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Numbers 16:32
Numbers 16:32 is verse 32 of Numbers chapter 16, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions.
King James Version
And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
World English Bible
The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up with their households, all of Korah’s men, and all their goods.
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Numbers 16:30–34 · Berean Standard Bible
30 But if the LORD brings about something unprecedented, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them and all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt.”
31 As soon as Moses had finished saying all this, the ground beneath them split open,
32 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions.
33 They went down alive into Sheol with all they owned. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly.
34 At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled, saying, “The earth may swallow us too!”
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Numbers 16:30But if the LORD brings about something unprecedented, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them and all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt.”
Genesis 4:11Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
Isaiah 5:14Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers!
Revelation 12:16But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that had poured from the dragon’s mouth.
Numbers 16:17Each man is to take his censer, place incense in it, and present it before the LORD—250 censers. You and Aaron are to present your censers as well.”
Numbers 26:11However, the line of Korah did not die out.
Numbers 27:3“Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among the followers of Korah who gathered together against the LORD. Instead, he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons.
1 Chronicles 6:22The descendants of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
1 Chronicles 6:37the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
Psalms 84:1How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!
Psalms 85:1You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.
Psalms 88:1O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.