King James Version
Numbers 16:32 in the King James Version says “And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, an...” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 16 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Numbers 16:32 · KJV
But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD. make: Heb. create a creature
And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:
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.
They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.
And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“opened”
H6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“her mouth”
H6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos
“and swallowed them up”
H1104to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“and their houses”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“and all the men”
H120ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“that appertained unto Korah”
H7141korach, the name of two edomites and three israelites
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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