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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 />But 14,700 people died from the plague, in addition to those who had died because of Korah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But 14,700 people died in that plague, in addition to those who had died in the affair involving Korah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Now those who died in the plague were 14,700, besides those who died in the affair of Korah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But those who died from the plague numbered 14,700, in addition to those who had died on account of Korah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now those who died in the plague were fourteen thousand seven hundred, besides those who died in the Korah incident.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But those who died by the plague were 14,700 <i>in number,</i> besides those who died on account of Korah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But those who died by the plague were 14,700, besides those who died on account of Korah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But those who died by the plague were 14,700, besides those who died on account of Korah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But those who died by the plague were 14,700, besides those who died on account of Korah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But those who died in the plague were 14,700, besides those who died because of Korah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But those who died from the plague numbered 14,700, in addition to those who died because of the Korah incident.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But those who died from the plague numbered 14,700, in addition to those who died because of the Korah incident. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now they that died by the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides them that died about the matter of Korah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But 14,700 Israelites were dead, not counting those who had died with Korah and his followers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now they that died by the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides them that died about the matter of Korah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Still, 14,700 died from the plague in addition to those who had died because of Korah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The number of people who died was 14,700, not counting those who died in Korah's rebellion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Those who died due to the plague numbered 14,700, not counting those who died due to the matter with Korah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But those who died from the plague numbered 14,700, in addition to those who had died on account of Korah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now 14,700 people died in the plague, in addition to those who died in the event with Korah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now those who died by the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides those who died about the matter of Korah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides them that died about the matter of Korah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now those who died by the plague were fourteen thousand seven hundred, in addition to those who died about the matter of Korah. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and those who die by the plague are fourteen thousand and seven hundred, apart from those who die for the matter of Korah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and those who die by the plague are fourteen thousand and seven hundred, apart from those who die for the matter of Korah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they dying in the smiting will be fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides they dying for the words of Korah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the number of them that were slain was fourteen thousand and seven hundred men, besides them that had perished in the sedition of Core. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But the number of those who were struck down was fourteen thousand men, and seven hundred, aside from those who had perished in the sedition of Korah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />There were fourteen thousand seven hundred dead from the scourge, in addition to those who died because of Korah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Those who died by the plague were fourteen thousand seven hundred, besides those who died in the affair of Korah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Now those who died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides those who died in the sedition of Korah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And there were fourteen thousand and seven hundred that died in the plague suddenly apart from who died in the dissension of Qorakh.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now they that died by the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides them that died about the matter of Korah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides those that died on account of Core.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/16-49.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=5495" 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">48</span>He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague was halted. <span class="reftext">49</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·yih·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: ham·mê·ṯîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">But those who died</a> <a href="/hebrew/4046.htm" title="4046: bam·mag·gê·p̄āh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence. From nagaph; a pestilence; by analogy, defeat.">from the plague</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: ’ar·bā·‘āh (Number-ms) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">numbered 14,700,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘ā·śār (Number-ms) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’e·lep̄ (Number-ms) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: ū·šə·ḇa‘ (Conj-w:: Number-fsc) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’ō·wṯ (Number-fp) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction."></a> <a href="/hebrew/905.htm" title="905: mil·lə·ḇaḏ (Prep-m, Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Separation, a part. ">in addition to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: ham·mê·ṯîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">those who had died</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.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: də·ḇar- (N-msc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">account</a> <a href="/hebrew/7141.htm" title="7141: qō·raḥ (N-proper-ms) -- An Edomite name, also an Isr. name. From qarach; ice; Korach, the name of two Edomites and three Israelites.">of Korah.</a> </span><span class="reftext">50</span>Then Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, since the plague had been halted.…<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="/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="/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="/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="/hebrews/3-17.htm">Hebrews 3:17</a></span><br />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="/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="/2_peter/2-6.htm">2 Peter 2:6</a></span><br />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="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18</a></span><br />The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-6.htm">1 Samuel 2:6</a></span><br />The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-13.htm">Revelation 11:13</a></span><br />And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.<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="/exodus/12-29.htm">Exodus 12:29</a></span><br />Now at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, as well as all the firstborn among the livestock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/26-19.htm">2 Chronicles 26:19</a></span><br />Uzziah, with a censer in his hand to offer incense, was enraged. But while he raged against the priests in their presence in the house of the LORD before the altar of incense, leprosy broke out on his forehead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-5.htm">Acts 5:5</a></span><br />On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/10-1.htm">Leviticus 10:1-2</a></span><br />Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command. / So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-16.htm">Isaiah 66:16</a></span><br />For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.</p><p class="hdg">fourteen thousand</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/16-32.htm">Numbers 16:32-35</a></b></br> And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that <i>appertained</i> unto Korah, and all <i>their</i> goods… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/25-9.htm">Numbers 25:9</a></b></br> And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/21-14.htm">1 Chronicles 21:14</a></b></br> So the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/14-37.htm">Account</a> <a href="/numbers/6-21.htm">Addition</a> <a href="/acts/19-40.htm">Affair</a> <a href="/numbers/16-31.