Numbers 16:4

THE MESSAGE

On hearing this, Moses threw himself facedown on the ground.

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;

New American Standard Bible (1995)
When Moses heard this, he fell on his face;

Contextual Overview

¹Getting on his high horse one day, Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, along with a few Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—rebelled against Moses. He had with him 250 leaders of the congregation of Israel, prominent men with positions in the Council. They came as a group and confronted Moses and Aaron, saying, "You've overstepped yourself. This entire community is holy and God is in their midst. So why do you act like you're running the whole show?" ⁴ On hearing this, Moses threw himself facedown on the ground. ⁵ Then he addressed Korah and his gang: "In the morning God will make clear who is on his side, who is holy. God will take his stand with the one he chooses. ⁶"Now, Korah, here's what I want you, you and your gang, to do: Tomorrow, take censers. In the presence of God , put fire in them and then incense. Then we'll see who is holy, see whom God chooses. Sons of Levi, you've overstepped yourselves!" ⁸Moses 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?"

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 16:5
Sarai told Abram, "It's all your fault that I'm suffering this abuse. I put my maid in bed with you and the minute she knows she's pregnant, she treats me like I'm nothing. May God decide which of us is right."

Genesis 16:6
"You decide," said Abram. "Your maid is your business." Sarai was abusive to Hagar and Hagar ran away.

1 Corinthians 4:6
All I'm doing right now, friends, is showing how these things pertain to Apollos and me so that you will learn restraint and not rush into making judgments without knowing all the facts. It's important to look at things from God's point of view. I would rather not see you inflating or deflating reputations based on mere hearsay.

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.