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Numbers 16:1

Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took [men]:

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KJV King James Version

Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took [men]:

BSB Berean Standard Bible

Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted

WEB World English Bible

Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:

ASV American Standard Version

Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

And Korah, son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, taketh both Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, sons of Reuben,

Surrounding context — Numbers 16

1 Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took [men]:

2 And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:

3 And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, [Ye take] too much upon you, seeing all the congregation [are] holy, every one of them, and the LORD [is] among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?

4 And when Moses heard [it], he fell upon his face:

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וַיִּקַּ֣חH3947 · la.qachto take: take קֹ֔רַחH7141 · qo.rachKorah בֶּן־H1121 · benson: child יִצְהָ֥רH3324 · yits.harIzhar בֶּן־H1121 · benson: child קְהָ֖תH6955 · qe.hatKohath בֶּן־H1121 · benson: child לֵוִ֑יH3881 · le.viy.yiLevi וְדָתָ֨ןH1885 · da.tanDathan וַאֲבִירָ֜םH48 · a.vi.ramAbiram בְּנֵ֧יH1121 · benson: child אֱלִיאָ֛בH446 · e.li.avEliab וְא֥וֹןH203 · onOn בֶּן־H1121 · benson: child פֶּ֖לֶתH6431 · pe.letPeleth בְּנֵ֥יH1121 · benson: child רְאוּבֵֽן׃H7205 · re.u.venReuben

Cross-references

Jude 1:11Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.Deuteronomy 11:6And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and all the substance that [was] in their possession, in the midst of all Israel:Exodus 6:21And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.Numbers 27:3Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons.Exodus 6:18And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath [were] an hundred thirty and three years.Numbers 26:9-10And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This [is that] Dathan and Abiram, [which were] famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the LORD:Genesis 49:3-4Reuben, thou [art] my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:1 Chronicles 5:1-2Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he [was] the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

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