Numbers 16:32 “and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households…”

Numbers 16:32

and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.

World English Bible

The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up with their households, all of Korah’s men, and all their goods.

American Standard Version

and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them vp, with their families, and all the men that were with Korah, and all their goods.

Darby Translation

And the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men that belonged to Korah, and all their property.

Young's Literal Translation

and the earth openeth her mouth, and swalloweth them, and their houses, and all the men who [are] for Korah, and all the goods,

Bible in Basic English

And the earth, opening her mouth, took them in, with their families, and all the men who were joined to Korah, and their goods.

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Cross references

“the earth”

Revelation 12:16 Isaiah 5:14 Numbers 16:30 Genesis 4:11

Revelation 12:16 · BSB

But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth.

Isaiah 5:14 · BSB

Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers!

Numbers 16:30 · BSB

But if the LORD brings about something unprecedented, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them and all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have treated the…

Genesis 4:11 · BSB

Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.

“all the”

Numbers 26:11 1 Chronicles 6:22 Numbers 16:17 Numbers 27:3 1 Chronicles 6:37 Psalm 84:1

Numbers 26:11 · BSB

However, the line of Korah did not die out.

1 Chronicles 6:22 · BSB

The descendants of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

Numbers 16:17 · BSB

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.”

Numbers 27:3 · BSB

“Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among the followers of Korah who gathered together against the LORD. Instead, he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons.

1 Chronicles 6:37 · BSB

the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,

Psalm 84:1 · BSB

How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!

Also

Psalm 106:17 Deuteronomy 11:6

Psalm 106:17 · BSB

The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram.

Deuteronomy 11:6 · BSB

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 bel…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

31As soon as Moses had finished saying all this, the ground beneath them split open,

33They went down alive into Sheol with all they owned. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly.

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