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Numbers 16:16 Cross-References
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“And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow:”
Numbers 16:16 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 16:16
Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the LORD—Moses transforms Korah's challenge into a divinely adjudicated trial. The phrase lifnei YHWH (לִפְנֵי יְהוָה) means 'before the LORD,' positioning this as a theocratic lawsuit where God Himself will vindicate His chosen priesthood. By including Aaron explicitly, Moses frames the issue clearly: will God uphold the Aaronic priesthood or endorse Korah's Levitical usurpation?The maḥar (מָחָר, 'tomorrow') gave time for repentance—God's judgment is never hasty. This judicial ordeal would publicly demonstrate whether Korah's democrati...
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Cross-References for Numbers 16:16
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“that I may plead with you before Yahweh concerning all the righteous acts of Yahweh”
“and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose donkey have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind my eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.”
“charging them in the sight of the Lord”
“Korah”