Numbers 16:5

And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the LORD will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.

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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
Korah	קֹ֜רַח Ko.rach	H7141	Korach · proper noun, a man's name
company	עֲדָתוֹ֮ a.da.To	H5712	a stated assemblage (specifically · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
saying	לֵאמֹר֒ le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
morrow	בֹּ֠קֶר Bo.ker	H1242	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
LORD	יְהוָ֧ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
shew	וְיֹדַ֨ע ve.yo.Da'	H3045	to know (properly · conjunction + verb, hiphil jussive, 3rd person masculine singular
holy	הַקָּד֖וֹשׁ ha.ka.Do.osh	H6918	sacred (ceremonially or morally) · definite article + adjective, masculine singular absolute
near	וְהִקְרִ֣יב ve.hik.Riv	H7126	to approach (causatively · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
chosen	יִבְחַר yiv.char-	H977	properly · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
near	יַקְרִ֥יב yak.Riv	H7126	to approach (causatively · verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Psalms 65:4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the go…
Numbers 17:5 And it shall come to pass, that the man’s rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the ch…
Leviticus 10:3 Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the peopl…
2 Timothy 2:19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the n…
Numbers 16:3 And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congreg…
Exodus 28:1 And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the pri…
1 Samuel 2:28 And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me?…
Psalms 105:26 He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 16:1-11

Here is, I. An account of the rebels, who and what they were, not, as formerly, the mixed multitude and the dregs of the people, who are therefore never named, but men of distinction and quality, that made a figure. Korah was the ring-leader: he formed and headed the faction; therefore it is called the gainsaying of Korah, Jde 1:11. He was cousin-german to Moses, they were brothers' children, yet the nearness of the relation could not restrain him from being insolent and rude to Moses. Think it not strange if a man's foes be those of his own house. With him joined Dathan and Abiram, chief men of the tribe of Reuben, the eldest son of Jacob. Probably Korah was disgusted both at the preferment…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 16:5

he spake unto Korah and unto all his company--They were first addressed, not only because they were a party headed by his own cousin and Moses might hope to have more influence in that quarter, but because they were stationed near the tabernacle; and especially because an expostulation was the more weighty coming from him who was a Levite himself, and who was excluded along with his family from the priesthood. But to bring the matter to an issue, he proposed a test which would afford a decisive evidence of the divine appointment. Even to-morrow--literally, "in the morning," the usual time of meeting in the East for the settlement of public affairs. the Lord will show who are his, . . . e…

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John Gill on Numbers 16:5

And he spake unto Korah, and unto all his company,.... The two hundred fifty princes that were with him; what follows was said to them apart from Dathan and Abiram, who seem not to be present at this time; and this was after Moses had finished his prayer to God, and had received instructions from him, by an impulse on his mind, what he should say unto them, and was now risen up from the earth he fell upon: saying, even tomorrow the Lord will show who are his; his priests, whom he had chosen, and put into that office; this he would make known so clearly and plainly, that there would be no room left to doubt of it, and which was revealed to Moses while upon his face in prayer to God: and who…

The Church Fathers

We say therefore with confidence that according to the Scriptures God does not know all. God does not know sin, and God does not know sinners; those estranged from himself he does not recognize. Hear the Scripture saying: "The Lord has known those who are his, and: let everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord depart from iniquity." The Lord knows his own, but the wicked and the impious he does not know. Hear the Savior saying: "Depart from me all you workers of iniquity, I have not known you." And again Paul says: "If anyone among you is a prophet or spiritual, let him recognize that the things I write are the Lord's. But he who is ignorant, is ignored." But we say these things not perceiving anything blasphemous about God, as you do, nor ascribing ignorance to him, but we understand it thus, that those whose deed is unworthy of God are also deemed unworthy of the knowledge of God. For God does not deign to know him who is turned away from him and is ignorant of him.
— Origen of Alexandria, HOMILIES ON GENESIS 4.6

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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…
Passover — The name given to the chief of the three great historical annual festivals of the Jews. It was kept in remembrance of the Lord’s passing over the houses of the Israelites (Ex. 12:13) when the first…
Aaron · Murmured against, by the people — Murmured against, by the people
Ambition · .Korah and his co-conspirators — .Korah and his co-conspirators
Dathan · A conspirator against Moses — A conspirator against Moses
Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · Rebellion of Korah — Rebellion of Korah
Levites, The · Punishment of Korah and others of, for offering incense — Punishment of Korah and others of, for offering incense
Meekness · .Moses — .Moses
Priests · Punishment for invading the office of — Punishment for invading the office of
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Numbers 16:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 16:1-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 16:5

John Gill on Numbers 16:5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 16:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 16:1-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 16:5

John Gill on Numbers 16:5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Numbers 16:5-7

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 16:4-5

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 16:4-7

Rashi on Numbers 16:5