Numbers 26:9 and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who fought against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the LORD.

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New International Version
and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan and Abiram. The same Dathan and Abiram were the community officials who rebelled against Moses and Aaron and were among Korah’s followers when they rebelled against the LORD.

New Living Translation
and Eliab was the father of Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. This Dathan and Abiram are the same community leaders who conspired with Korah against Moses and Aaron, rebelling against the LORD.

English Standard Version
The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram, chosen from the congregation, who contended against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah, when they contended against the LORD

Berean Standard Bible
and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who fought against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the LORD.

King James Bible
And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the LORD:

New King James Version
The sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram, representatives of the congregation, who contended against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah, when they contended against the LORD;

New American Standard Bible
The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram who were called by the congregation, who fought against Moses and against Aaron in the group of Korah, when they fought against the LORD,

NASB 1995
The sons of Eliab: Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram who were called by the congregation, who contended against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they contended against the LORD,

NASB 1977
And the sons of Eliab: Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram who were called by the congregation, who contended against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they contended against the LORD,

Legacy Standard Bible
And the sons of Eliab: Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram who were called upon by the congregation, who contended against Moses and against Aaron in the congregation of Korah, when they contended against Yahweh,

Amplified Bible
The sons of Eliab: Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram who were called by the congregation, who contended against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah, when they contended against the LORD,

Christian Standard Bible
The sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. (It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the community, who fought against Moses and Aaron; they and Korah’s followers fought against the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. (It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the community, who fought against Moses and Aaron; they and Korah’s followers fought against the LORD.

American Standard Version
And the sons of Eliab: Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram, who were called of the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against Jehovah,

Contemporary English Version
and the grandfather of Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are the same Dathan and Abiram who had been chosen by the people, but who followed Korah and rebelled against Moses, Aaron, and the LORD.

English Revised Version
And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram, which were called of the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the LORD:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
and Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram were the sons of Eliab. (It was Dathan and Abiram, men chosen by the community, who defied Moses and Aaron's authority. They joined Korah's followers when they defied the LORD's authority.

Good News Translation
and his sons Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. (These are the Dathan and Abiram who were chosen by the community. They defied Moses and Aaron and joined the followers of Korah when they rebelled against the LORD.

International Standard Version
The descendants of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. Dathan and Abiram were removed from the community because they joined the rebellion against Moses and Aaron, as did Korah's company when they rebelled against the LORD.

Majority Standard Bible
and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who fought against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the LORD.

NET Bible
Eliab's descendants were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram who as leaders of the community rebelled against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah when they rebelled against the LORD.

New Heart English Bible
The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram, who were called of the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the LORD,

Webster's Bible Translation
And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, who were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the LORD:

World English Bible
The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram who were called by the congregation, who rebelled against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah when they rebelled against Yahweh;

Literal Translations

Literal Standard Version
and the sons of Eliab [are] Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram; this [is that] Dathan and Abiram, called ones of the congregation, who have striven against Moses and against Aaron in the congregation of Korah, in their striving against YHWH,

Young's Literal Translation
and the sons of Eliab are Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram; this is that Dathan and Abiram, called ones of the company, who have striven against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, in their striving against Jehovah,

Smith's Literal Translation
And the sons of Eliab: Nemnel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This the Dathan and Abiram called of the assembly, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the assembly of Korah, in their striving against Jehovah

Catholic Translations

Douay-Rheims Bible
His sons, were Namuel and Dathan and Abiron. These are Dathan and Abiron the princes of the people, that rose against Moses and Aaron in the sedition of Core, when they rebelled against the Lord:

Catholic Public Domain Version
his sons, Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram. These are Dathan and Abiram, the leaders of the people, who rose up against Moses and Aaron in the sedition at Korah, when they rebelled against the Lord.

New American Bible
The sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram —the same Dathan and Abiram, ones designated by the community, who contended with Moses and Aaron as part of Korah’s faction when they contended with the LORD.

New Revised Standard Version
The descendants of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are the same Dathan and Abiram, chosen from the congregation, who rebelled against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah, when they rebelled against the LORD,

Translations from Aramaic

Lamsa Bible
And the sons of Eliab, Nebuel, and Dathan, and Abiram, the prominent men of the congregation who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah when they strove against the LORD;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the sons of Eliab: Nebuyel and Dathan and Abiram, prominent ones of the assembly that were divided against Moshe and against Ahron in the assembly of Qorakh, and they were divided against LORD JEHOVAH.

OT Translations

JPS Tanakh 1917
And the sons of Eliab: Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram, the elect of the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the LORD;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and the sons of Eliab, Namuel, and Dathan, and Abiron: these are renowned men of the congregation; these are they that rose up against Moses and Aaron in the gathering of Core, in the rebellion against the Lord.

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Audio Bible

Context

The Tribe of Reuben
…8Now the son of Pallu was Eliab, 9and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who fought against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the LORD. 10And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign.…

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Cross References

Jude 1:11
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.

1 Corinthians 10:10
And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.

Psalm 106:16-18
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.

Exodus 6:24
The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These were the clans of the Korahites.

Numbers 16:1-3
Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted / a rebellion against Moses, along with 250 men of Israel renowned as leaders of the congregation and representatives in the assembly. / They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, “You have taken too much upon yourselves! For everyone in the entire congregation is holy, and the LORD is in their midst. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?”

Numbers 16:31-35
As soon as Moses had finished saying all this, the ground beneath them split open, / and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions. / They went down alive into Sheol with all they owned. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly. ...

