Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Get away from this assembly so I can put an end to them at once.” And they fell facedown. New Living Translation “Get away from all these people so that I can instantly destroy them!” But Moses and Aaron fell face down on the ground. English Standard Version “Get away from the midst of this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.” And they fell on their faces. Berean Standard Bible “Get away from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant.” And Moses and Aaron fell facedown. King James Bible Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces. New King James Version “Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.” And they fell on their faces. New American Standard Bible “Get away from among this congregation so that I may consume them instantly.” Then they fell on their faces. NASB 1995 “Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them instantly.” Then they fell on their faces. NASB 1977 “Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them instantly.” Then they fell on their faces. Legacy Standard Bible “Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them instantly.” Then they fell on their faces. Amplified Bible “Get away from among this congregation, so that I may consume them immediately.” Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces [in silence before the LORD]. Christian Standard Bible “Get away from this community so that I may consume them instantly.” But they fell facedown. Holman Christian Standard Bible Get away from this community so that I may consume them instantly.” But they fell facedown. American Standard Version Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment. And they fell upon their faces. Contemporary English Version "Stand back! I am going to wipe out these Israelites once and for all." They immediately bowed down and prayed. English Revised Version Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment. And they fell upon their faces. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Get away from these people, and let me destroy them in an instant!" Immediately, they bowed with their faces touching the ground. Good News Translation "Move back from these people, and I will destroy them on the spot!" The two of them bowed down with their faces to the ground, International Standard Version "Leave this community, so I can annihilate them in a moment." But they fell upon their faces. Majority Standard Bible “Get away from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant.” And Moses and Aaron fell facedown. NET Bible "Get away from this community, so that I can consume them in an instant!" But they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground. New Heart English Bible "Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment." They fell on their faces. Webster's Bible Translation Remove from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces. World English Bible “Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment!” They fell on their faces. Literal Translations Literal Standard Version“Get up from the midst of this congregation, and I consume them in a moment”; and they fall on their faces, Young's Literal Translation 'Get you up from the midst of this company, and I consume them in a moment;' and they fall on their faces, Smith's Literal Translation Lift up yourselves from the midst of this assembly, and I will consume them as in a moment. And they will fall upon their faces. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleGet you out from the midst of this multitude, this moment will I destroy them. And as they were lying on the ground, Catholic Public Domain Version “Withdraw from the midst of this multitude, and I will destroy them immediately.” And while they were lying on the ground, New American Bible Remove yourselves from this community, that I may consume them at once. But they fell prostrate. New Revised Standard Version “Get away from this congregation, so that I may consume them in a moment.” And they fell on their faces. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleGet you away from the midst of this congregation, that I may destroy them in a moment. And they fell upon their faces. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated “Be separated from within this assembly and I shall destroy them in one moment”, and they fell on their faces. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.' And they fell upon their faces. Brenton Septuagint Translation Depart out of the midst of this congregation, and I will consume them at once: and they fell upon their faces. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Murmuring and Plague…44and the LORD said to Moses, 45“Get away from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant.” And Moses and Aaron fell facedown. 46Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, because wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has begun.”… Cross References Exodus 32:10 Now leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them. Then I will make you into a great nation.” Deuteronomy 9:14 Leave Me alone, so that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven. Then I will make you into a nation mightier and greater than they are.” Psalm 106:23 So He said He would destroy them—had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them. Ezekiel 20:21-22 But the children rebelled against Me. They did not walk in My statutes or carefully observe My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they profaned My Sabbaths. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the wilderness. / But I withheld My hand and acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out. 1 Chronicles 21:14-15 So the LORD sent a plague upon Israel, and seventy thousand men of Israel fell dead. / Then God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem, but as the angel was doing so, the LORD saw it and relented from the calamity, and He said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. 2 Samuel 24:15-16 So the LORD sent a plague upon Israel from that morning until the appointed time, and seventy thousand of the people from Dan to Beersheba died. / But when the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented from the calamity and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. Isaiah 48:9 For the sake of My name I will delay My wrath; for the sake of My praise I will restrain it, so that you will not be cut off. Jeremiah 18:7-10 At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed. / But if that nation I warned turns from its evil, then I will relent of the disaster I had planned to bring. / And if at another time I announce that I will build up and establish a nation or kingdom, ... Amos 7:2-3 And when the locusts had eaten every green plant in the land, I said, “Lord GOD, please forgive! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?” / So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen,” He said. Amos 7:5-6 Then I said, “Lord GOD, please stop! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?” / So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen either,” said the Lord GOD. Hebrews 3:16-19 For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? / And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? / And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? ... 1 Corinthians 10:10-11 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. Romans 9:22 What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction? Romans 11:4-5 And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” / In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace. 2 Peter 2:6-9 if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly; / and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless / (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)— ... Treasury of Scripture Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell on their faces. get you up Numbers 16:21,24,26 Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment… and they Numbers 16:22 And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation? Numbers 20:6 And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto them. 1 Chronicles 21:16 And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces. Jump to Previous Assembly Company Congregation Consume Destruction End Instantly Midst Moment Once Remove SuddenJump to Next Assembly Company Congregation Consume Destruction End Instantly Midst Moment Once Remove SuddenNumbers 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 Get away from this congregation This phrase is a direct command from God to Moses and Aaron, urging them to separate themselves from the assembly of the Israelites. The Hebrew word for "get away" is "רוּם" (rum), which can mean to lift up or to be high. In this context, it implies a physical and spiritual separation from the impending judgment. Historically, this reflects the recurring theme of God's holiness and the need for His chosen leaders to remain distinct from the sinfulness of the people. The congregation here refers to the Israelites who have repeatedly tested God's patience through rebellion and disobedience. so that I may consume them in an instant Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “Get awayהֵרֹ֗מּוּ (hê·rōm·mū) Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7426: To be exalted from מִתּוֹךְ֙ (mit·tō·wḵ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre this הַזֹּ֔את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, congregation הָעֵדָ֣ה (hā·‘ê·ḏāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5712: A stated assemblage so that I may consume וַאֲכַלֶּ֥ה (wa·’ă·ḵal·leh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular Strong's 3615: To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent them אֹתָ֖ם (’ō·ṯām) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case in an instant.” כְּרָ֑גַע (kə·rā·ḡa‘) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7281: A wink, a very short space of time And they fell וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ (way·yip·pə·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5307: To fall, lie facedown. עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Links Numbers 16:45 NIVNumbers 16:45 NLT Numbers 16:45 ESV Numbers 16:45 NASB Numbers 16:45 KJV Numbers 16:45 BibleApps.com Numbers 16:45 Biblia Paralela Numbers 16:45 Chinese Bible Numbers 16:45 French Bible Numbers 16:45 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 16:45 Get away from among this congregation that (Nu Num.) |
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