Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
{He has allowed you to approach him}, you with all your brothers, the descendants of Levi, but yet you also seek the priesthood.
New American Standard Bible
and that He has brought you near, Korah, and all your brothers, sons of Levi, with you? And are you
King James Version
And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?
Holman Bible
He has brought you near, and all your fellow Levites who are with you, but you are seeking the priesthood as well.
International Standard Version
He brought you near, along with all of your relatives, the descendants of Levi. Are you also seeking the priesthood?
A Conservative Version
and that he has brought thee near, and all thy brothers the sons of Levi with thee? And ye seek the priesthood also?
American Standard Version
and that he hath brought thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee? and seek ye the priesthood also?
Amplified
and that He has brought you near [to Him], Korah and all your brothers, sons of Levi with you? Would you seek the priesthood also?
Bible in Basic English
Letting you, and all your brothers the sons of Levi, come near to him? and would you now be priests?
Darby Translation
that he has brought thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee; and seek ye now the priesthood also?
Julia Smith Translation
He will bring thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and did ye seek also the priesthood?
King James 2000
And he has brought you near to him, and all your brethren the sons of Levi with you: and seek you the priesthood also?
Modern King James verseion
And He has brought you near, and all your brothers the sons of Levi with you. And do you seek the priesthood also?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He hath taken thee to him and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee, and ye seek the office of the priest also.
NET Bible
He has brought you near and all your brothers, the sons of Levi, with you. Do you now seek the priesthood also?
New Heart English Bible
and that he has brought you near, and all your brothers the sons of Levi with you? and do you seek the priesthood also?
The Emphasized Bible
But having brought thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee, must ye seek priesthood also?
Webster
And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?
World English Bible
and that he has brought you near, and all your brothers the sons of Levi with you? and do you seek the priesthood also?
Youngs Literal Translation
yea, He doth bring thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee -- and ye have sought also the priesthood!
Themes
Ambition » Instances of » Korah and his co-conspirators
Conspiracy » Instances of » Miriam and aaron, against moses
journey of israel through the Desert » Returned by the way to the red sea » Rebellion of korah
the Levites » Punishment of korah and others of, for offering incense
Meekness » Instances of » moses
moses » Character of » Meekness of
Murmuring » Instances of » Korah
priests » Punishment for invading the office of
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Instances of » Moses, of korah
Treason » Instances of » Of korah, dathan, and abiram against moses and aaron
Interlinear
Qarab
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 16:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Korah, Dathan, And Abiram Rebel
9 [Is it] too little for you that the God of Israel set you apart from the community of Israel {to allow you to approach him} to do the work of the tabernacle of Yahweh, to stand {before} the community to serve them? 10 {He has allowed you to approach him}, you with all your brothers, the descendants of Levi, but yet you also seek the priesthood. 11 Therefore you and your company that has banded together against Yahweh. What is Aaron that you grumble against him?"
Cross References
Numbers 3:10
But you will count Aaron and his descendants; they will keep their priesthood, and the stranger who approaches will be put to death."
Numbers 18:7
But you with your sons will keep your priesthood to perform your priestly duties for everything at the altar and for {the area behind the curtain}. I give you the priesthood as a gift, but the stranger who approaches will be put to death."
Proverbs 13:10
Only by insolence is strife set up, and wisdom [is] with those who take advice.
Matthew 20:21-22
And he said to her, "What do you want?" She said to him, "Say that these two sons of mine may sit one at your right hand and one at your left in your kingdom."
Luke 22:24
And a dispute also occurred among them as to which of them was recognized as being greatest.
Romans 12:10
being devoted to one another in brotherly love, esteeming one another [more highly] in honor,
Philippians 2:3
[Do] nothing according to selfish ambition or according to empty conceit, but in humility considering one another better than yourselves,
3 John 1:9
I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who wants to be first [among] them, does not acknowledge us.