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Numbers 16:16 And Moses said to Korah, "You and all your followers are to appear before the LORD tomorrow--you and they and Aaron.
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Aaron will also be here.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses said to Korah, “Be present, you and all your company, before the LORD, you and they, and Aaron, tomorrow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Moses said to Korah, “You and all your followers are to appear before the LORD tomorrow—you and they and Aaron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Moses said to Korah, “Tomorrow, you and all your company be present before the LORD—you and they, as well as Aaron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses said to Korah, “You and all your group be present before the LORD tomorrow, you and they along with Aaron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Moses said to Korah, “You and all your company be present before the LORD tomorrow, both you and they along with Aaron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Moses said to Korah, “You and all your company be present before the LORD tomorrow, both you and they along with Aaron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Moses said to Korah, “You and all your congregation be present before Yahweh tomorrow, both you and they along with Aaron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Moses said to Korah, “You and all your company are to appear before the LORD tomorrow, both you and they along with Aaron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Moses told Korah, “You and all your followers are to appear before the LORD tomorrow—you, they, and Aaron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Moses told Korah, “You and all your followers are to appear before the LORD tomorrow—you, they, and Aaron. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before Jehovah, thou, and they, and Aaron, to-morrow:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then he said to Korah, "Tomorrow you and your followers must go with Aaron to the LORD's sacred tent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy congregation before the LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, tomorrow:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Moses said to Korah, "Tomorrow you and all your followers must come into the LORD's presence. Aaron will also be there with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Moses said to Korah, "Tomorrow you and your 250 followers must come to the Tent of the LORD's presence; Aaron will also be there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Moses told Korah, "You and your entire company are to present yourselves in the LORD's presence tomorrow—you, they, and Aaron. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Moses said to Korah, ?You and all your followers are to appear before the LORD tomorrow?you and they and Aaron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Moses said to Korah, "You and all your company present yourselves before the LORD--you and they, and Aaron--tomorrow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Moses said to Korah, "You and all your company go before the LORD, you, and they, and Aaron, tomorrow:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Moses said to Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, to-morrow:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moses said to Korah, “You and all your company go before Yahweh, you, and they, and Aaron, tomorrow. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses says to Korah, “You and all your congregation, be [present] before YHWH—you, and they, and Aaron—tomorrow;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Moses saith unto Korah, 'Thou and all thy company, be ye before Jehovah, thou, and they, and Aaron, to-morrow;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Moses will say to Korah, Be thou and all thine assembly before Jehovah, thou and they, and Aaron, to-morrow:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he said to Core: Do thou and thy congregation stand apart before the Lord to morrow, and Aaron apart. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he said to Korah: “You and your congregation, stand alone before the Lord, and apart from Aaron, tomorrow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Moses said to Korah, “You and all your faction shall appear before the LORD tomorrow—you and they and Aaron too.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses said to Korah, “As for you and all your company, be present tomorrow before the LORD, you and they and Aaron;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Moses said to Korah, Present yourselves, you and all your company before the LORD, you and they and Aaron, tomorrow;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Moshe said to Qorakh: “You and all your crowd be before LORD JEHOVAH, you and those and Ahron tomorrow.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Moses said unto Korah: 'Be thou and all thy congregation before the LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, to-morrow;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Moses said to Core, Sanctify thy company, and be ready before the Lord, thou and Aaron and they, to-morrow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/16-16.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=5195" 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">Korah's Rebellion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>Then Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, “Do not regard their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them or mistreated a single one of them.” <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">And Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</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.">Korah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">“You</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5712.htm" title="5712: ‘ă·ḏā·ṯə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Congregation. Feminine of ed in the original sense of fixture; a stated assemblage.">your followers</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hĕ·yū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">are to appear</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/4279.htm" title="4279: mā·ḥār (Adv) -- Tomorrow, in time to come. Probably from 'achar; properly, deferred, i.e. The morrow; usually tomorrow; indefinitely, hereafter.">tomorrow—</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: wā·hêm (Conj-w:: Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">and they</a> <a href="/hebrew/175.htm" title="175: wə·’a·hă·rōn (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- An elder brother of Moses. Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.">and Aaron.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>Each man is to take his censer, place incense in it, and present it before the LORD—250 censers. You and Aaron are to present your censers as well.”…<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/7-9.htm">Exodus 7:9-10</a></span><br />“When Pharaoh tells you, ‘Perform a miracle,’ you are to say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,’ and it will become a serpent.” / So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD had commanded. Aaron threw his staff down before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent.<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="/1_kings/18-36.htm">1 Kings 18:36-39</a></span><br />At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command. / Answer me, O LORD! Answer me, so that this people will know that You, the LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back again.” / Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/26-16.htm">2 Chronicles 26:16-21</a></span><br />But when Uzziah became powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. / Then Azariah the priest, along with eighty brave priests of the LORD, went in after him. / They took their stand against King Uzziah and said, “Uzziah, you have no right to offer incense to the LORD. Only the priests, the descendants of Aaron, are consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully; you will not receive honor from the LORD God.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-16.htm">Psalm 106:16-18</a></span><br />In the camp they envied Moses, as well as Aaron, the holy one of the LORD. / The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram. / Then fire blazed through their company; flames consumed the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-11.htm">Jude 1:11</a></span><br />Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-28.htm">Hebrews 10:28-29</a></span><br />Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. / How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-10.htm">1 Corinthians 10:10-11</a></span><br />And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel. / Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-1.htm">Acts 5:1-11</a></span><br />Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. / With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet. / Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-19.htm">2 Timothy 2:19</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-2.htm">Matthew 23:2-3</a></span><br />“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. / So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-1.htm">Romans 13:1-2</a></span><br />Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God. / Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.<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="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15-16</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. / For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/28-15.htm">Jeremiah 28:15-17</a></span><br />Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, but you have persuaded this people to trust in a lie. / Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. You will die this year because you have preached rebellion against the LORD.’” / And in the seventh month of that very year, the prophet Hananiah died.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Moses said to Korah, Be you and all your company before the LORD, you, and they, and Aaron, to morrow:</p><p class="hdg">be thou</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/16-6.htm">Numbers 16:6,7</a></b></br> This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company; … </p><p class="hdg">before</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/12-3.htm">1 Samuel 12:3,7</a></b></br> Behold, here I <i>am</i>: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received <i>any</i> bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_timothy/2-14.htm">2 Timothy 2:14</a></b></br> Of these things put <i>them</i> in remembrance, charging <i>them</i> before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, <i>but</i> to the subverting of the hearers.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/16-11.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm">Appear</a> <a href="/numbers/16-11.htm">Band</a> <a href="/numbers/16-11.htm">Company</a> <a href="/numbers/16-9.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/numbers/16-10.htm">Korah</a> <a href="/numbers/16-7.htm">Morrow</a> <a href="/numbers/15-27.htm">Present</a> <a href="/numbers/16-7.htm">Tomorrow</a> <a href="/numbers/16-7.htm">To-Morrow</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/16-17.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-16.htm">Appear</a> <a href="/numbers/26-9.htm">Band</a> <a href="/numbers/16-21.htm">Company</a> <a href="/numbers/16-18.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/numbers/16-24.htm">Korah</a> <a href="/numbers/16-41.htm">Morrow</a> <a href="/numbers/18-19.htm">Present</a> <a href="/joshua/3-5.htm">Tomorrow</a> <a href="/joshua/3-5.htm">To-Morrow</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 /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <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>And Moses said to Korah</b><br>Moses, the leader of the Israelites, addresses Korah, a Levite who has instigated a rebellion against Moses and Aaron's leadership. This confrontation highlights the tension between the established leadership and those who challenge it. Korah's rebellion is significant as it represents a direct challenge to God's appointed leaders, reflecting a broader theme of rebellion against divine authority seen throughout the Bible.<p><b>You and all your followers</b><br>Korah is not alone in his rebellion; he has gathered a group of followers, including 250 leaders of the congregation, who are influential and respected men. This collective dissent underscores the seriousness of the challenge to Moses and Aaron's leadership. It also reflects the human tendency to seek power and question authority, a recurring theme in the narrative of the Israelites.<p><b>are to appear before the LORD tomorrow</b><br>Moses sets a specific time for Korah and his followers to present themselves before God, indicating that the matter will be settled by divine judgment. This phrase emphasizes the importance of God's direct involvement in resolving disputes among His people. The concept of appearing before the LORD is significant, as it implies a formal and solemn occasion where God's presence will be manifest, reminiscent of other biblical instances where God intervenes directly in human affairs.