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<i>then</i> the LORD hath not sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />If these men die naturally like all men, or if they are visited by the common fate of all men, <i>then</i> the LORD has not sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />If these men die the death of all mankind, or if they suffer the fate of all mankind, <i>then</i> the LORD has not sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220If these men die the death of all men or if they suffer the fate of all men, then the LORD has not sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“If these men die the death of all men, or if they suffer the fate of all men, <i>then</i> the LORD has not sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />If these men die the death of all men or if they suffer the fate of all men, <i>then</i> Yahweh has not sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />If these men die the common death of all mankind or if what happens to everyone happens to them, then [you will know for sure that] the LORD has not sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If these men die naturally as all people would, and suffer the fate of all, then the LORD has not sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If these men die naturally as all people would, and suffer the fate of all, then the LORD has not sent me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then Jehovah hath not sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If these men die a natural death, it means the LORD hasn't chosen me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the LORD hath not sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If these men die like all other people-if they die a natural death-then the LORD hasn't sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If these men die a natural death without some punishment from God, then the LORD did not send me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />If these people die a death similar to all other human beings, or if they are punished with a punishment common to other men, then the LORD didn't send me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If these men die a natural death, or if they suffer the fate of all men, then the LORD has not sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If these men die a natural death, or if they share the fate of all men, then the LORD has not sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the LORD hasn't sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />If these men shall die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the LORD hath not sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />If these men die the common death of all men, or if they experience what all men experience, then Yahweh hasn’t sent me. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />if these die according to the death of all men, or the charge of all men is charged on them, YHWH has not sent me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> if according to the death of all men these die -- or the charge of all men is charged upon them -- Jehovah hath not sent me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />If according to the death of all men these shall die, if the providence of all men shall be reviewed upon them, Jehovah sent me not.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If these men die the common death of men, and if they be visited with a plague, wherewith others also are wont to be visited, the Lord did not send me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If these men pass away by the common death of men, or if they will be visited by a scourge, of a kind by which others are often visited, then the Lord did not send me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />if these die an ordinary death, merely suffering the fate common to all humanity, the LORD has not sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If these people die a natural death, or if a natural fate comes on them, then the LORD has not sent me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />If these men die the common death of all men or if they be visited after the visitation of all men, then the LORD has not sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />If these will die according to the death of every person and a visitation will be visited upon them according to that upon every person, LORD JEHOVAH has not sent me.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />If these men die the common death of all men, and be visited after the visitation of all men, then the LORD hath not sent Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />If these men shall die according to the death of all men, if also their visitation shall be according to the visitation of all men, then the Lord has not sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/16-29.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=5308" 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">28</span>Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things, for it was not my own doing: <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yə·mu·ṯūn (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp:: Pn) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">men die</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194: kə·mō·wṯ (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- Death. From muwth; death; concretely, the dead, their place or state; figuratively, pestilence, ruin.">a natural death,</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: hā·’ā·ḏām (Art:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: yip·pā·qêḏ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">or if they suffer</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6486.htm" title="6486: ū·p̄ə·qud·daṯ (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- Oversight, mustering, visitation, store. Feminine passive participle of paqad; visitation.">the fate</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.">of all</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: hā·’ā·ḏām (Art:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">men,</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.">then the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">has not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šə·lā·ḥā·nî (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">sent me.</a> </span><span class="reftext">30</span>But if the LORD brings about something unprecedented, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them and all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt.”