Numbers 16:41-50
The next day the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the LORD’s people!” / But when the congregation gathered against them, Moses and Aaron turned toward the Tent of Meeting, and suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared. / Then Moses and Aaron went to the front of the Tent of Meeting, ...

Deuteronomy 11:6
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.

2 Timothy 2:19
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.”

1 Chronicles 6:37
the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,

1 Chronicles 6:22
The descendants of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

Hebrews 3:17
And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?

Acts 7:39-42
But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt. / They said to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us! As for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.’ / At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands. ...

1 Samuel 2:7-8
The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts. / He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.

Romans 9:14-18
What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not! / For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” / So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy. ...

Treasury of Scripture

And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the LORD:

earth opened

Numbers 16:2,31-35,38
And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown: …

Numbers 27:3
Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons.

Exodus 16:35
And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.

together.

Numbers 16:38
The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.

1 Samuel 2:34
And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.

Jeremiah 29:22
And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;

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57. The families and number of the Levites
63. None but Caleb and Joshua was left of those who were numbered at Sinai

Berean Study Bible

and the sons of Eliab
The phrase introduces us to the lineage of Eliab, a member of the tribe of Reuben. In the Hebrew context, lineage and ancestry were crucial for identity and inheritance. Eliab's sons are significant not just for their familial ties but for their roles in the narrative of rebellion. This highlights the importance of understanding one's heritage and the potential impact of family legacy on personal and communal identity.

were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram
These names are more than mere identifiers; they represent individuals who played pivotal roles in Israel's history. Dathan and Abiram, in particular, are infamous for their rebellion. The mention of their names serves as a reminder of the consequences of defying divine authority. In Hebrew culture, names often carried meanings that reflected character or destiny, underscoring the narrative's moral and spiritual lessons.

It was Dathan and Abiram
The specific mention of Dathan and Abiram sets the stage for their notorious actions. Their account is a cautionary tale about the dangers of pride and disobedience. In the broader biblical context, their rebellion is a symbol of resistance against God's chosen leaders, illustrating the perils of challenging divine order.

chosen by the congregation
This phrase indicates that Dathan and Abiram had a following and were seen as leaders by some within the community. It reflects the human tendency to seek leaders who align with personal desires, even when such choices lead away from God's will. The Hebrew term for "congregation" often refers to the assembly of Israel, emphasizing the communal aspect of their rebellion.

who contended against Moses and Aaron
The contention against Moses and Aaron was not merely a personal dispute but a challenge to God's appointed leadership. In the Hebrew tradition, Moses and Aaron were seen as mediators between God and His people. This rebellion, therefore, was an affront to God's authority and order, serving as a warning against undermining divinely established leadership.

they and Korah’s followers
The inclusion of Korah's followers links this rebellion to a broader insurrection within the Israelite camp. Korah, a Levite, led a faction that questioned the exclusive priesthood of Aaron. This highlights the recurring theme of jealousy and ambition leading to discord. The narrative serves as a reminder of the unity and humility required within the community of faith.

when they rebelled against the LORD
Ultimately, the rebellion was not just against human leaders but against God Himself. The Hebrew root for "rebelled" conveys a sense of defiance and insubordination. This underscores the gravity of their actions and the spiritual implications of rejecting God's authority. The verse serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of rebellion and the importance of submission to divine will.

Parallel Commentaries ...

Hebrew

and the sons
וּבְנֵ֣י (ū·ḇə·nê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Eliab
אֱלִיאָ֔ב (’ĕ·lî·’āḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 446: Eliab -- 'God is father', the name of several Israelites

were Nemuel,
נְמוּאֵ֖ל (nə·mū·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5241: Nemuel -- two Israelites

Dathan,
וְדָתָ֣ן (wə·ḏā·ṯān)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1885: Dathan -- a Reubenite

and Abiram.
וַאֲבִירָ֑ם (wa·’ă·ḇî·rām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 48: Abiram -- 'exalted father', an Israelite name

It
הֽוּא־ (hū-)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

was Dathan
דָתָ֨ן (ḏā·ṯān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1885: Dathan -- a Reubenite

and Abiram,
וַאֲבִירָ֜ם (wa·’ă·ḇî·rām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 48: Abiram -- 'exalted father', an Israelite name

chosen
קְרִיאֵ֣י (qə·rî·’ê)
Adjective - masculine plural construct
Strong's 7148: Called, summoned

by the congregation,
הָעֵדָ֗ה (hā·‘ê·ḏāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5712: A stated assemblage

who
אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

fought
הִצּ֜וּ (hiṣ·ṣū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5327: To go forth, to be expelled, desolate, to lay waste, to quarrel

against
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

Moses
מֹשֶׁ֤ה (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver

and Aaron
אַהֲרֹן֙ (’a·hă·rōn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses

with the followers
בַּעֲדַת־ (ba·‘ă·ḏaṯ-)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 5712: A stated assemblage

of Korah
קֹ֔רַח (qō·raḥ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7141: Korah -- an Edomite name, also an Israelite name

who rebelled
בְּהַצֹּתָ֖ם (bə·haṣ·ṣō·ṯām)
Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5327: To go forth, to be expelled, desolate, to lay waste, to quarrel

against
וְעַֽל־ (wə·‘al-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the LORD.
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

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OT Law: Numbers 26:9 The sons of Eliab: Nemuel and Dathan (Nu Num.)