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Good News Translation

Numbers 16:8

Moses continued to speak to Korah. "Listen, you Levites!

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Aaron;   Ambition;   Conspiracy;   Dathan;   Israel;   Meekness;   Moses;   Murmuring;   Treason;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Levites, the;   Priests;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Aaron;   Abiram;   Dathan;   Earthquake;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Aaron;   Incense;   Korah;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Priest, Christ as;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Abiram;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Dathan;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Aaron's Rod;   Assir;   Election;   Uzzia(h);   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Aaron's Rod;   Deuteronomy;   Government;   Hexateuch;   Kadesh;   Kohath, Kohathites;   Numbers, Book of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Censer;   Dathan ;   Korah;   Moses ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Korah;   Samuel;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Brazen Serpent;   Government of the Hebrews;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - On to Canaan;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Korah;   Moses;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Korah;   Levi ;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Moshe said to Korach, Hear now, you sons of Levi:
King James Version
And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:
Lexham English Bible
And Moses said to Korah, "Please listen, sons of Levi!
New Century Version
Moses also said to Korah, "Listen, you Levites.
New English Translation
Moses said to Korah, "Listen now, you sons of Levi!
Amplified Bible
Then Moses said to Korah, "Hear now, you sons of Levi,
New American Standard Bible
Then Moses said to Korah, "Hear now, you sons of Levi:
Geneva Bible (1587)
Againe Moses saide vnto Korah, Heare, I pray you, ye sonnes of Leui.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Moses said to Korah, "Hear now, you sons of Levi,
Contemporary English Version
You know that the God of Israel has chosen you Levites from all Israel to serve him by being in charge of the sacred tent and by helping the community to worship in the proper way. What more do you want?
Complete Jewish Bible
Then Moshe said to Korach, "Listen here, you sons of Levi!
Darby Translation
And Moses said to Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi!
Easy-to-Read Version
Moses also said to Korah, "You Levites, listen to me.
English Standard Version
And Moses said to Korah, "Hear now, you sons of Levi:
George Lamsa Translation
And Moses said to Korah, Hear again, O you sons of Levi;
Christian Standard Bible®
Moses also told Korah, “Now listen, Levites!
Literal Translation
And Moses said to Korah, Hear now, you sons of Levi,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Moses sayde vnto Corah: Heare ye childre of Leui,
American Standard Version
And Moses said unto Korah, Hear now, ye sons of Levi:
Bible in Basic English
And Moses said to Korah, Give ear now, you sons of Levi:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Moyses sayd vnto Corah: Heare I pray you, ye sonnes of Leui,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Moses said unto Korah: 'Hear now, ye sons of Levi:
King James Version (1611)
And Moses saide vnto Korah, Heare, I pray you, ye sonnes of Leui.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Moses said to Core, Hearken to me, ye sons of Levi.
English Revised Version
And Moses said unto Korah, Hear now, ye sons of Levi:
Berean Standard Bible
Moses also said to Korah, "Now listen, you sons of Levi!
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And eft Moises seide to Chore, Ye sones of Leuy, here.
Young's Literal Translation
And Moses saith unto Korah, `Hear ye, I pray you, sons of Levi;
Update Bible Version
And Moses said to Korah, Hear now, you sons of Levi:
Webster's Bible Translation
And Moses said to Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:
World English Bible
Moses said to Korah, Hear now, you sons of Levi:
New King James Version
Then Moses said to Korah, "Hear now, you sons of Levi:
New Living Translation
Then Moses spoke again to Korah: "Now listen, you Levites!
New Life Bible
Then Moses said to Korah, "Hear now, you sons of Levi.
New Revised Standard
Then Moses said to Korah, "Hear now, you Levites!
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Moses said unto Korah, - Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi!
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said again to Core: Hear ye sons of Levi.
Revised Standard Version
And Moses said to Korah, "Hear now, you sons of Levi:
THE MESSAGE
Moses continued with Korah, "Listen well now, sons of Levi. Isn't it enough for you that the God of Israel has selected you out of the congregation of Israel to bring you near him to serve in the ministries of The Dwelling of God , and to stand before the congregation to minister to them? He has brought you and all your brother Levites into his inner circle, and now you're grasping for the priesthood, too. It's God you've ganged up against, not us. What do you have against Aaron that you're bad-mouthing him?"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Moses said to Korah, "Hear now, you sons of Levi,

Contextual Overview

1Korah son of Izhar, from the Levite clan of Kohath, rebelled against the leadership of Moses. He was joined by three members of the tribe of Reuben—Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—and by 250 other Israelites, well-known leaders chosen by the community. 3 They assembled before Moses and Aaron and said to them, "You have gone too far! All the members of the community belong to the Lord , and the Lord is with all of us. Why, then, Moses, do you set yourself above the Lord 's community?" 4 When Moses heard this, he threw himself on the ground and prayed. 5 Then he said to Korah and his followers, "Tomorrow morning the Lord will show us who belongs to him; he will let the one who belongs to him, that is, the one he has chosen, approach him at the altar. 6Tomorrow morning you and your followers take fire pans, put live coals and incense on them, and take them to the altar. Then we will see which of us the Lord has chosen. You Levites are the ones who have gone too far!" 8 Moses continued to speak to Korah. "Listen, you Levites! 9 Do you consider it a small matter that the God of Israel has set you apart from the rest of the community, so that you can approach him, perform your service in the Lord 's Tent, and minister to the community and serve them? 10 He has let you and all the other Levites have this honor—and now you are trying to get the priesthood too! 11 When you complain against Aaron, it is really against the Lord that you and your followers are rebelling."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Judges 17:12 - his priest

Cross-References

Genesis 3:9
But the Lord God called out to the man, "Where are you?"
Genesis 4:10
Then the Lord said, "Why have you done this terrible thing? Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground, like a voice calling for revenge.
Genesis 16:1
Abram's wife Sarai had not borne him any children. But she had an Egyptian slave woman named Hagar,
Genesis 16:2
and so she said to Abram, "The Lord has kept me from having children. Why don't you sleep with my slave? Perhaps she can have a child for me." Abram agreed with what Sarai said.
Genesis 16:4
Abram had intercourse with Hagar, and she became pregnant. When she found out that she was pregnant, she became proud and despised Sarai.
Genesis 16:5
Then Sarai said to Abram, "It's your fault that Hagar despises me. I myself gave her to you, and ever since she found out that she was pregnant, she has despised me. May the Lord judge which of us is right, you or me!"
Genesis 16:8
and said, "Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?" She answered, "I am running away from my mistress."
1 Samuel 26:19
Your Majesty, listen to what I have to say. If it is the Lord who has turned you against me, an offering to him will make him change his mind; but if some people have done it, may the Lord 's curse fall on them. For they have driven me out from the Lord 's land to a country where I can only worship foreign gods.
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If your ruler becomes angry with you, do not hand in your resignation; serious wrongs may be pardoned if you keep calm.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Moses said unto Korah,.... Continued his discourse to him, as the head of the conspiracy, and the ringleader of it:

hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi; to whom also he had been before speaking; though Aben Ezra thinks the first speech was made to Korah and his company, and what follows to the Levites.


 
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