Numbers 16:31

Amplified Bible

As soon as Moses finished speaking all these words, the ground under them split open;

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
It happened, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground split apart that was under them;

King James Version
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:

Lexham English Bible
And it happened, as soon as he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split open.

New Century Version
When Moses finished saying these things, the ground under the men split open.

New English Translation
When he had finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split open,

New American Standard Bible
And as he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split open;

Geneva Bible (1587)
And assoone as he had made an ende of speaking all these wordes, euen the ground claue asunder that was vnder them,

Legacy Standard Bible
And it happened that as he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split open;

Contemporary English Version
As soon as Moses said this, the ground under the men opened up

Complete Jewish Bible
The moment he finished speaking, the ground under them split apart —

Darby Translation
And it came to pass when he had ended speaking all these words, that the ground clave apart that was under them.

Easy-to-Read Version
When Moses finished saying these things, the ground under the men opened.

English Standard Version
And as soon as he had finished speaking all these words, the ground under them split apart.

George Lamsa Translation
And when Moses had finished speaking these words, the ground split asunder under them;

Good News Translation
As soon as he had finished speaking, the ground under Dathan and Abiram split open

Christian Standard Bible®
Just as he finished speaking all these words, the ground beneath them split open.

Literal Translation
And it happened, as he made an end of speaking all these words, the ground which was under them split apart,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And wha he had spoke out all these wordes, ye groude cloue asunder vnder the,

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

Bible in Basic English
And while these words were on his lips, the earth under them was parted in two;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And assoone as he had made an ende of speaking al these wordes, the ground cloue asunder that was vnder them:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it came to pass, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground did cleave asunder that was under them.

King James Version (1611)
And it came to passe as he had made an ende of speaking all these words, that the ground claue asunder that was vnder them:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And when he ceased speaking all these words, the ground clave asunder beneath them.

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

Berean Standard Bible
As soon as Moses had finished saying all this, the ground beneath them split open,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor anoon as he cesside to speke, the erthe was brokun vndur her feet,

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass at his finishing speaking all these words, that the ground which [is] under them cleaveth,

Update Bible Version
And it came to pass, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground split apart that was under them;

Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground cleaved asunder that [was] under them:

World English Bible
It happened, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground split apart that was under them;

New King James Version
Now it came to pass, as he finished speaking all these words, that the ground split apart under them,

New Living Translation
He had hardly finished speaking the words when the ground suddenly split open beneath them.

New Life Bible
As soon as he stopped speaking, the ground under them opened up.

New Revised Standard
As soon as he finished speaking all these words, the ground under them was split apart.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground which was under them, clave asunder;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And immediately as he had made an end of speaking, the earth broke asunder under their feet:

Revised Standard Version
And as he finished speaking all these words, the ground under them split asunder;

THE MESSAGE
The words were hardly out of his mouth when the Earth split open. Earth opened its mouth and in one gulp swallowed them down, the men and their families, all the human beings connected with Korah, along with everything they owned. And that was the end of them, pitched alive into Sheol. The Earth closed up over them and that was the last the community heard of them.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
As he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split open;

Contextual Overview

²³Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, ²⁴"Say to the congregation, 'Get away from around the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.'" ²⁵Then Moses arose and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him. ²⁶And he said to the congregation, "Get away from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, or you will be swept away in all their sin." ²⁷So they got back from around the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram; and Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the doorway of their tents with their wives and their sons and their little children. ²⁸Then Moses said, "By this you shall know that the LORD has sent me to do all these works; for I do not act of my own accord. ²⁹"If these men die the common death of all mankind or if what happens to everyone happens to them, then [you will know for sure that] the LORD has not sent me. ³⁰"But if the LORD creates an entirely new thing, and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them up, along with all that belongs to them, and they descend alive into Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead), then you will understand that these men have spurned and rejected the LORD!" ³¹As soon as Moses finished speaking all these words, the ground under them split open;³²and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households, and all the men who supported Korah, with all their possessions.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these things,.... As soon as he had finished his discourse, which was addressed to the congregation, and, according to Josephus u, after a long prayer to God, which that writer gives at large; immediately so it was,

that the ground clave asunder that [was] under them; on which they stood, not from any natural cause, as by subterranean volcano, forcibly making their way and bursting the earth, and so getting vent, which has been thought to be the cause of earthquakes; but this was by the immediate hand and almighty power of God, and came to pass just as Moses suggested it would, and as soon as he had uttered his words, which made it the more observable.

u Antiqu. l. 4. c. 3. Sect. 2.