling. This teaches us the importance of steadfastness in leadership, even amidst opposition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rebellion.htm">The Consequences of Rebellion</a></b><br>The Israelites' grumbling led to severe consequences, reminding us that rebellion against God’s appointed leaders is ultimately rebellion against God Himself.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_intercession.htm">The Importance of Intercession</a></b><br>Moses often interceded for the people despite their complaints. This highlights the power and necessity of intercessory prayer for those we lead or serve.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learning_from_the_past.htm">Learning from the Past</a></b><br>The repeated failures of the Israelites serve as a cautionary tale for us to trust in God’s provision and plan, avoiding the pitfalls of doubt and dissatisfaction.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_punish_many_for_few's_actions.htm">If God is just, why were thousands punished for the actions of a few in Numbers 16:49? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_aren't_1_cor_10_6-10_events_corroborated.htm">Why does 1 Corinthians 10:6–10 describe repeated miraculous punishments and judgments without corroborating records beyond the Bible? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_israel_test_god_ten_times.htm">How did Israel test God ten times?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/could_a_nation_want_egypt_after_miracles.htm">In Numbers 14:2, how plausible is it that a whole nation would suddenly wish to return to Egypt after seeing so many miraculous events?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(41) <span class= "bld">But on the morrow . . . --</span>It is difficult to conceive of a more striking illustration of the depravity of the human heart than is afforded by this outbreak of the same spirit of rebellion which had been so signally punished on the preceding day.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 41.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Ye have killed</span> <span class="cmt_word">the people of the Lord.</span> They had in truth forfeited their own lives, and Moses and Aaron had no more part in their death than St. Peter had in the death of Ananias and Sapphira. But it was easy to represent the matter as a personal conflict between two parties, in which the one had triumphed by destroying the other. In speaking of Korah and his company as the "people of the Lord," they meant to say that their lives were as sacred as the lives of Moses and Aaron, and the crime of taking them as great; they did not know, or did not heed, that their own immunity was due to the intercession of those whom they thus charged with sacrilegious murder. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/16-41.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">The next day</span><br /><span class="heb">מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4283.htm">Strong's 4283: </a> </span><span class="str2">The morrow, tomorrow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the entire</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">congregation</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲדַ֤ת</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ḏaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5712.htm">Strong's 5712: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stated assemblage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵל֙</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">grumbled</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּלֹּ֜נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yil·lō·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3885.htm">Strong's 3885: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stop, to stay permanently, to be obstinate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<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">Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Aaron,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַהֲרֹ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(’a·hă·rōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_175.htm">Strong's 175: </a> </span><span class="str2">Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses</span><br /><br /><span class="word">saying,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵאמֹ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(lê·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“You</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתֶּ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have killed</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲמִתֶּ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(hă·mit·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD’s</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">people!”</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘am)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/16-41.htm">Numbers 16:41 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/16-41.htm">Numbers 16:41 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/16-41.htm">Numbers 16:41 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/16-41.htm">Numbers 16:41 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/16-41.htm">Numbers 16:41 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/16-41.htm">Numbers 16:41 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/16-41.htm">Numbers 16:41 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/16-41.htm">Numbers 16:41 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/16-41.htm">Numbers 16:41 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/16-41.htm">Numbers 16:41 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/16-41.htm">OT Law: Numbers 16:41 But on the next day all (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/16-40.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 16:40"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 16:40" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/16-42.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 16:42"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 16:42" /></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>