Julia Evelina Smith Parker (1876)

1And Korah son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, will take, and Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab; and On, son of Peleth, sons of Reuben; 2And they will rise up before Moses, and men from the sons of Israel, fifty and two hundred chiefs of the assembly, called by appointment, and men of name: 3And they will gather together against Moses, and against Aaron, and they will say to them, Much to you for all the assembly, all of them are holy, and Jehovah in the midst of them: and wherefore shall be lifted up over the gathering of Jehovah? 4And Moses will hear, and will fall upon his face: 5And he will speak to Korah and to all his assembly, saying, The morning Jehovah will make known who is to him, and the holy; and bring near to him: and whom he will choose for him he will bring near to himself. 6This do ye: take to you censers, Korah and all his assembly: 7And ye shall give fire in them and put upon them incense, before Jehovah to-morrow: and it was the man whom Jehovah shall choose, he is holy: much to you, ye sons of Levi. 8And Moses will say to Korah, Hear, now, ye sons of Levi: 9Is this small for you that the God of Israel separated you from the assembly of Israel to bring you near to him to serve the services of the dwelling of Jehovah, and to stand before the assembly to serve them? 10He will bring thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and did ye seek also the priesthood?  11For this thou and all thine assembly being collected together against Jehovah: and Aaron, what is he that ye shall murmur against him? 12And Moses will send to call for Dathan and for Abiram, sons of Eliab and they will say, We will not come up. 13Is this small that thou broughtest us up from a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the desert, that thou ruling also wilt rule over us? 14But not to a land flowing with milk and honey didst thou bring us; and wilt thou give to us the inheritance of field and vineyard? the eyes of these men wilt thou bore out? we will not come up. 15And it will be kindled to Moses greatly, and he will say to Jehovah, Thou wilt not turn to their gift: not one ass did I take from them, and I did not evil to one of them. 16And Moses will say to Korah, Be thou and all thine assembly before Jehovah, thou and they, and Aaron, to-morrow: 17And take each his censer and put incense upon them, and bring them near before Jehovah, each his censer and put incense upon them, and bring them near before Jehovah, each his censer, fifty and two hundred censers; and thou and Aaron, each his censer. 18And they will take each his censer and will give upon them fire, and will put incense upon them, and they will stand at the door of the tent of appointment, and Moses and Aaron. 19And Korah will gather against them all the assembly at the door of the tent of appointment; and the glory of Jehovah will be seen to all the assembly. 20And Jehovah will speak to Moses, and to Aaron, saying, 21Separate yourselves from the midst of this assembly, and I will consume them as in a moment, 22And they shall fall upon their faces, and they will say, God, the God of the spirits for all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be angry against all the assembly. 23And Jehovah will speak to Moses, saying, 24Speak to all the assembly, saying, Go up from round about the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. 25And Moses will rise up and go to Dathan and Abiram; and the old men of Israel will go after him. 26And he will speak to the assembly, saying, Remove, now, from the tents of these guilty men, and ye shall not touch upon any thing which is to them lest ye shall he destroyed in all their sin. 27And they will go up from the tent of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, from round about; and Dathan and Abiram will come forth, standing at the door of their tents, and their wives and their sons and their little ones. 28And Moses will say, By this shall ye know that Jehovah sent me to do all these works; for not from my heart 29If according to the death of all men these shall die, if the providence of all men shall be reviewed upon them, Jehovah sent me not 30And if Jehovah shall create a creation, and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed them and all which is to them, and they went down living to hades; and ye know that these men rejected Jehovah, 31And it shall be as he finished to speak all these words, the earth shall cleave asunder which is under them: 32And the earth shall open her mouth and shall swallow them and their houses, and all the men which to Korah, and all the possessions. 33And they went down, and all which is to them, living, to hades, and the earth shall cover over them; and they shall perish from the midst of the gathering. 34And all Israel which were round about them fled at their voice: for they said, Lest the earth shall swallow us. 35And a fire will come forth from Jehovah and will consume the fifty and two hundred men bringing the incense 36And Jehovah will speak to Moses, saying, 37Say to Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, and he shall take up the censers from the midst of the burning, and scatter the fire afar off; for they were consecrated. 38The censers of these sinners against their souls, and they made them beaten plates, a covering for the altar: for they brought them before Jehovah, and they will be consecrated: and they will be for a sign to the sons of Israel. 39And Eleazar the priest will take the brazen censers, which they being burnt brought near; and they shall beat them out a covering for the altar, 40A remembrance to the sons of Israel, so that a man, a stranger, shall not come near, he who is not from the seed of Aaron, to burn incense before Jehovah; and he shall not be as Korah and as his assembly: as Jehovah spake to him by the hand of Moses. 41And all the assembly of the sons of Israel will murmur on the morrow against Moses, and against Aaron, saying, Ye killed the people of Jehovah. 42And it shall be in the gathering together of the assembly against Moses and against Aaron, and they shall turn towards the tent of appointment; and behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of Jehovah will be seen. 43And Moses will go, and Aaron, before the tent of appointment 44And Jehovah will speak to Moses, saying, 45Lift up yourselves from the midst of this assembly, and I will consume them as in a moment. And they will fall upon their faces. 46And Moses will say to Aaron, Take a censer and give upon it fire from off the altar, and put incense, and go quickly to the assembly, and expiate for them: for anger went forth from before Jehovah; for it began smiting. 47And Aaron will take as Moses spake, and he will run into the midst of the assembly; and behold, it began smiting among the people: and he will give incense and will expiate for the people. 48And he will stand between the dead and between the living; and the smiting will be withheld. 49And they dying in the smiting will be fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides they dying for the words of Korah. 50And Aaron will turn back to Moses to the door of the tent of appointment: and the smiting was withheld.


Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
 1   Num 16:1 The rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
Num 16:23 Moses separates the people from the rebels' tents.
Num 16:31 The earth swallows up Korah, and a fire consumes others.
Num 16:36 The censers are reserved to holy use.
Num 16:41 Fourteen thousand and seven hundred are slain by a plague, for murmuring against Moses and Aaron.
Num 16:46 Aaron by incense stays the plague.
Korah.
Num 26:9 Num 26:10 Num 27:3 Exod 6:18 Exod 6:21 Jude 1:11
sons of Reuben.
Gen 49:3 Gen 49:4 1Chr 5:1 1Chr 5:2
took men. As the word men is not in the text, some read "took counsel;" and some "took courage." Houbigant renders yikkach, rebellionem fecerunt, "they rebelled;" which scarcely any rule of criticism can ever justify. Dr. Geddes' translation is, "Another insurrection was raised against Moses by Korah," etc. Others think that it may mean, "behaved with insolence." But, as Dr. A. Clarke observes, the verb wyyikkach, "and he took" which though at the end of the sentence in English, is the first word in Hebrew, is not in the plural, but the singular; and hence cannot be applied to the acts of all these chiefs. In every part of the Scripture, where this rebellion is referred to, it is attributed to Korah, therefore the verb here belongs to him; and the whole verse should be translated, "Now Korah, son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, he took even Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, son of Peleth, son of Reuben, and they rose up," etc.; reading, with some MSS., the Samaritan, and Septuagint, ben, son, instead of beney, sons.


 2   famous.
Num 26:9 Gen 6:4 1Chr 5:24 1Chr 12:30 Ezek 16:14 Ezek 23:10

 3   gathered.
Num 16:11 Num 12:1 Num 12:2 Num 14:1 - Num 14:4 Ps 106:16 Acts 7:39 Acts 7:51
Ye take too much upon you. Heb. It is much for you. allthe.
Exod 19:6 Ezra 9:2 Isa 1:11 - Isa 1:16 Jer 7:3 - Jer 7:12 Matt 3:9 Matt 3:10 Rom 2:28 Rom 2:29
the Lord.
Num 14:14 Num 35:34 Exod 29:45 Exod 29:46 Ps 68:17