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/numbers/13-28.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/numbers/16-41.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-26.htm">Deaths</a> <a href="/numbers/16-29.htm">Die</a> <a href="/numbers/15-36.htm">Died</a> <a href="/numbers/16-48.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/numbers/16-45.htm">End</a> <a href="/numbers/16-35.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/numbers/16-40.htm">Korah</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-37.htm">Matter</a> <a href="/numbers/16-48.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/numbers/13-22.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/numbers/11-21.htm">Thousand</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/18-30.htm">Account</a> <a href="/numbers/28-10.htm">Addition</a> <a href="/numbers/25-18.htm">Affair</a> <a href="/numbers/18-24.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/numbers/19-5.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/numbers/17-5.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/judges/5-18.htm">Deaths</a> <a href="/numbers/17-10.htm">Die</a> <a href="/numbers/19-13.htm">Died</a> <a href="/numbers/16-50.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/numbers/17-10.htm">End</a> <a href="/numbers/26-7.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/numbers/26-9.htm">Korah</a> <a href="/numbers/18-32.htm">Matter</a> <a href="/numbers/16-50.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/numbers/19-4.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/numbers/25-9.htm">Thousand</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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The plague was a direct consequence of the people's grumbling and rebellion against God's appointed leaders. The number 14,700 signifies the severity of the judgment and serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of disobedience to God. In biblical numerology, the number 7 often represents completeness or perfection, which may imply the completeness of God's judgment in this instance. This event underscores the holiness of God and His intolerance for rebellion, echoing the broader biblical theme that sin leads to death (<a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>).<p><b>in addition to those who had died on account of Korah</b><br>This phrase highlights that the 14,700 who died from the plague were separate from those who perished directly due to Korah's rebellion. Earlier in <a href="/numbers/16.htm">Numbers 16</a>, the earth opened up and swallowed Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and their households, while fire consumed 250 men offering incense. This distinction emphasizes the widespread impact of the rebellion and the seriousness with which God dealt with it. The rebellion of Korah is a significant event in Israel's history, illustrating the dangers of challenging God's established order. It serves as a warning against pride and self-exaltation, themes that are echoed in the New Testament, such as in <a href="/jude/1-11.htm">Jude 1:11</a>, which warns against following the way of Cain, Balaam, and Korah.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/k/korah.htm">Korah</a></b><br>A Levite who led a rebellion against Moses and Aaron, challenging their leadership and the priesthood.<br><br>2. <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.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The brother of Moses and the first high priest of Israel, appointed by God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_plague.htm">The Plague</a></b><br>A divine punishment sent by God as a result of the rebellion, which resulted in the death of 14,700 Israelites.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were journeying through the wilderness to the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rebellion.htm">The Consequences of Rebellion</a></b><br>Rebellion against God's appointed leaders and His commands leads to severe consequences. We must respect and submit to God's authority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>Sin is not a trivial matter. The plague that struck the Israelites serves as a reminder of the seriousness of sin and its impact on the community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>While God is just and punishes sin, He also provides opportunities for repentance and restoration. We must seek His mercy and forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_intercession.htm">The Importance of Intercession</a></b><br>Moses and Aaron's intercession for the people highlights the power and necessity of prayer and standing in the gap for others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learning_from_the_past.htm">Learning from the Past</a></b><br>The events in <a href="/bsb/numbers/16.htm">Numbers 16</a> serve as a warning and lesson for us today. We should learn from the past to avoid repeating the same mistakes.<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/did_israel_practice_individual_accountability.htm">Ezekiel 18 - Does any historical or archaeological evidence indicate that Israel ever fully practiced individual accountability rather than communal guilt?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_tribe_counts_in_numbers_2_differ.htm">Why do the tribe counts in Numbers 2 appear to conflict with certain census numbers elsewhere in the Old Testament? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/reconcile_1_sam_6_19_death_toll,_proof.htm">How do we reconcile the differing accounts of the death toll (70 vs. 50,070) in 1 Samuel 6:19, and is there archaeological proof of such an event? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 49.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Fourteen thousand and seven hundred.</span> A very large number to have died in the course of a few minutes, as the narrative seems to imply. The plague was undoubtedly of a supernatural character, and cannot be considered as a pestilence or other natural visitation. <span class="cmt_word">Beside them that</span> died <span class="cmt_word">about the matter of Korah.</span> These were <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> the two hundred and fifty men who offered incense, <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> Dathan and Abiram, and their families, <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> probably Korah himself, . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/16-49.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">But those who died</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֵּתִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mê·ṯîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - 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">from the plague</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמַּגֵּפָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(bam·mag·gê·p̄āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4046.htm">Strong's 4046: </a> </span><span class="str2">A blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">numbered 14,700,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְבָּעָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·bā·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> </span><span class="str2">Four</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in addition to</span><br /><span class="heb">מִלְּבַ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(mil·lə·ḇaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_905.htm">Strong's 905: </a> </span><span class="str2">Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">those who had died</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֵּתִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mê·ṯîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - 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">on account</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">of Korah.</span><br /><span class="heb">קֹֽרַח׃</span> <span class="translit">(qō·raḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7141.htm">Strong's 7141: </a> </span><span class="str2">Korah -- an Edomite name, also an Israelite name</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/16-49.htm">Numbers 16:49 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/16-49.htm">Numbers 16:49 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/16-49.htm">Numbers 16:49 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/16-49.htm">Numbers 16:49 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/16-49.htm">Numbers 16:49 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/16-49.htm">Numbers 16:49 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/16-49.htm">Numbers 16:49 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/16-49.htm">Numbers 16:49 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/16-49.htm">Numbers 16:49 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/16-49.htm">Numbers 16:49 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/16-49.htm">OT Law: Numbers 16:49 Now those who died by the plague (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/16-48.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 16:48"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 16:48" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/16-50.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 16:50"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 16:50" /></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>