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Numbers 16:45

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 16:45 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
Numbers 16:45 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 16

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
42And it came to pass, when the congregation was assembled against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tent of meeting: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of Jehovah appeared.
43And Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of meeting.
44And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
45Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
46And Moses said unto Aaron, Take they censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and lay incense thereon, and carry it quickly unto the congregation, and make atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from Jehovah; the plague is begun.
47And Aaron took as Moses spake, and ran into the midst of the assembly; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on the incense, and made atonement for the people.
48And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
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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
“Get you up from among this congregation, etc.] That is, withdraw from them, and be separate, that they might not be involved in the same destruction with them, as well as that they might have no concern for them, or plead with the Lord in prayer on their account, but let him alone to destroy them, as follows: that I may consume them in a moment; as he was able to do, and had proposed to do it before, but they entreated him that he would not, (<041621>Numbers 16:21,22); as they again do: and they fell upon their faces; in prayer, as the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem; and so Aben Ezra observes, it was to pray to deprecate the wrath of God, and to implore his pardoning mercy for this sinful…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“They fell upon their faces - In intercession for the people; compare Numbers 16:22; Numbers 14:5. return to 'Top of Page'”
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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
“They fell upon their faces - To beg mercy for the people; thus rendering Good for Evil. Numbers 16:46”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Get you up: Num 16:21, Num 16:24, Num 16:26 And they: Num 16:22, Num 20:6; Ch1 21:16; Mat 26:39 Numbers 16:46”
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