 4   Num 16:45 Num 14:5 Num 20:6 Josh 7:6

 5   the Lord.
Mal 3:18 2Tim 2:19
who is holy.
Num 16:3 Lev 21:6 - Lev 21:8 Lev 21:12 - Lev 21:15 Isa 61:5 Isa 61:6 1Pet 2:5 - 1Pet 2:9 Rev 1:6 Rev 5:9 Rev 5:10
will cause.
Exod 28:43 Lev 10:3 Ps 65:4 Ezek 40:46 Ezek 44:15 Ezek 44:16 Eph 2:13 Heb 10:19 - Heb 10:22 Heb 12:14
even him.
Num 17:5 Exod 28:1 Lev 8:2 1Sam 2:28 Ps 105:26 John 15:16 Acts 1:2 Acts 1:24 Acts 13:2 Acts 15:7 Acts 22:14 2Tim 2:3 2Tim 2:4

 6   Num 16:35 - Num 16:40 Num 16:46 - Num 16:48 Lev 10:1 Lev 16:12 Lev 16:13 1Kgs 18:21 - 1Kgs 18:23

 7   that the man.
Num 16:3 Num 16:5 Eph 1:4 2Thess 2:13 1Pet 2:9
too much.
Num 16:3 1Kgs 18:17 1Kgs 18:18 Matt 21:23 - Matt 21:27

 8   Num 16:8

 9   Seemeth it but.
Num 16:13 Gen 30:15 1Sam 18:23 2Sam 7:19 Isa 7:13 Ezek 34:18 1Cor 4:3
separated.
Num 1:53 Num 3:41 - Num 3:45 Num 8:14 - Num 8:16 Num 18:2 - Num 18:6 Deut 10:8 2Chr 35:3 Neh 12:44 Ezek 44:10 Ezek 44:11 Acts 13:2

 10   and seek.
Pro 13:10 Matt 20:21 Matt 20:22 Luke 22:24 Rom 12:10 Phil 2:3 3John 1:9

 11   against.
Num 16:3 1Sam 8:7 Luke 10:16 John 13:20 Rom 13:2
what is Aaron.
Exod 16:7 Exod 16:8 Exod 17:2 Acts 5:4 1Cor 3:5

 12   Pro 29:9 Isa 3:5 1Pet 2:13 1Pet 2:14 Jude 1:8

 13   a small.
Num 16:9
out of a.
Num 11:5 Exod 1:11 Exod 1:22 Exod 2:23
to kill.
Num 20:3 Num 20:4 Exod 16:3 Exod 17:3
thou make.
Exod 2:14 Ps 2:2 Ps 2:3 Luke 19:14 Acts 7:25 - Acts 7:27 Acts 7:35

 14   Moreover.
Num 36:8 - Num 36:10 Exod 3:8 Exod 3:17 Lev 20:24
put out. Heb. bore out.


 15   very wroth.
Num 12:3 Exod 32:19 Matt 5:22 Mark 3:5 Eph 4:26
Respect.
Num 16:6 Num 16:7 Gen 4:4 Gen 4:5 Isa 1:10 - Isa 1:15
I have not. Though Moses was their ruler, under God, yet, so far from oppressing them, he had not imposed the smallest tax, nor taken, as a present, so much as an ass from one of them. The common present that is now made to the great, in these countries, is a horse; but there is reason to believe, that an ass might formerly have answered the same purpose. "If it is a visit of ceremony from a bashaw," says Dr. Russell, "or other person in power, a fine horse, sometimes with furniture, or some such valuable present, is made to him at his departure." As asses were esteemed no dishonourable beasts for the saddle, Sir. J. Chardin, in his MS., supposes, that when Samuel disclaimed having taken the ass of any one, (1Sam 12:3,) he is to be understood of not having taken any ass for his riding. In the same light, he considers this similar declaration of Moses. His reason is "asses being then esteemed very honourable creatures for riding on, (ch. 22:21, 30 Num 22:21, Num 22:30. Judg 5:10. 2Sam 16:2,) as they are at this very time in Persia, being rode with saddles."
1Sam 12:3 1Sam 12:4 Acts 20:33 Acts 20:34 1Cor 9:15 2Cor 1:12 2Cor 7:2 2Cor 12:14 - 2Cor 12:17 1Thess 2:10

