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Christian Standard Bible ®
Numbers 16:31
Just as he finished speaking all these words, the ground beneath them split open.
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Hebrew Names Version
It happened, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground split apart that was under them;
It happened, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground split apart that was under them;
King James Version
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 it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:
Lexham English Bible
And it happened, as soon as he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split open.
And it happened, as soon as he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split open.
New Century Version
When Moses finished saying these things, the ground under the men split open.
When Moses finished saying these things, the ground under the men split open.
New English Translation
When he had finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split open,
When he had finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split open,
Amplified Bible
As soon as Moses finished speaking all these words, the ground under them split open;
As soon as Moses finished speaking all these words, the ground under them split open;
New American Standard Bible
And as he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split open;
And as he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split open;
Geneva Bible (1587)
And assoone as he had made an ende of speaking all these wordes, euen the ground claue asunder that was vnder them,
And assoone as he had made an ende of speaking all these wordes, euen the ground claue asunder that was vnder them,
Legacy Standard Bible
And it happened that as he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split open;
And it happened that as he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split open;
Contemporary English Version
As soon as Moses said this, the ground under the men opened up
As soon as Moses said this, the ground under the men opened up
Complete Jewish Bible
The moment he finished speaking, the ground under them split apart —
The moment he finished speaking, the ground under them split apart —
Darby Translation
And it came to pass when he had ended speaking all these words, that the ground clave apart that was under them.
And it came to pass when he had ended speaking all these words, that the ground clave apart that was under them.
Easy-to-Read Version
When Moses finished saying these things, the ground under the men opened.
When Moses finished saying these things, the ground under the men opened.
English Standard Version
And as soon as he had finished speaking all these words, the ground under them split apart.
And as soon as he had finished speaking all these words, the ground under them split apart.
George Lamsa Translation
And when Moses had finished speaking these words, the ground split asunder under them;
And when Moses had finished speaking these words, the ground split asunder under them;
Good News Translation
As soon as he had finished speaking, the ground under Dathan and Abiram split open
As soon as he had finished speaking, the ground under Dathan and Abiram split open
Literal Translation
And it happened, as he made an end of speaking all these words, the ground which was under them split apart,
And it happened, as he made an end of speaking all these words, the ground which was under them split apart,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And wha he had spoke out all these wordes, ye groude cloue asunder vnder the,
And wha he had spoke out all these wordes, ye groude cloue asunder vnder the,
American Standard Version
And it came to pass, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them;
And it came to pass, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them;
Bible in Basic English
And while these words were on his lips, the earth under them was parted in two;
And while these words were on his lips, the earth under them was parted in two;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And assoone as he had made an ende of speaking al these wordes, the ground cloue asunder that was vnder them:
And assoone as he had made an ende of speaking al these wordes, the ground cloue asunder that was vnder them:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it came to pass, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground did cleave asunder that was under them.
And it came to pass, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground did cleave asunder that was under them.
King James Version (1611)
And it came to passe as he had made an ende of speaking all these words, that the ground claue asunder that was vnder them:
And it came to passe as he had made an ende of speaking all these words, that the ground claue asunder that was vnder them:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And when he ceased speaking all these words, the ground clave asunder beneath them.
And when he ceased speaking all these words, the ground clave asunder beneath them.
English Revised Version
And it came to pass, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:
And it came to pass, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:
Berean Standard Bible
As soon as Moses had finished saying all this, the ground beneath them split open,
As soon as Moses had finished saying all this, the ground beneath them split open,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor anoon as he cesside to speke, the erthe was brokun vndur her feet,
Therfor anoon as he cesside to speke, the erthe was brokun vndur her feet,
Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass at his finishing speaking all these words, that the ground which [is] under them cleaveth,
And it cometh to pass at his finishing speaking all these words, that the ground which [is] under them cleaveth,
Update Bible Version
And it came to pass, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground split apart that was under them;
And it came to pass, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground split apart that was under them;
Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground cleaved asunder that [was] under them:
And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground cleaved asunder that [was] under them:
World English Bible
It happened, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground split apart that was under them;
It happened, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground split apart that was under them;
New King James Version
Now it came to pass, as he finished speaking all these words, that the ground split apart under them,
Now it came to pass, as he finished speaking all these words, that the ground split apart under them,
New Living Translation
He had hardly finished speaking the words when the ground suddenly split open beneath them.
He had hardly finished speaking the words when the ground suddenly split open beneath them.
New Life Bible
As soon as he stopped speaking, the ground under them opened up.
As soon as he stopped speaking, the ground under them opened up.
New Revised Standard
As soon as he finished speaking all these words, the ground under them was split apart.
As soon as he finished speaking all these words, the ground under them was split apart.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground which was under them, clave asunder;
And it came to pass as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground which was under them, clave asunder;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And immediately as he had made an end of speaking, the earth broke asunder under their feet:
And immediately as he had made an end of speaking, the earth broke asunder under their feet:
Revised Standard Version
And as he finished speaking all these words, the ground under them split asunder;
And as he finished speaking all these words, the ground under them split asunder;
THE MESSAGE
The words were hardly out of his mouth when the Earth split open. Earth opened its mouth and in one gulp swallowed them down, the men and their families, all the human beings connected with Korah, along with everything they owned. And that was the end of them, pitched alive into Sheol. The Earth closed up over them and that was the last the community heard of them.
The words were hardly out of his mouth when the Earth split open. Earth opened its mouth and in one gulp swallowed them down, the men and their families, all the human beings connected with Korah, along with everything they owned. And that was the end of them, pitched alive into Sheol. The Earth closed up over them and that was the last the community heard of them.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
As he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split open;
As he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split open;
Contextual Overview
23The Lord replied to Moses, 24“Tell the community: Get away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.” 25Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him. 26He warned the community, “Get away now from the tents of these wicked men. Don’t touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.” 27So they got away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Meanwhile, Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the entrance of their tents with their wives, children, and infants. 28Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the Lord sent me to do all these things and that it was not of my own will: 29If these men die naturally as all people would, and suffer the fate of all, then the Lord has not sent me. 30But if the Lord brings about something unprecedented, and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them along with all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have despised the Lord.” 31Just as he finished speaking all these words, the ground beneath them split open. 32The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households, all Korah’s people, and all their possessions.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Numbers 26:10, Numbers 26:11, Numbers 27:3, Deuteronomy 11:6, Psalms 106:17, Psalms 106:18
Reciprocal: Numbers 20:3 - when Proverbs 24:22 - their Hebrews 2:2 - every
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these things,.... As soon as he had finished his discourse, which was addressed to the congregation, and, according to Josephus u, after a long prayer to God, which that writer gives at large; immediately so it was,
that the ground clave asunder that [was] under them; on which they stood, not from any natural cause, as by subterranean volcano, forcibly making their way and bursting the earth, and so getting vent, which has been thought to be the cause of earthquakes; but this was by the immediate hand and almighty power of God, and came to pass just as Moses suggested it would, and as soon as he had uttered his words, which made it the more observable.
u Antiqu. l. 4. c. 3. Sect. 2.