…<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/14-28.htm">Exodus 14:28</a></span><br />The waters flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had chased the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.<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="/psalms/55-15.htm">Psalm 55:15</a></span><br />Let death seize them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evil is with them in their homes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-1.htm">Isaiah 57:1</a></span><br />The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-4.htm">Ezekiel 18:4</a></span><br />Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/4-7.htm">Job 4:7</a></span><br />Consider now, I plead: Who, being innocent, has ever perished? Or where have the upright been destroyed?<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="/2_samuel/3-29.htm">2 Samuel 3:29</a></span><br />May it whirl over the head of Joab and over the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-9.htm">1 Kings 2:9</a></span><br />Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You know what you ought to do to him to bring his gray head down to Sheol in blood.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/1-16.htm">2 Kings 1:16</a></span><br />And Elijah said to King Ahaziah, “This is what the LORD says: Is there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word? Is that why you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-13.htm">Matthew 15:13</a></span><br />But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-3.htm">Luke 13:3</a></span><br />No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-24.htm">John 8:24</a></span><br />That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”<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="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a></span><br />For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the LORD has not sent me.</p><p class="hdg">the common, etc.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/20-5.htm">Exodus 20:5</a></b></br> Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God <i>am</i> a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth <i>generation</i> of them that hate me;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/32-34.htm">Exodus 32:34</a></b></br> Therefore now go, lead the people unto <i>the place</i> of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/35-15.htm">Job 35:15</a></b></br> But now, because <i>it is</i> not <i>so</i>, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth <i>it</i> not in great extremity:</p><p class="hdg">the Lord</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/22-28.htm">1 Kings 22:28</a></b></br> And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/18-27.htm">2 Chronicles 18:27</a></b></br> And Micaiah said, If thou certainly return in peace, <i>then</i> hath not the LORD spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, all ye people.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/9-23.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/numbers/15-23.htm">Charged</a> <a href="/numbers/3-38.htm">Common</a> <a href="/numbers/16-13.htm">Death</a> <a href="/numbers/16-13.htm">Die</a> <a href="/exodus/23-9.htm">Experience</a> <a href="/exodus/22-3.htm">Happens</a> <a href="/numbers/12-2.htm">Hasn't</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-12.htm">Natural</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-13.htm">Overtakes</a> <a href="/numbers/14-34.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/mark/15-8.htm">Usually</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-12.htm">Visitation</a> <a href="/exodus/4-31.htm">Visited</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/18-3.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/numbers/27-19.htm">Charged</a> <a href="/numbers/16-40.htm">Common</a> <a href="/numbers/16-41.htm">Death</a> <a href="/numbers/16-49.htm">Die</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-2.htm">Experience</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-23.htm">Happens</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-3.htm">Hasn't</a> <a href="/numbers/19-16.htm">Natural</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-12.htm">Overtakes</a> <a href="/numbers/21-23.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/1_samuel/23-22.htm">Usually</a> <a href="/job/10-12.htm">Visitation</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-22.htm">Visited</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 /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>If these men die a natural death</b><br>This phrase refers to the typical end of life that all humans experience, which is death due to natural causes or old age. In the context of <a href="/numbers/16.htm">Numbers 16</a>, Moses is addressing the rebellion led by Korah, Dathan, and Abiram against his leadership. The implication here is that if these men die in a common way, it would indicate that their rebellion is not divinely judged. This sets the stage for a divine intervention that would confirm Moses' leadership. The natural death mentioned contrasts with the extraordinary judgment that God is about to execute, highlighting the seriousness of their rebellion.<p><b>or if they suffer the fate of all men</b><br>The "fate of all men" refers to the universal experience of death, emphasizing the commonality of human mortality. In ancient Israelite culture, death was seen as the ultimate equalizer, affecting both the righteous and the wicked. By using this phrase, Moses is underscoring that if these rebels meet a typical end, it would suggest that their actions were not particularly offensive to God. This phrase also connects to the broader biblical theme of divine justice, where God often distinguishes between the righteous and the wicked through extraordinary means.<p><b>then the LORD has not sent me</b><br>Moses is asserting his divine appointment as the leader of Israel. The phrase implies that his leadership is directly sanctioned by God, and any challenge to it is a challenge to God's authority. In the historical context, Moses' leadership was often questioned, and this statement serves as a test of his divine mission. Theologically, this reflects the biblical principle that true prophets and leaders are validated by God's actions. This phrase also foreshadows the New Testament, where Jesus' authority is confirmed through His resurrection and miracles, serving as divine validation of His mission.