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Numbers 16:33

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 16:33 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “So they, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into Sheol: and the earth closed upon them, and they perished from among the assembly.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

So they, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into Sheol: and the earth closed upon them, and they perished from among the assembly.
Numbers 16:33 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 16

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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.
33So they, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into Sheol: and the earth closed upon them, and they perished from among the assembly.
34And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them; for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up.
35And fire came forth from Jehovah, and devoured the two hundred and fifty men that offered the incense.
36And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
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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
“They, and all that [appertained] unto them, went down alive into the pit, etc.] The grave which the opening earth made for them, they and their families: and the earth closed upon them; and covered them over; this it did of itself, as Aben Ezra remarks: this was a wonderful instance of almighty power, that it should open in such large fissures as to swallow up such a number of men, with their tents, goods, and cattle, and then close again so firmly, as not to have the least appearance upon it of what had happened, as Josephus observes f235, and they perished from among the congregation; and had a name and a place no more with them.”
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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
“Into the pit - Into the earth, which first opened itself to receive them, and then shut itself to destroy them. Numbers 16:35”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“into the: Psa 9:15, Psa 55:23, Psa 69:15, Psa 143:7; Isa 14:9, Isa 14:15; Eze 32:18, Eze 32:30 they perished: Jde 1:11 Numbers 16:34”
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