<p><b>you and they and Aaron</b><br>Moses includes Aaron in the group that is to appear before the LORD, highlighting Aaron's role as the high priest and God's chosen representative. This inclusion serves to reaffirm Aaron's divinely appointed position, contrasting with Korah's unauthorized claim to priestly authority. The mention of Aaron alongside Korah and his followers sets the stage for a divine demonstration of who truly holds God's favor and authority, a theme that resonates with the broader biblical narrative of God's sovereign choice and the validation of His appointed leaders.<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 Korah and his followers.<br><br>2. <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 established by God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The brother of Moses and the appointed high priest. He represents the legitimate priesthood that Korah and his followers are challenging.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The God of Israel, who has established the leadership and priesthood of Moses and Aaron. The confrontation is ultimately before Him.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tent_of_meeting.htm">The Tent of Meeting</a></b><br>The place where God would meet with Moses and Aaron, and where this confrontation is to take place.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/respect_for_god's_appointed_leadership.htm">Respect for God’s Appointed Leadership</a></b><br>God establishes leaders for His purposes. Challenging them without cause is challenging God’s authority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_rebellion.htm">The Seriousness of Rebellion</a></b><br>Rebellion against God’s order is not just a personal choice but a spiritual defiance that can have severe consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/approaching_god_with_reverence.htm">Approaching God with Reverence</a></b><br>The confrontation at the Tent of Meeting underscores the importance of approaching God with the right heart and respect for His holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_the_body_of_believers.htm">Unity in the Body of Believers</a></b><br>Disputes and divisions can weaken the community of believers. Unity under God’s appointed leadership is crucial for spiritual health.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God’s Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God is the ultimate judge of disputes and rebellion. Trust in His justice and timing.<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_did_korah_oppose_moses_and_aaron.htm">Why did Korah rebel against Moses and Aaron?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_the_grigori_angels.htm">Who was Korah in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_numbers_16's_punishment_aligned_with_a_forgiving_god.htm">Does the severity of punishment in Numbers 16 align with the New Testament portrayal of a forgiving God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/musical_terms_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Abiram in the Bible?</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 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Moses said unto Korah.</span> After the interchange of messages with the Reubenites, Moses repeats his injunctions to Korah to be ready on the morrow to put his claims to the test, adding that Aaron too should be there, that the Lord might judge between them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/16-16.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">So Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁה֙</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">told</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֤אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Korah,</span><br /><span class="heb">קֹ֔רַח</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 /><br /><span class="word">“You</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּה֙</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your followers</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲדָ֣תְךָ֔</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ḏā·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5712.htm">Strong's 5712: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stated assemblage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are to appear</span><br /><span class="heb">הֱי֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(hĕ·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</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">tomorrow—</span><br /><span class="heb">מָחָֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ḥār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4279.htm">Strong's 4279: </a> </span><span class="str2">Deferred, the morrow, tomorrow, hereafter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they</span><br /><span class="heb">וָהֵ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(wā·hêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Aaron.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַהֲרֹ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’a·hă·rōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_175.htm">Strong's 175: </a> </span><span class="str2">Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/16-16.htm">Numbers 16:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/16-16.htm">Numbers 16:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/16-16.htm">Numbers 16:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/16-16.htm">Numbers 16:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/16-16.htm">Numbers 16:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/16-16.htm">Numbers 16:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/16-16.htm">Numbers 16:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/16-16.htm">Numbers 16:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/16-16.htm">Numbers 16:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/16-16.htm">Numbers 16:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/16-16.htm">OT Law: Numbers 16:16 Moses said to Korah You and all (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/16-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 16:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 16:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/16-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 16:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 16:17" /></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>