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Do not touch anything belonging to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/numbers/16.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Quick!” he told the people. “Get away from the tents of these wicked men, and don’t touch anything that belongs to them. If you do, you will be destroyed for their sins.” <a href="/esv/numbers/16.htm">English Standard Version</a> And he spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart, please, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be swept away with all their sins.” <a href="/bsb/numbers/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And he warned the congregation, “Move away now from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.” <a href="/kjv/numbers/16.htm">King James Bible</a> And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins. <a href="/nkjv/numbers/16.htm">New King James Version</a> And he spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart now from the tents of these wicked men! Touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins.” <a href="/nasb_/numbers/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> and he spoke to the congregation, saying, “Get away now from the tents of these wicked men, and do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away in all their sin!” <a href="/nasb/numbers/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> and he spoke to the congregation, saying, &#8220Depart now from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing that belongs to them, or you will be swept away in all their sin.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/numbers/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> and he spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart now from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing that belongs to them, lest you be swept away in all their sin.” <a href="/lsb/numbers/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> and he spoke to the congregation, saying, “Turn aside now from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing that belongs to them, lest you be swept away in all their sin.” <a href="/amp/numbers/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And he said to the congregation, “Get away from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, or you will be swept away in all their sin.” <a href="/csb/numbers/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He warned the community, “Get away now from the tents of these wicked men. Don’t touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.” <a href="/hcsb/numbers/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He warned the community, &#8220Get away now from the tents of these wicked men. Don&#8217t touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.&#8221 <a href="/asv/numbers/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins. <a href="/cev/numbers/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then Moses warned the people, "Get away from the tents of these sinful men! Don't touch anything that belongs to them or you'll be wiped out." <a href="/erv/numbers/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins. <a href="/gwt/numbers/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He said to the community, "Move away from the tents of these wicked men. Don't touch anything that belongs to them, or you'll be swept away because of all their sins." <a href="/gnt/numbers/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> He said to the people, "Get away from the tents of these wicked men and don't touch anything that belongs to them. Otherwise, you will be wiped out with them for all their sins." <a href="/isv/numbers/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then he told the community, "Move away from the camps of these wicked men and don't touch anything that belongs to them. That way you won't be destroyed along with all their sins." <a href="/msb/numbers/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And he warned the congregation, ?Move away now from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.? <a href="/net/numbers/16.htm">NET Bible</a> And he said to the community, "Move away from the tents of these wicked men, and do not touch anything they have, lest you be destroyed because of all their sins." <a href="/nheb/numbers/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He spoke to the congregation, saying, "Depart, please, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins." <a href="/wbt/numbers/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he spoke to the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins. <a href="/web/numbers/16.htm">World English Bible</a> He spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart, please, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins!” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/numbers/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and he speaks to the congregation, saying, “Now turn aside from the tents of these wicked men, and do not come against anything that they have, lest you are consumed in all their sins.” <a href="/ylt/numbers/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and he speaketh unto the company, saying, 'Turn aside, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and come not against anything that they have, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.' <a href="/slt/numbers/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will speak to the assembly, saying, Remove, now, from the tents of these guilty men, and ye shall not touch upon any thing which is to them lest ye shall he destroyed in all their sin.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/numbers/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> He said to the multitude: Depart from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be involved in their sins. <a href="/cpdv/numbers/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> and he said to the crowd, “Withdraw from the tabernacles of these impious men, and touch nothing which pertains to them, lest you become involved in their sins.” <a href="/nabre/numbers/16.htm">New American Bible</a> Then he spoke to the community, “Move away from the tents of these wicked men and do not touch anything that is theirs: otherwise you too will be swept away because of all their sins.” <a href="/nrsvce/numbers/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He said to the congregation, “Turn away from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, or you will be swept away for all their sins.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/numbers/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he spoke to all the congregation and said to them, Depart from the tents of these sinful men and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in their sins. <a href="/hpbt/numbers/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he spoke with the whole assembly and he said to them: “Separate from the tents of these men who are sinners and you shall not touch anything that is theirs, that you will not be destroyed in their sins.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/numbers/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And he spoke unto the congregation, saying: 'Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be swept away in all their sins.' <a href="/sep/numbers/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he spoke to the congregation, saying, Separate yourselves from the tents of these stubborn men, and touch nothing that belongs to them, lest ye be consumed with them in all their sin. <a href="/parallel/numbers/16-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=5273" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/numbers/16.htm">Moses Separates the People</a> …25So Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him. 26<a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: way·ḏab·bêr (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">And he warned</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5712.htm" title="5712: hā·‘ê·ḏāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Congregation. Feminine of ed in the original sense of fixture; a stated assemblage.">the congregation,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: sū·rū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">“Move away</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">now</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘al (Prep-m) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: ’ā·ho·lê (N-mpc) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">the tents</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">of these</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: hā·rə·šā·‘îm (Art:: Adj-mp) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: hā·’ă·nā·šîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">men.