Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version At their cries, all the Israelites around them fled, shouting, “The earth is going to swallow us too!” New Living Translation All the people around them fled when they heard their screams. “The earth will swallow us, too!” they cried. English Standard Version And all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up!” Berean Standard Bible At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled, saying, “The earth may swallow us too!” King James Bible 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 King James Version Then all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up also!” New American Standard Bible Then all Israel who were around them fled at their outcry, for they said, “The earth might swallow us!” NASB 1995 All Israel who were around them fled at their outcry, for they said, “The earth may swallow us up!” NASB 1977 And all Israel who were around them fled at their outcry, for they said, “The earth may swallow us up!” Legacy Standard Bible Then all Israel who were around them fled at their outcry, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up!” Amplified Bible All Israel who were around them fled at their outcry, for they said, “The earth may swallow us also.” Christian Standard Bible At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled because they thought, “The earth may swallow us too! ” Holman Christian Standard Bible At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled because they thought, “The earth may swallow us too!” 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And all children of Israel who were around them fled from their voices and they were saying, “Lest the Earth will swallow us!” Brenton Septuagint Translation And all Israel round about them fled from the sound of them, 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!" Douay-Rheims Bible But all Israel, that was standing round about, fled at the cry of them that were perishing: saying: Lest perhaps the earth swallow us up also. English Revised Version And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up. GOD'S WORD® Translation All the Israelites around them ran away when they heard their screams. They thought the ground would swallow them, too. Good News Translation All the people of Israel who were there fled when they heard their cry. They shouted, "Run! The earth might swallow us too!" International Standard Version Then all of the Israelis who were around them ran away when they heard them crying, "…so the ground won't swallow us up, too." JPS Tanakh 1917 And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them; for they said: 'Lest the earth swallow us up.' Literal Standard Version and all Israel who [are] around them have fled at their voice, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us”; Majority Standard Bible At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled, saying, “The earth may swallow us too!” New American Bible But all the Israelites near them fled at their shrieks, saying, “The earth might swallow us too!” NET Bible All the Israelites who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, "What if the earth swallows us too?" New Revised Standard Version All Israel around them fled at their outcry, for they said, “The earth will swallow us too!” New Heart English Bible All Israel that were around them fled at their cry; for they said, "Lest the earth swallow us up." Webster's Bible Translation And all Israel that were round about them, fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also. World English Bible All Israel that were around 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;' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Earth Swallows Korah…33They went down alive into Sheol with all they owned. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly. 34At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled, saying, “The earth may swallow us too!” 35And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.… Cross References Numbers 16:33 They went down alive into Sheol with all they owned. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly. Numbers 16:35 And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense. Treasury of Scripture And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also. fled Isaiah 33:3 At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered. Zechariah 14:5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee. Revelation 6:15-17 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; … lest Numbers 17:12,13 And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish… Jump to Previous Cries Cry Earth Heart Israel Israelites Outcry Round Shouting Swallow VoiceJump to Next Cries Cry Earth Heart Israel Israelites Outcry Round Shouting Swallow VoiceNumbers 16 1. The rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram23. Moses separates the people from the rebels' tents 31. The earth swallows up Korah, and a fire consumes others 36. The censers are reserved to holy use 41. 14,700 are slain by a plague, for murmuring against Moses and Aaron 46. Aaron by incense stays the plague Verse 34. - At the cry of them. לְקֹלָם, "at the noise of them;" at the mingled sound of their shrieks and of the natural convulsion amidst which they disappeared. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew At their cries,לְקֹלָ֑ם (lə·qō·lām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6963: A voice, sound all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the people of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc who [were] אֲשֶׁ֛ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that around them סְבִיבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם (sə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯê·hem) Adverb | third person masculine plural Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around fled, נָ֣סוּ (nā·sū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5127: To flit, vanish away saying, אָֽמְר֔וּ (’ā·mə·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 559: To utter, say “The earth הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land may פֶּן־ (pen-) Conjunction Strong's 6435: Removal, lest swallow us too!” תִּבְלָעֵ֖נוּ (tiḇ·lā·‘ê·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common plural Strong's 1104: To swallow down, swallow up, engulf Links Numbers 16:34 NIVNumbers 16:34 NLT Numbers 16:34 ESV Numbers 16:34 NASB Numbers 16:34 KJV Numbers 16:34 BibleApps.com Numbers 16:34 Biblia Paralela Numbers 16:34 Chinese Bible Numbers 16:34 French Bible Numbers 16:34 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 16:34 All Israel that were around them fled (Nu Num.) |