Numbers 16:26

And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
spake	וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר vay.da.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
congregation	הָעֵדָ֜ה ha.'e.Dah	H5712	a stated assemblage (specifically · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
saying	לֵאמֹ֗ר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
Depart	ס֣וּרוּ Su.ru	H5493	to turn off (literal or figurative) · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
tents	אָהֳלֵ֨י 'o.ho.Lei	H168	a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) · noun, common masculine plural construct
wicked	הָֽרְשָׁעִים֙ ha.re.sha.'Im	H7563	morally wrong · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
men	הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים ha.'a.na.Shim	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
touch	תִּגְּע֖וּ ti.ge.'U	H5060	properly · verb, qal jussive, 2nd person masculine plural
consumed	תִּסָּפ֖וּ ti.sa.Fu	H5595	properly · verb, niphal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural
sins	חַטֹּאתָֽם cha.to.Tam	H2403	an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness) · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Isaiah 52:11 Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of th…
2 Corinthians 6:17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
Revelation 18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of…
Genesis 19:12-15 And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, br…
Numbers 16:21-24 Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.
Deuteronomy 13:17 And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee merc…
Acts 8:20 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
Acts 13:51 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 16:23-34

We have here the determining of the controversy with Dathan and Abiram, who rebelled against Moses, as in the next paragraph the determining of the controversy with Korah and his company, who would be rivals with Aaron. It should seem that Dathan and Abiram had set up a spacious tabernacle in the midst of the tents of their families, where they kept court, met in council, and hung out their flag of defiance against Moses; it is here called the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, Num 16:24, Num 16:27. There, as in the place of rendezvous, Dathan and Abiram staid, when Korah and his friends went up to the tabernacle of the Lord, waiting the issue of their trial; but here we are told how t…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 16:24

Speak unto the congregation, . . . Get you up from about the tabernacle--Moses was attended in the execution of this mission by the elders. The united and urgent entreaties of so many dignified personages produced the desired effect of convincing the people of their crime, and of withdrawing them from the company of men who were doomed to destruction, lest, being partakers of their sins, they should perish along with them.

John Gill on Numbers 16:26

And he spake unto the congregation,.... To the people of Israel assembled together on this occasion: some, out of ill will to Moses and Aaron, inclining to the side of Korah and his accomplices, and some out of curiosity to see the issue of this affair saying, depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men; these turbulent, seditious, and ill-designing men, disturbers of the commonwealth and church of Israel, enemies to the peace of its civil and ecclesiastic state: and when Moses desires the people to depart from their tents, he means not only that they would remove in person, and stand at a distance, but such who had their tents, and families, and substance near them, would take c…

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John Calvin on Numbers 16:24-27

The Church Fathers

We find that also made clear in Numbers when Korah and Dathan and Abiram claimed for themselves the liberty of sacrificing in opposition to Aaron the priest. There also the Lord teaches through Moses that the people should be separated from them lest they be bound by the same guilt with the criminals and contaminate themselves by the same crime. "Keep away," he says, "from the tents of most shameless wicked men, and do not touch anything that is theirs, lest you perish at the same time in their sin." Because of this, a people who obey the precepts of the Lord and fear God ought to separate themselves from a sinful leader and should not take part in the sacrifices of a sacrilegious bishop, especially since they themselves have the power either of electing worthy bishops or of refusing the unworthy.
— Cyprian, Epistle LXVII.3

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Dictionary and topics

Aaron — The eldest son of Amram and Jochebed, a daughter of Levi (Ex. 6:20). Some explain the name as meaning mountaineer, others mountain of strength, illuminator. He was born in Egypt three years before…
Abiram — Father of height; i.e., “proud.” (1.) One of the sons of Eliab, who joined Korah in the conspiracy against Moses and Aaron. He and all the conspirators, with their families and possessions (except…
Korah — Ice, hail. (1.) The third son of Esau, by Aholibamah (Gen. 36:14; 1 Chr. 1:35). (2.) A Levite, the son of Izhar, the brother of Amram, the father of Moses and Aaron (Ex. 6:21). The institution of the…
Alliance And Society With The Enemies Of God · Involve saints in their punishment — Involve saints in their punishment
Ambition · .Korah and his co-conspirators — .Korah and his co-conspirators
Company · EVIL — EVIL
Dathan · A conspirator against Moses — A conspirator against Moses
Holiness · Should lead to separation from the wicked — Should lead to separation from the wicked
Incense · Korah, Dathan, and Abiram — Korah, Dathan, and Abiram
Levites, The · Punishment of Korah and others of, for offering incense — Punishment of Korah and others of, for offering incense
Priests · Punishment for invading the office of — Punishment for invading the office of
Treason · .Of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram against Moses and Aaron

Numbers 16:26

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 16:23-34

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 16:24

John Gill on Numbers 16:26

John Calvin on Numbers 16:24-27

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 16:26

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 16:23-34

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 16:24

John Gill on Numbers 16:26

John Calvin on Numbers 16:24-27

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 16:23-26

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 16:26

Rashi on Numbers 16:25