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Literal Standard Version

Numbers 16:4

And Moses hears, and falls on his face,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Aaron;   Ambition;   Conspiracy;   Dathan;   Israel;   Meekness;   Moses;   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;   Meekness;   Moses;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Ezra, Theology of;   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;   Korah, Dathan, Abiram;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - 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 - Attitudes;   Mediation;   Moses;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Anger;   Church Fathers;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
When Moshe heard it, he fell on his face:
King James Version
And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:
Lexham English Bible
When Moses heard this, he fell on his face.
New Century Version
When Moses heard this, he bowed facedown.
New English Translation
When Moses heard it he fell down with his face to the ground.
Amplified Bible
And when Moses heard this, he fell face downward;
New American Standard Bible
When Moses heard this, he fell on his face;
Geneva Bible (1587)
But when Moses heard it, hee fell vpon his face,
Legacy Standard Bible
And Moses heard this and fell on his face;
Contemporary English Version
When Moses heard this, he knelt down to pray.
Complete Jewish Bible
When Moshe heard this he fell on his face.
Darby Translation
When Moses heard this, he fell on his face.
Easy-to-Read Version
When Moses heard this, he bowed his face to the ground to show he was not being proud.
English Standard Version
When Moses heard it, he fell on his face,
George Lamsa Translation
And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face;
Good News Translation
When Moses heard this, he threw himself on the ground and prayed.
Christian Standard Bible®
When Moses heard this, he fell facedown.
Literal Translation
And Moses heard and fell on his face.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Whan Moses herde yt, he fell vpo his face,
American Standard Version
And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:
Bible in Basic English
And Moses, hearing this, went down on his face;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when Moyses hearde it, he fell vpon his face,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face.
King James Version (1611)
And when Moses heard it, he fell vpon his face.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And when Moses heard it, he fell on his face.
English Revised Version
And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:
Berean Standard Bible
When Moses heard this, he fell facedown.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne Moises hadde herd this, he felde lowe on the face.
Young's Literal Translation
And Moses heareth, and falleth on his face,
Update Bible Version
And when Moses heard it, he fell on his face:
Webster's Bible Translation
And when Moses heard [it], he fell upon his face:
World English Bible
When Moses heard it, he fell on his face:
New King James Version
So when Moses heard it, he fell on his face;
New Living Translation
When Moses heard what they were saying, he fell face down on the ground.
New Life Bible
When Moses heard this, he bowed to the ground.
New Revised Standard
When Moses heard it, he fell on his face.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face.
Douay-Rheims Bible
When Moses heard this, he fell flat on his face:
Revised Standard Version
When Moses heard it, he fell on his face;
THE MESSAGE
On hearing this, Moses threw himself facedown on the ground.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When Moses heard this, he fell on his face;

Contextual Overview

1And Korah, son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, takes both Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, 2and they rise up before Moses with men of the sons of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the congregation, called of the convention, men of renown, 3and they are assembled against Moses and against Aaron, and say to them, "Enough of you! For all the congregation—all of them [are] holy, and YHWH [is] in their midst; and why do you lift yourselves up above the assembly of YHWH?" 4And Moses hears, and falls on his face,5and he speaks to Korah and to all his congregation, saying, "Indeed, [in the] morning YHWH may cause [you] to know those who are His and him who is holy, and has brought [him] near to Him; even him whom He fixes on He brings near to Him. 6Do this: take censers for yourselves—Korah and all his company— 7and put fire in them and put incense on them before YHWH tomorrow, and it has been, the man whom YHWH chooses, he [is] the holy one—enough of you, sons of Levi!" 8And Moses says to Korah, "Now hear, sons of Levi; 9is it little to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel to bring you near to Himself, to do the service of the Dwelling Place of YHWH, and to stand before the congregation to serve them? 10Indeed, He brings you near, and all your brothers, the sons of Levi, with you—and you have also sought the priesthood!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Numbers 16:45, Numbers 14:5, Numbers 20:6, Joshua 7:6

Reciprocal: Numbers 16:22 - they fell Ezekiel 9:8 - that I

Cross-References

Genesis 16:4
and he goes in to Hagar, and she conceives, and she sees that she has conceived, and her mistress is lightly esteemed in her eyes.
Genesis 16:5
And Sarai says to Abram, "My violence [is] for you; I have given my handmaid into your bosom, and she sees that she has conceived, and I am lightly esteemed in her eyes; YHWH judges between me and you."
Genesis 16:6
And Abram says to Sarai, "Behold, your handmaid [is] in your hand, do to her that which is good in your eyes"; and Sarai afflicted her, and she flees from her presence.
Genesis 16:8
and He says, "Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, from where have you come, and to where do you go?" And she says, "From the presence of Sarai, my mistress, I am fleeing."
2 Samuel 6:16
and it has come to pass, the Ark of YHWH has come into the City of David, and Michal daughter of Saul has looked through the window and sees King David moving and dancing before YHWH, and she despises him in her heart.
Proverbs 30:23
For a hated one when she rules, || And a maidservant when she succeeds her mistress.
1 Corinthians 4:6
And these things, brothers, I transferred to myself and to Apollos because of you, that in us you may learn not to think above that which has been written, that you may not be puffed up one for one against the other,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when Moses heard [it],.... What they said, their complaint against him, for setting up Aaron for an high priest, and against Aaron for taking this honour to himself:

he fell upon his face; through shame, as the Targum of Jonathan, blushing at their sin, in opposing the ordinance of God; and through fear of the divine displeasure, and of the wrath of God coming upon them for such wickedness; and in order to pray to God for them to make them sensible of their sin, and give them repentance for it, and pardon of it, and avert his judgments from them such a conduct called aloud for.


 
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