King James Version
Numbers 16:12 in the King James Version says “And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 16 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:”
Numbers 16:12 · KJV
And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?
For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:
Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?
Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up. put: Heb. bore out
KJV Study — Public Domain
“to call”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
“the sons”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“We will not come up”
H5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
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