Numbers 16:31

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“As soon as Moses had finished saying all this, the ground beneath them split open,”

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BSBPD

“As soon as Moses had finished saying all this, the ground beneath them split open,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And it came to pass, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And it cometh to pass at his finishing speaking all these words, that the ground which <FI>is<Fi> under them cleaveth,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 16:31 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 26:10And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign.
  2. Numbers 27:3“Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among the followers of Korah who gathered together against the LORD. Instead, he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons.
  3. Deuteronomy 11:6and what He did in the midst of all the Israelites to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab the Reubenite, when the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, their tents, and every living thing that belonged to them.
  4. Psalms 106:17The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram.

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

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