 16   Be thou.
Num 16:6 Num 16:7
before.
1Sam 12:3 1Sam 12:7 2Tim 2:14

 17   1Sam 12:7

 18   Num 16:18

 19   Korah.
Num 16:1 Num 16:2
and the glory.
Num 16:42 Num 12:5 Num 14:10 Exod 16:7 Exod 16:10 Lev 9:6 Lev 9:23

 20   Num 16:20

 21   Separate.
Gen 19:15 - Gen 19:22 Jer 5:16 Acts 2:40 2Cor 6:17 Eph 5:6 Eph 5:7 Rev 18:4
that I may.
Num 16:45 Num 14:12 Num 14:15 Exod 32:10 Exod 33:5 Ps 73:19 Isa 37:36 Heb 12:28 Heb 12:29

 22   they fell.
Num 16:4 Num 16:45 Num 14:5
the God.
Num 27:16 Job 12:10 Eccl 12:7 Isa 57:16 Zech 12:1 Heb 12:9
one man sin.
Gen 18:23 - Gen 18:25 Gen 18:32 Josh 7:1 - Josh 7:26 2Sam 24:1 2Sam 24:17 Rom 5:18 1Cor 13:7

 23   Num 16:23

 24   Num 16:21
It should seem that Dathan and Abiram had set up a spacious tabernacle in the midst of the tents of their families, where they kept court, met in council, and hung out their flag of defiance against Moses; it is here called the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. There, as in the place of rendezvous, Dathan and Abiram stayed, when Korah and his friends went up to the tabernacle of the Lord, waiting the issue of their trial; but here we are told how they had their business done, before that trial was over. God will take what method he pleases in his judgments.


 25   Num 11:16 Num 11:17 Num 11:25 Num 11:30

 26   Depart, I pray you. The rebels, with all that belonged to them, were, as an accursed thing, devoted to utter destruction. (Lev 27:28, Lev 27:29. Josh 7:13 - Josh 7:15, Josh 7:23 - Josh 7:26.) The people therefore were forbidden to touch anything belonging to them; that they might enter a solemn protest against their wickedness, acknowledge the justice of their punishment, and express their fear of being involved in it.
Num 16:21 - Num 16:24 Gen 19:12 - Gen 19:14 Deut 13:17 Isa 52:11 Matt 10:14 Acts 8:20 Acts 13:51 2Cor 6:17 1Tim 5:22 Rev 18:4

 27   and stood.
2Kgs 9:30 2Kgs 9:31 Job 9:4 Job 40:10 Job 40:11 Pro 16:18 Pro 18:12 Isa 28:14

 28   Hereby.
Exod 3:12 Exod 4:1 - Exod 4:9 Exod 7:9 Deut 18:22 Zech 2:9 Zech 4:9 John 5:36 John 11:42 John 14:11
for I have. Kee lo millibbee, "and that not out of my heart." It was not of my own device or contrivance. It was not out of an ambitious desire to be great myself that I took upon me the government, nor out of private affection to my brother, that I appointed him and his family to the priesthood.
of mine.
Num 24:13 1Kgs 18:36 Jer 23:16 Ezek 13:17 John 5:30 John 6:38

 29   the common, etc. Heb. as every man dieth. visited.
Exod 20:5 Exod 32:34 Job 35:15 Isa 10:3 Jer 5:9 Lam 4:22
the Lord.
1Kgs 22:28 2Chr 18:27

 30   make a new thing. Heb. create a creature; weim beriah yivra Yehowah, "And if Jehovah should create a creation," i.e., do such a thing as was never done before.
Job 31:3 Isa 28:21 Isa 43:19 Isa 45:7 Isa 45:12 Jer 31:22
and they.
Num 16:33 Ps 55:15

 31   Num 26:10 Num 26:11 Num 27:3 Deut 11:6 Ps 106:17 Ps 106:18

 32   the earth.
Num 16:30 Gen 4:11 Isa 5:14 Rev 12:16
all the.
Num 16:17 Num 26:11 Num 27:3 1Chr 6:22 1Chr 6:37 Ps 84:1 Ps 85:1 Ps 88:1
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 33   into the.
Ps 9:15 Ps 55:23 Ps 69:15 Ps 143:7 Isa 14:9 Isa 14:15 Ezek 32:18 Ezek 32:30
they perished.
Jude 1:11

