Numbers 16:34 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 16:34

32 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and ^aall the men with Korah, with all their goods.

33 So they and all those with them went down alive into the pit; the earth closed over them, and they perished from among the assembly.

34 Then all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up also!”

35 And ^aa fire came out from the Lord and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering incense.

36 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

37 “Tell Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, to pick up the censers out of the blaze, for ^athey are holy, and scatter the fire some distance away.

Verse Comparison: Numbers 16:34

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American Standard Version
And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them; for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up.

Amplified® Bible
And all Israel who were round about them fled at their cry, for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.

Contemporary English Version
The rest of the Israelites heard their screams, so they ran off, shouting, "We don't want that to happen to us!"

Darby English Version
And all Israel that were round about them fled at their cry; for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up!

Good News Bible
All the people of Israel who were there fled when they heard their cry. They shouted, "Run! The earth might swallow us too!"

King James Version
And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.

New American Standard Bible
All Israel who {were} around them fled at their outcry, for they said, "The earth may swallow us up!"

New International Version
At their cries, all the Israelites around them fled, shouting, "The earth is going to swallow us too!"

New King James Version
Then all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up also!”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
All Israel who stood around them fled at their outcry, for they said, "The earth may swallow us up!"

Revised Standard Version
And all Israel that were round about them fled at their cry; for they said, "Lest the earth swallow us up!"

Young's Literal Translation
and all Israel who `are' round about them have fled at their voice, for they said, `Lest the earth swallow us;'

New English Translation
All the Israelites¹ who were around them fled at their cry,² for they said, “What if³ the earth swallows us too?”

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