Numbers 16:12

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come!”

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BSBPD

“Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come!”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they said, We will not come up:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Moses sendeth to call for Dathan and for Abiram sons of Eliab, and they say, `We do not come up;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 16:12 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Proverbs 29:9If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.
  2. Isaiah 3:5The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.
  3. 1 Peter 2:13Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,
  4. Jude 1:8Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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