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Revised Standard Version
Numbers 16:12
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abi'ram the sons of Eli'ab; and they said, "We will not come up.
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Hebrew Names Version
Moshe sent to call Datan and Aviram, the sons of Eli'av; and they said, We won't come up:
Moshe sent to call Datan and Aviram, the sons of Eli'av; and they said, We won't come up:
King James Version
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:
Lexham English Bible
Moses sent to call for Dathan and Abiram son of Eliab, but they said, "We will not come!
Moses sent to call for Dathan and Abiram son of Eliab, but they said, "We will not come!
New Century Version
Then Moses called Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, "We will not come!
Then Moses called Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, "We will not come!
New English Translation
Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, "We will not come up.
Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, "We will not come up.
Amplified Bible
Then Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; but they said [defiantly], "We will not come up.
Then Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; but they said [defiantly], "We will not come up.
New American Standard Bible
Then Moses sent a summons to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; but they said, "We will not come up.
Then Moses sent a summons to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; but they said, "We will not come up.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Moses sent to call Dathan, & Abiram the sonnes of Eliab: who answered, We will not come vp.
And Moses sent to call Dathan, & Abiram the sonnes of Eliab: who answered, We will not come vp.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Moses sent a summons to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; but they said, "We will not come up.
Then Moses sent a summons to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; but they said, "We will not come up.
Contemporary English Version
Then Moses sent for Dathan and Abiram, but they sent back this message: "We won't come!
Then Moses sent for Dathan and Abiram, but they sent back this message: "We won't come!
Complete Jewish Bible
Then Moshe sent to summon Datan and Aviram, the sons of Eli'av. But they replied, "We won't come up!
Then Moshe sent to summon Datan and Aviram, the sons of Eli'av. But they replied, "We won't come up!
Darby Translation
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; but they said, We will not come up!
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; but they said, We will not come up!
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Moses called Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab. But the two men said, "We will not come!
Then Moses called Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab. But the two men said, "We will not come!
English Standard Version
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and they said, "We will not come up.
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and they said, "We will not come up.
George Lamsa Translation
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; but they said, We will not come up;
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; but they said, We will not come up;
Good News Translation
Then Moses sent for Dathan and Abiram, but they said, "We will not come!
Then Moses sent for Dathan and Abiram, but they said, "We will not come!
Christian Standard Bible®
Moses sent for Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come!
Moses sent for Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come!
Literal Translation
And Moses sent to call for Dathan and for Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they said, We will not come up.
And Moses sent to call for Dathan and for Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they said, We will not come up.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Moses sent to call Datha & Abira ye sonnes of Eliab. But they saide: We wil not come vp.
And Moses sent to call Datha & Abira ye sonnes of Eliab. But they saide: We wil not come vp.
American Standard Version
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they said, We will not come up:
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they said, We will not come up:
Bible in Basic English
Then Moses sent for Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: and they said, We will not come up:
Then Moses sent for Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: and they said, We will not come up:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Moyses sent, and called Dathan and Abiram the sonnes of Eliab: which sayde, We wyll not come vp.
And Moyses sent, and called Dathan and Abiram the sonnes of Eliab: which sayde, We wyll not come vp.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they said: 'We will not come up;
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they said: 'We will not come up;
King James Version (1611)
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram the sonnes of Eliab: which said, We will not come vp.
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram the sonnes of Eliab: which said, We will not come vp.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiron sons of Eliab; and they said, We will not go up.
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiron sons of Eliab; and they said, We will not go up.
English Revised Version
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: and they said, We will not come up:
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: and they said, We will not come up:
Berean Standard Bible
Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, "We will not come!
Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, "We will not come!
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Moises sente to clepe Dathan and Abiron, the sones of Heliab; whiche answeriden, We comen not.
Therfor Moises sente to clepe Dathan and Abiron, the sones of Heliab; whiche answeriden, We comen not.
Young's Literal Translation
And Moses sendeth to call for Dathan and for Abiram sons of Eliab, and they say, `We do not come up;
And Moses sendeth to call for Dathan and for Abiram sons of Eliab, and they say, `We do not come up;
Update Bible Version
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they said, We will not come up:
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they said, We will not come up:
Webster's Bible Translation
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: who said, We will not come up:
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: who said, We will not come up:
World English Bible
Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they said, We won't come up:
Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they said, We won't come up:
New King James Version
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, but they said, "We will not come up!
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, but they said, "We will not come up!
New Living Translation
Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they replied, "We refuse to come before you!
Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they replied, "We refuse to come before you!
New Life Bible
Then Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab. But they said, "We will not come up.
Then Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab. But they said, "We will not come up.
New Revised Standard
Moses sent for Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab; but they said, "We will not come!
Moses sent for Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab; but they said, "We will not come!
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then sent Moses, to call for Dathan and for Abiram sons of Eliab, - and they said We will not come up:
Then sent Moses, to call for Dathan and for Abiram sons of Eliab, - and they said We will not come up:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiron the sons of Eliab. But they answered: We will not come.
Then Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiron the sons of Eliab. But they answered: We will not come.
THE MESSAGE
Moses then ordered Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, to appear, but they said, "We're not coming. Isn't it enough that you yanked us out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness? And now you keep trying to boss us around! Face it, you haven't produced: You haven't brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, you haven't given us the promised inheritance of fields and vineyards. You'd have to poke our eyes out to keep us from seeing what's going on. Forget it, we're not coming."
Moses then ordered Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, to appear, but they said, "We're not coming. Isn't it enough that you yanked us out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness? And now you keep trying to boss us around! Face it, you haven't produced: You haven't brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, you haven't given us the promised inheritance of fields and vineyards. You'd have to poke our eyes out to keep us from seeing what's going on. Forget it, we're not coming."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Moses sent a summons to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; but they said, "We will not come up.
Then Moses sent a summons to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; but they said, "We will not come up.
Contextual Overview
12 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abi'ram the sons of Eli'ab; and they said, "We will not come up. 13 Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, that you must also make yourself a prince over us? 14 Moreover you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you put out the eyes of these men? We will not come up." 15 And Moses was very angry, and said to the LORD, "Do not respect their offering. I have not taken one ass from them, and I have not harmed one of them." 16 And Moses said to Korah, "Be present, you and all your company, before the LORD, you and they, and Aaron, tomorrow; 17 and let every one of you take his censer, and put incense upon it, and every one of you bring before the LORD his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; you also, and Aaron, each his censer." 18 So every man took his censer, and they put fire in them and laid incense upon them, and they stood at the entrance of the tent of meeting with Moses and Aaron. 19 Then Korah assembled all the congregation against them at the entrance of the tent of meeting. And the glory of the LORD appeared to all the congregation. 20 And the LORD said to Moses and to Aaron, 21 "Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment."
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Proverbs 29:9, Isaiah 3:5, 1 Peter 2:13, 1 Peter 2:14, Jude 1:8
Reciprocal: 2 Peter 2:10 - despise
Cross-References
Genesis 16:5
And Sar'ai said to Abram, "May the wrong done to me be on you! I gave my maid to your embrace, and when she saw that she had conceived, she looked on me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me!"
And Sar'ai said to Abram, "May the wrong done to me be on you! I gave my maid to your embrace, and when she saw that she had conceived, she looked on me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me!"
Genesis 16:8
And he said, "Hagar, maid of Sar'ai, where have you come from and where are you going?" She said, "I am fleeing from my mistress Sar'ai."
And he said, "Hagar, maid of Sar'ai, where have you come from and where are you going?" She said, "I am fleeing from my mistress Sar'ai."
Genesis 21:20
And God was with the lad, and he grew up; he lived in the wilderness, and became an expert with the bow.
And God was with the lad, and he grew up; he lived in the wilderness, and became an expert with the bow.
Genesis 27:40
By your sword you shall live, and you shall serve your brother; but when you break loose you shall break his yoke from your neck."
By your sword you shall live, and you shall serve your brother; but when you break loose you shall break his yoke from your neck."
Job 11:12
But a stupid man will get understanding, when a wild ass's colt is born a man.
But a stupid man will get understanding, when a wild ass's colt is born a man.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab,.... He sent messengers to call them to the house of judgment, as the Targum of Jonathan, to the court of judicature, where the Jews suppose Moses, with the seventy elders, were now sitting: it seems these two men departed either before. Moses rose up from prayer, or however before he had finished his speech to Korah and the Levites; which being particularly directed to them, these men might think they had no concern in it, and went away to their own tents:
which said, we will not come up; this answer they returned to the messengers, and by them to Moses, declaring that they denied his power, despised his authority, and would not obey his orders, and therefore refused to come up to the tabernacle, or to the tent of Moses, or to the court of judicature, wherever it was; perhaps the first is best. Aben Ezra thinks, that as the tabernacle was in the midst of the camp, it was on an eminence, wherefore those that came to it might be said to come up to it.
