Deuteronomy 11:6

And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and all the substance that was in their possession, in the midst of all Israel:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
did	עָשָׂ֜ה 'a.Sah	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Dathan	לְדָתָ֣ן le.da.Tan	H1885	Dathan · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
Abiram	וְלַאֲבִירָ֗ם ve.la.'a.vi.Ram	H48	Abiram · conjunction + preposition + proper noun, a man's name
sons	בְּנֵ֣י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Eliab	אֱלִיאָב֮ 'e.li.'Av	H446	Eliab · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Reuben	רְאוּבֵן֒ re.'u.Ven	H7205	Reuben · proper noun, a man's name
earth	הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
opened	פָּצְתָ֤ה pa.tze.Tah	H6475	to rend · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
mouth	פִּ֔יהָ Pi.ha	H6310	the mouth (as the means of blowing) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
up	וַתִּבְלָעֵ֥ם va.tiv.la.'Em	H1104	to make away with (specifically by swallowing) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
households	בָּתֵּיהֶ֖ם ba.tei.Hem	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
tents	אָהֳלֵיהֶ֑ם 'o.ho.lei.Hem	H168	a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
substance	הַיְקוּם֙ hay.Kum	H3351	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
possession	בְּרַגְלֵיהֶ֔ם be.rag.lei.Hem	H7272	a foot (as used in walking) · preposition + noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
midst	בְּקֶ֖רֶב be.Ke.rev	H7130	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Numbers 26:9-10 And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove aga…
Psalms 106:17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.
Numbers 16:1-35 Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons o…
Numbers 27:3 Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company o…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 11:1-7

Because God has made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude (so the preceding chapter concludes), therefore thou shalt love the Lord thy God (so this begins). Those whom God has built up into families, whose beginning was small, but whose latter end greatly increases, should use that as an argument with themselves why they should serve God. Thou shalt keep his charge, that is, the oracles of his word and ordinances of his worship, with which they were entrusted and for which they were accountable. It is a phrase often used concerning the office of the priests and Levites, for all Israel was a kingdom of priests, a holy nation. Observe the connection of these two: Thou shalt love the Lord…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 11:2

I speak not with your children which have not known . . . But your eyes have seen all the great acts of the Lord which he did--Moses is here giving a brief summary of the marvels and miracles of awful judgment which God had wrought in effecting their release from the tyranny of Pharaoh, as well as those which had taken place in the wilderness. He knew that he might dwell upon these, for he was addressing many who had been witnesses of those appalling incidents. For it will be remembered that the divine threatening that they should die in the wilderness, and its execution, extended only to males from twenty years and upward, who were able to go forth to war. No males under twenty years of age…

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John Gill on Deuteronomy 11:6

And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben,.... When they with Korah and his company quarrelled with Moses and Aaron about the priesthood, Numbers 16:1, how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up; the history of which see in Numbers 16:30. and their households and their tents; not their houses and their tents, as the Septuagint and some other versions; for though the word signifies houses, and is often used for them, yet here it must signify families, their wives, and children; since they had no houses, but dwelt in tents, all which were swallowed up with them: and all the substance that was in their possession; gold, silver, cattle, household g…

Dictionary and topics

Dathan — Welled; belonging to a fountain, a son of Eliab, a Reubenite, who joined Korah (q.v.) in his conspiracy, and with his accomplices was swallowed up by an earthquake (Num. 16:1; 26:9; Deut. 11:6; Ps.…
Eliab — To whom God is father. (1.) A Reubenite, son of Pallu (Num. 16:1, 12; 26:8, 9; Deut. 11:6). (2.) A son of Helon, and chief of the tribe of Zebulun at the time of the census in the wilderness (Num.…
Ten Commandments — The popular name in this, as in so many instances, is not that of Scripture. There we have the “TEN WORDS,” (Exodus 34:28; 4:13; 10:4) the ”Covenant,” Ex., Deut. 11. cc.; (1 Kings 8:21; 2 Chronicles…
Abiram · 1. An Israelite who conspired with Dathan against Moses and Aaron — 1. An Israelite who conspired with Dathan against Moses and Aaron
Dathan · A conspirator against Moses — A conspirator against Moses
Eliab · 26:8,9;16:1,12; — 26:8,9;16:1,12;
Korah · and is swallowed up in the earth — and is swallowed up in the earth

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Deuteronomy 11:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 11:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 11:2

John Gill on Deuteronomy 11:6

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 11:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 11:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 11:2

John Gill on Deuteronomy 11:6

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 11:1-15

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 11:2-7

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 11:6

Rashi on Deuteronomy 11:6