What Does Numbers 16:26 Mean?

“And he spake”

perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

near, with or among; often in general, to

“unto the congregation”

a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)

“saying”

to say (used with great latitude)

“Depart”

to turn off (literally or figuratively)

'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

“I pray you from the tents”

a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

“of these wicked”

morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person

these or those

not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing

“and touch”

properly, to touch, i.e., lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest

“nothing of theirs lest ye be consumed”

properly, to scrape (literally, to shave; but usually figuratively) together (i.e., to accumulate or increase) or away (i.e., to scatter, remove, or r

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“in all their sins”

an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender