Parallel Verses
Amplified
They assembled together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “You have gone far enough, for all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?”
New American Standard Bible
They assembled together
King James Version
And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?
Holman Bible
They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, “You have gone too far!
International Standard Version
They gathered together against Moses and Aaron and told them, "You have appropriated too much for yourselves from the entire congregation, since all of them are holy, and the LORD is among them, too. Why do you exalt yourselves over the LORD's assembly?"
A Conservative Version
and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, Ye take too much upon you, since all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and LORD is among them. Why then do ye lift up yourselves
American Standard Version
and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and Jehovah is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the assembly of Jehovah?
Bible in Basic English
They came together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, You take overmuch on yourselves, seeing that all the people are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them; why then have you put yourselves in authority over the people of the Lord?
Darby Translation
and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, It is enough; for all the assembly, all of them are holy, and Jehovah is among them; and why do ye lift up yourselves above the congregation of Jehovah?
Julia Smith Translation
And they will gather together against Moses, and against Aaron, and they will say to them, Much to you for all the assembly, all of them are holy, and Jehovah in the midst of them: and wherefore shall be lifted up over the gathering of Jehovah?
King James 2000
And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, You take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: why then lift you up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?
Lexham Expanded Bible
They were assembled in front of Moses and Aaron, and they said to them, "{You take too much upon yourselves}! All of the community is holy, every one of them, and Yahweh [is] in their midst, so why do you raise yourselves over the assembly of Yahweh?"
Modern King James verseion
And they gathered themselves against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, You take too much upon you, since all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and Jehovah is among them. Why then do you lift yourselves up above the congregation of Jehovah?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they gathered themselves together against Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, "Ye have done enough. For all the multitude are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them. Why therefore heave ye yourselves up above the congregation of the LORD?"
NET Bible
And they assembled against Moses and Aaron, saying to them, "You take too much upon yourselves, seeing that the whole community is holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the community of the Lord?"
New Heart English Bible
and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, "You take too much on yourself, since all the congregation are holy, everyone of them, and the LORD is among them: why then lift yourselves up above the assembly of the LORD?"
The Emphasized Bible
and gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron and said unto them Too much for you, when, all the assembly, are, all of them, holy, and in the midst of them, is Yahweh, - Wherefore, then, should ye set yourselves up, above the convocation of Yahweh?
Webster
And they assembled themselves against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: why then do ye raise yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?
World English Bible
and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, "You take too much on yourself, since all the congregation are holy, everyone of them, and Yahweh is among them: why then lift yourselves up above the assembly of Yahweh?"
Youngs Literal Translation
and they are assembled against Moses and against Aaron, and say unto them, 'Enough of you! for all the company -- all of them are holy, and in their midst is Jehovah; and wherefore do ye lift yourselves up above the assembly of Jehovah?'
Themes
false Accusation » Incidents illustrative of » Against moses by korah
Ambition » Exemplified » Korah, &c
Ambition » Instances of » Korah and his co-conspirators
Church of israel » Was relatively holy
Conspiracy » General examples of
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
Envy » Forbidden » Examples of
Envy » Instances of » Korah, dathan, and abiram, of moses
the Levites » Punishment of korah and others of, for offering incense
Murmuring » Of israelites against moses
Plotting » General examples of
Presumption » Instances of » Korah, dathan, and abiram
priests » Punishment for invading the office of
Self-exaltation » Instances of » Korah, dathan, and abiram
Treason » Instances of » Of korah, dathan, and abiram against moses and aaron
Topics
Interlinear
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`edah
Nasa'
Qahal
References
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 16:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Korah, Dathan, And Abiram Rebel
2 and they rose up [in rebellion] before Moses, together with some of the Israelites, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation chosen in the assembly, men of distinction. 3 They assembled together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “You have gone far enough, for all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?” 4 And when Moses heard this, he fell face downward;
Cross References
Psalm 106:16
They envied Moses in the camp,
And Aaron [the high priest], the holy one of the Lord,
Exodus 19:6
and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation [set apart for My purpose].’ These are the words that you shall speak to the Israelites.”
Numbers 14:14
and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that You, Lord, are among these people [of Israel], that You, Lord, are seen face to face, while Your cloud stands over them; and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night.
Numbers 16:7
then put fire in them and place incense on them in the presence of the Lord tomorrow; and the man whom the Lord chooses shall be the one who is holy. You have gone far enough, you sons of Levi.”
Exodus 29:45-46
I will dwell among the sons of Israel and be their God.
Numbers 12:1-2
Now
Numbers 14:1-4
Then all the congregation [of Israel] raised their voices and cried out, and the people wept that night.
Numbers 16:11
Therefore you and all your company are gathered together against the Lord; but as for Aaron, who is he that you murmur against him?”
Numbers 35:34
You shall not defile the land in which you live, in the midst of which I live, for I, the Lord, live among the people of Israel.’”
Ezra 9:2
For they have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy
Psalm 68:17
The chariots of God are
The Lord is among them as He was at Sinai, in holiness.
Isaiah 1:11-16
“What are your multiplied sacrifices to Me [without your repentance]?”
Says the Lord.
“I have had enough of [your] burnt offerings of rams
And the fat of well-fed cattle [without your obedience];
And I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls or lambs or goats [offered without repentance].
Jeremiah 7:3-12
Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “Change your ways and your behavior, and I will let you live in this place.
Matthew 3:9-10
and do not presume to say to yourselves [as a defense], ‘We have Abraham for our father [so our inheritance assures us of salvation]’; for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children (descendants) for Abraham.
Acts 7:39
Our fathers were unwilling to be subject to him [and refused to listen to him]. They rejected him, and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
Acts 7:51
“You stiff-necked and stubborn people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you are always actively resisting the Holy Spirit. You are doing just as your fathers did.
Romans 2:28-29
For he is not a [real] Jew who is only one outwardly, nor is [true] circumcision something external and physical.