Numbers 16:48 “He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague was halted.”

Numbers 16:48

He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague was halted.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.

World English Bible

He stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.

American Standard Version

And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.

Geneva Bible 1599

And when hee stoode betweene the dead, and them that were aliue, the plague was stayed.

Darby Translation

And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.

Young's Literal Translation

and standeth between the dead and the living, and the plague is restrained;

Bible in Basic English

And he took his place between the dead and the living: and the disease was stopped.

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Cross references

“And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.”

Numbers 25:8–11 2 Samuel 24:25 Numbers 16:18 Numbers 16:35 1 Thessalonians 1:10 James 5:16

Numbers 25:8–11 · BSB

followed the Israelite into his tent, and drove the spear through both of them—through the Israelite and on through the belly of the woman. So the plague against the Israelites was halted,

2 Samuel 24:25 · BSB

And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then the LORD answered the prayers on behalf of the land, and the plague upon Israel was halted.

Numbers 16:18 · BSB

So each man took his censer, put fire and incense in it, and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

Numbers 16:35 · BSB

And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.

1 Thessalonians 1:10 · BSB

and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.

James 5:16 · BSB

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.

Also

Psalm 106:30

Psalm 106:30 · BSB

But Phinehas stood and intervened, and the plague was restrained.

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

In context

47So Aaron took the censer as Moses had ordered and ran into the midst of the assembly. And seeing that the plague had begun among the people, he offered the incense and made atonement for the people.

49But those who died from the plague numbered 14,700, in addition to those who had died on account of Korah.

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