<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. In this passage, Moses is addressing the rebellion led by Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/k/korah,_dathan,_and_abiram.htm">Korah, Dathan, and Abiram</a></b><br>Leaders of a rebellion against Moses and Aaron, challenging their God-given authority. They represent a faction within the Israelite community dissatisfied with Moses' leadership.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelite_community.htm">The Israelite Community</a></b><br>The larger group of people witnessing the events and the rebellion. Their response and understanding of God's authority are central to the account.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>The setting of the Israelites' journey from Egypt to the Promised Land, a place of testing and revelation of God's power and authority.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, whose authority and choice of leaders are being challenged in this passage.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_authority.htm">Divine Authority</a></b><br>Recognize that God establishes leaders for His purposes. Just as Moses was chosen by God, we must respect and submit to the authorities God places over us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_rebellion.htm">Consequences of Rebellion</a></b><br>Understand that rebelling against God’s appointed leaders is ultimately rebelling against God Himself. This passage warns of the serious consequences of such actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_and_obedience.htm">Discernment and Obedience</a></b><br>Develop discernment to recognize God’s voice and His chosen leaders. Obedience to God’s direction is crucial for spiritual growth and community harmony.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_justice.htm">Trust in God’s Justice</a></b><br>Trust that God will vindicate His servants and bring justice in His time. Moses’ confidence in God’s judgment serves as a model for us to rely on God’s justice rather than taking matters into our own hands.<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/what_is_the_acts_29_network.htm">What is the Acts 29 Network?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_emphasize_cheerful_giving_over_tithing.htm">Why does 2 Corinthians 9:7 emphasize cheerful giving if Old Testament laws (e.g., tithing in Malachi 3:10) demand mandatory giving?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_god's_mercy_shown_in_1_sam_2_25.htm">1 Samuel 2:25 suggests the Lord intended to kill Eli's sons--how does this reconcile with the concept of a merciful, forgiving deity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/end_times__major_revival_coming.htm">What does the Bible say about Death and Hades?</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 29.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">If they be visited after the visitation of all men.</span> <span class="hebrew">פָקַד</span> is of somewhat doubtful meaning; it seems to answer to the <span class="greek">ἐπίσκεψις</span> and <span class="greek">ἐπισκοπὴ</span> of the Septuagint,, and to our "oversight," or "visitation" (German, <span class="accented">heimsuchung.</span> Thus it may mean practically the providence of God for good, <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, in the way of protection, or for evil, <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, in the way of judgment. In either sense providence showed itself in no ordinary form towards these men. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/16-29.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">If</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֔לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">men die</span><br /><span class="heb">יְמֻת֣וּן</span> <span class="translit">(yə·mu·ṯūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun<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">a natural death,</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּמ֤וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(kə·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4194.htm">Strong's 4194: </a> </span><span class="str2">Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or if they suffer</span><br /><span class="heb">יִפָּקֵ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(yip·pā·qêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> </span><span class="str2">To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the fate</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפְקֻדַּת֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄ə·qud·daṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6486.htm">Strong's 6486: </a> </span><span class="str2">Oversight, mustering, visitation, store</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of all</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">men,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָ֣אָדָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">then the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</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">has not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sent me.</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁלָחָֽנִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(šə·lā·ḥā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/16-29.htm">Numbers 16:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/16-29.htm">Numbers 16:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/16-29.htm">Numbers 16:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/16-29.htm">Numbers 16:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/16-29.htm">Numbers 16:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/16-29.htm">Numbers 16:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/16-29.htm">Numbers 16:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/16-29.htm">Numbers 16:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/16-29.htm">Numbers 16:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/16-29.htm">Numbers 16:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/16-29.htm">OT Law: Numbers 16:29 If these men die the common death (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/16-28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 16:28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 16:28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/16-30.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 16:30"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 16:30" /></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>