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Numbers 16:29

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 16:29 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then Jehovah hath not sent me.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then Jehovah hath not sent me.
Numbers 16:29 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 16

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
26And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.
27So they gat them up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood at the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little ones.
28And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that Jehovah hath sent me to do all these works; for [I have] not [done them] of mine own mind.
29If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then Jehovah hath not sent me.
30But if Jehovah make a new thing, and the ground open its mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down alive into Sheol; then ye shall understand that these men have despised Jehovah.
31And it came to pass, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them;
32and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“If these men die the common death of all men, etc.] Or “as every man dies” f228, or the generality of men, who for the most part die of one disease or another, as a fever, and the like, or through old age: or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; with such visitations as men in all ages for their sins are visited with, meaning public calamities, such as pestilence, famine, and sword: [then] the Lord hath not sent me; it may be concluded that I had no mission nor commission from the Lord to do what I have done, but may be reckoned a deceiver and an impostor; and I am content to be accounted so, should either of the above things be the case of these men.”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“The death of all men - By a natural death. The visitation of all men - By plague, or sword, or some usual judgment. The Lord hath not sent me - I am content that you take me for an imposter, falsely pretending to be sent of God. Numbers 16:32”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the common: etc. Heb. as every man dieth visited: Exo 20:5, Exo 32:34; Job 35:15; Isa 10:3; Jer 5:9; Lam 4:22 the Lord: Kg1 22:28; Ch2 18:27 Numbers 16:30”
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