</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: wə·’al- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5060.htm" title="5060: tig·gə·‘ū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. Lay the hand upon; by implication, to reach; violently, to strike.">touch</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">anything</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that belongs</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">to them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6435.htm" title="6435: pen- (Conj) -- Lest. From panah; properly, removal; used only adverb as conjunction, lest.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/5595.htm" title="5595: tis·sā·p̄ū (V-Nifal-Imperf-2mp) -- To sweep or snatch away, catch up. A primitive root; properly, to scrape together or away.">you will be swept away</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">because of all</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯām (N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">their sins.”</a> 27So they moved away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Meanwhile, Dathan and Abiram had come out and stood at the entrances to their tents with their wives and children and infants.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_timothy/2-19.htm">2 Timothy 2:19</a> Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.” <a href="/revelation/18-4.htm">Revelation 18:4</a> Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues. <a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Isaiah 52:11</a> Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a> “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” <a href="/psalms/1-1.htm">Psalm 1:1</a> Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. <a href="/proverbs/4-14.htm">Proverbs 4:14-15</a> Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers. / Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by. <a href="/ephesians/5-11.htm">Ephesians 5:11</a> Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. <a href="/1_timothy/5-22.htm">1 Timothy 5:22</a> Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure. <a href="/jeremiah/51-6.htm">Jeremiah 51:6</a> Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! Do not be destroyed in her punishment. For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-21.htm">1 Corinthians 10:21</a> You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too. <a href="/1_john/2-15.htm">1 John 2:15-17</a> Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. / For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. / The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever. <a href="/2_peter/2-9.htm">2 Peter 2:9</a> if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment. <a href="/genesis/19-12.htm">Genesis 19:12-17</a> Then the two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here—a son-in-law, your sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here, / because we are about to destroy this place. For the outcry to the LORD against its people is so great that He has sent us to destroy it.” / So Lot went out and spoke to the sons-in-law who were pledged in marriage to his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking. ... <a href="/joshua/7-13.htm">Joshua 7:13</a> Get up and consecrate the people, saying, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Among you, O Israel, there are things devoted to destruction. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them. <a href="/psalms/26-4.htm">Psalm 26:4-5</a> I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites. / I hate the mob of evildoers, and refuse to sit with the wicked.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he spoke to the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of their's, lest you be consumed in all their sins.depart, I pray you.<a href="/leviticus/16-21.htm">Leviticus 16:21-24</a> And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: … <a href="/genesis/19-12.htm">Genesis 19:12-14</a> And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place: … <a href="/deuteronomy/13-17.htm">Deuteronomy 13:17</a> And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/16-24.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/numbers/7-9.htm">Belonging</a> <a href="/numbers/16-5.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/numbers/16-24.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/numbers/14-35.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/numbers/14-44.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/numbers/14-37.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/numbers/16-24.htm">Move</a> <a href="/numbers/5-27.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/numbers/14-34.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/numbers/16-22.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/numbers/16-22.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Swept</a> <a href="/numbers/16-24.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/numbers/8-11.htm">Theirs</a> <a href="/numbers/5-2.htm">Touch</a> <a href="/numbers/9-10.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/exodus/21-29.htm">Warned</a> <a href="/numbers/14-35.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/16-33.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/numbers/17-5.htm">Belonging</a> <a href="/numbers/16-30.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/numbers/16-33.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/numbers/16-35.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/numbers/22-13.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/numbers/17-12.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-14.htm">Move</a> <a href="/numbers/17-12.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/numbers/31-2.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/numbers/16-47.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-18.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-19.htm">Swept</a> <a href="/numbers/16-27.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/numbers/16-30.htm">Theirs</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-8.htm">Touch</a> <a href="/numbers/19-11.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/judges/2-15.htm">Warned</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-11.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 16</div>1. <a href="/numbers/16-1.htm">The rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram</a> 23. <a href="/numbers/16-23.htm">Moses separates the people from the rebels' tents</a> 31. <a href="/numbers/16-31.htm">The earth swallows up Korah, and a fire consumes others</a> 36. <a href="/numbers/16-36.htm">The censers are reserved to holy use</a> 41. <a href="/numbers/16-41.htm">14,700 are slain by a plague, for murmuring against Moses and Aaron</a> 46. <a href="/numbers/16-46.htm">Aaron by incense stays the plague</a> </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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His warning to the congregation highlights his role as a prophet and leader who communicates God's will. This moment reflects the seriousness of rebellion against God's appointed leaders, as seen earlier in the murmuring of the Israelites against Moses and Aaron (<a href="/numbers/14-2.htm">Numbers 14:2-4</a>). The warning serves as a call to obedience and discernment, urging the people to separate themselves from those who oppose God's authority.Move away now from the tents of these wicked men The command to "move away" underscores the urgency and necessity of distancing oneself from sin and rebellion. The "tents" symbolize the dwelling places and personal domains of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, who led the rebellion against Moses and Aaron. This separation is not just physical but also spiritual, emphasizing the need to avoid association with those who defy God's order. The term "wicked men" identifies the rebels as those who have turned against God's covenant, echoing the biblical theme of separating from evil (<a href="/psalms/1.htm">Psalm 1:1</a>).Do not touch anything that belongs to them This instruction reflects the concept of ritual purity and the danger of being contaminated by association with sin. In the ancient Near Eastern context, touching objects associated with rebellion could render one unclean or complicit in the sin. This idea is paralleled in the New Testament, where believers are urged to avoid even the appearance of evil (<a href="/1_thessalonians/5-22.