 34   fled.
Isa 33:3 Zech 14:5 Rev 6:15 - Rev 6:17
Lest.
Num 17:12 Num 17:13

 35   And there.
Num 11:1 Num 26:10 Lev 10:2 Ps 106:18
two hundred.
Num 16:2 Num 16:17

 36   Num 16:36

 37   the censers.
Num 16:7 Num 16:18
hallowed. Kadashoo, consecrated, i.e., to the service of God, though in this instance, improperly employed.
Lev 27:28

 38   sinners.
1Kgs 2:23 Pro 1:18 Pro 8:36 Pro 20:2 Hab 2:10
a sign.
Num 16:40 Num 17:10 Num 26:10 Ezek 14:8 1Cor 10:11 2Pet 2:6

 39   Num 16:39

 40   that no.
Num 3:10 Num 3:38 Num 18:4 - Num 18:7 Lev 22:10 2Chr 26:18 - 2Chr 26:20 Jude 1:11
come near.
1Kgs 13:1 - 1Kgs 13:3 2Chr 26:16 - 2Chr 26:21

 41   on the morrow. It is not unlikely, that the people persuaded themselves that Moses and Aaron had used some cunning in this business and that the earthquake and fire were artificial; for, had they discerned the hand of God in this punishment, they would scarcely have dared the anger of the Lord in the very face of his justice. And while they thus absurdly imputed this judgement to Moses and Aaron, they impiously called the persons, thus perishing in their rebellion, "the people of the Lord!"
all the.
Num 16:1 - Num 16:7 Num 14:2 Ps 106:13 Ps 106:23 Ps 106:25 - Ps 106:48 Isa 26:11
Ye have.
Num 16:3 2Sam 16:7 2Sam 16:8 1Kgs 18:17 Jer 37:13 Jer 37:14 Jer 38:4 Jer 43:3 Amos 7:10 Matt 5:11 Acts 5:28 Acts 21:28 2Cor 6:8

 42   when the.
Num 16:19
the glory.
Num 16:19 Num 14:10 Num 20:6 Exod 16:7 Exod 16:10 Exod 24:16 Exod 40:34 Exod 40:35 Lev 9:23

 43   Num 16:43

 44   Num 16:44

 45   Get you up.
Num 16:21 Num 16:24 Num 16:26
And they.
Num 16:22 Num 20:6 1Chr 21:16 Matt 26:39

 46   from off.
Lev 9:24 Lev 10:1 Lev 16:12 Lev 16:13 Isa 6:6 Isa 6:7 Rom 5:9 Rom 5:10 Heb 7:25 - Heb 7:27 Heb 9:25 Heb 9:26 Rev 8:3 - Rev 8:5
and put.
Ps 141:2 Mal 1:11
an atonement.
Exod 30:7 - Exod 30:10 Lev 16:11 - Lev 16:16 1John 2:1 1John 2:2
there is wrath.
Num 1:53 Num 8:19 Num 11:33 Num 18:5 Lev 10:6 1Chr 27:24 Ps 106:29
the plague is begun. God now punished them by a secret blast, so as to put the matter beyond dispute; His hand, and His alone, was seen, not only in the plague, but in the manner in which the mortality was arrested. It was necessary that it should be done in this way, that the whole congregation might see that these men who had perished were not "the people of the Lord," and that God, not Moses and Aaron, had destroyed them.


 47   and ran.
Matt 5:44 Rom 12:21
and behold.
Ps 106:29
and he put.
Num 16:46 Deut 33:10 Deut 33:11 Isa 53:10 - Isa 53:12

 48   What the plague was we know not; but it seems from this to have begun at one part of the camp, and to have proceeded regularly onward.
Num 16:18 Num 16:35 Num 25:8 - Num 25:11 2Sam 24:16 2Sam 24:17 2Sam 24:25 1Chr 21:26 1Chr 21:27 1Thess 1:10 1Tim 2:5 1Tim 2:6 Heb 7:24 Heb 7:25 Jas 5:16 John 5:14

 49   fourteen thousand.
Num 16:32 - Num 16:35 Num 25:9 1Chr 21:14 Heb 2:1 - Heb 2:3 Heb 10:28 Heb 10:29 Heb 12:25

 50   Num 16:43 1Chr 21:26 - 1Chr 21:30