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:22</a>). The command also foreshadows the destruction that will come upon the rebels, indicating that everything associated with them is under judgment.or you will be swept away because of all their sins The phrase "swept away" conveys the totality of the impending judgment, reminiscent of the flood narrative where the wicked were destroyed (Genesis 6-7). The warning implies that sin has communal consequences, and those who align themselves with sinners risk sharing in their fate. This principle is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are warned about the leaven of sin spreading through the community (<a href="/1_corinthians/5-6.htm">1 Corinthians 5:6</a>). The phrase "all their sins" suggests a cumulative effect of rebellion, emphasizing the gravity of turning away from God's commands.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt and through the wilderness. In this passage, Moses is warning the congregation to separate themselves from the rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. 2. <a href="/topical/k/korah,_dathan,_and_abiram.htm">Korah, Dathan, and Abiram</a> These men led a rebellion against Moses and Aaron, challenging their God-given authority. They represent disobedience and defiance against God's established order. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_congregation_of_israel.htm">The Congregation of Israel</a> The assembly of the Israelites who are being warned by Moses to distance themselves from the rebels to avoid sharing in their punishment. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_tents_of_the_wicked_men.htm">The Tents of the Wicked Men</a> Symbolic of the dwelling places and possessions of those who have sinned against God. The tents represent the sphere of influence and the physical manifestation of their rebellion. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a> The setting of this event, representing both a place of testing and a place of divine provision for the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> Obedience to God's commands and His appointed leaders is crucial. Rebellion against God's order leads to severe consequences. <a href="/topical/s/separation_from_sin.htm">Separation from Sin</a> Just as the Israelites were warned to distance themselves from the tents of the wicked, Christians are called to separate themselves from sinful influences and practices. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rebellion.htm">The Consequences of Rebellion</a> The account of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram serves as a warning about the dangers of pride and rebellion against God's authority. <a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a> The congregation had a responsibility to heed Moses' warning. Similarly, believers today have a responsibility to uphold righteousness within their communities. <a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a> While God is just in punishing sin, He is also merciful in providing warnings and opportunities for repentance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 16</a> <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> <a href="/q/why_is_god's_mercy_inconsistent_in_num_16.htm">Why does God's response in Numbers 16:44-45 seem inconsistent with His mercy in other parts of the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_divine_punishment_in_joshua_22.htm">If the eastern tribes truly risked idolatry, as it appears in Joshua 22:16-18, why does the narrative not record any divine punishment or sign to confirm the seriousness of the offense?</a> <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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 26. - Touch nothing of theirs. Because they, and all that belonged to them, were anathema, devoted to destruction. Compare the case of Achan (<a href="/joshua/7-1.htm">Joshua 7:1</a>). <a href="/commentaries/numbers/16-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And he warned וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר (way·ḏab·bêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue the congregation, הָעֵדָ֜ה (hā·‘ê·ḏāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5712.htm">Strong's 5712: </a> A stated assemblage “Move away ס֣וּרוּ (sū·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> To turn aside now נָ֡א (nā) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> I pray', 'now', 'then' from מֵעַל֩ (mê·‘al) Preposition-m <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the tents אָהֳלֵ֨י (’ā·ho·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> A tent of these הָאֵ֔לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> These, those wicked הָֽרְשָׁעִים֙ (hā·rə·šā·‘îm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> Wrong, an, bad person men. הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים (hā·’ă·nā·šîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person Do not וְאַֽל־ (wə·’al-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> Not touch תִּגְּע֖וּ (tig·gə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5060.htm">Strong's 5060: </a> To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike anything בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every that belongs to them, אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that or פֶּן־ (pen-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6435.htm">Strong's 6435: </a> Removal, lest you will be swept away תִּסָּפ֖וּ (tis·sā·p̄ū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5595.htm">Strong's 5595: </a> To sweep or snatch away, catch up because of all בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every their sins.” חַטֹּאתָֽם׃ (ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯām) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/16-26.htm">Numbers 16:26 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/numbers/16-26.htm">Numbers 16:26 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/numbers/16-26.htm">Numbers 16:26 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/numbers/16-26.htm">Numbers 16:26 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/numbers/16-26.htm">Numbers 16:26 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/16-26.htm">Numbers 16:26 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/16-26.htm">Numbers 16:26 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/16-26.htm">Numbers 16:26 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/16-26.htm">Numbers 16:26 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/numbers/16-26.htm">Numbers 16:26 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/numbers/16-26.htm">OT Law: Numbers 16:26 He spoke to the congregation saying Depart (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/16-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 16:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 16:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/16-27.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 16:27"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 16:27" /></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>