Cross Reference NUMBERS 16:1 NOW KORAH THE SON OF IZHAR THE SON OF KOHATH THE SON OF LEVI AND DATHAN AND ABIRAM THE SONS OF ELIAB AND ON THE SON OF PELETH SONS OF REUBEN TOOK MEN

{Numbers 16:1} Now Korah, 7141 the son 1121 of Izhar, 3324 the son 1121 of Kohath, 6955 the son 1121 of Levi, 3878 and Dathan 1885 and Abiram, 48 the sons 1121 of Eliab, 446 and On, 203 the son 1121 of Peleth, 6431 sons 1121 of Reuben, 7205 took 3947 z8799 [men]:

Korah:
"And the sonsª of Eliab;ª Nemuel,ª and Dathan,ª and Abiram.ª This¹ [is that] Dathanª and Abiram,ª [which were] famousª ² ° in the congregation,ª who¹ stroveª ° against¹ Mosesª and against¹ Aaronª in the companyª of Korah,ª when they stroveª ° against¹ the LORD:ª ... And the earthª openedª °¹ her mouth,ª and swallowed them up² ° together¹ ¹ with¹ Korah,ª when that companyª died,² ¹ what time the fireª devouredª ° two hundredª and¹ fiftyª men:ª and they became¹ a sign.ª" {Num 26:9-10} + "Our fatherª diedª ° in the wilderness,ª and he¹ was¹ not¹ inª the companyª of them that gathered themselves togetherª ° against¹ the LORDª in the companyª of Korah;ª but¹ diedª ° in his own sin,ª and had¹ no¹ sons.ª" {Num 27:3} + "And the sonsª of Kohath;ª Amram,ª and Izhar,ª and Hebron,ª and Uzziel:ª and the yearsª of the lifeª of Kohathª [were] an hundredª thirtyª and threeª years.ª" {Exd 6:18} + "And the sonsª of Izhar;ª Korah,ª and Nepheg,ª and Zichri.ª" {Exd 6:21} + "Woeª unto them!ª forª they have goneª ° in the¹ wayª of Cain,ª andª ran greedily afterª ° the¹ errorª of Balaamª for reward,ª andª perishedª ° in the¹ gainsayingª of Core.ª" {Jde 1:11}

sons of Reuben:
"Reuben,ª thou¹ [art] my firstborn,ª my might,ª and the beginningª of my strength,ª the excellencyª of dignity,ª and the excellencyª of power:ª ... Unstableª as water,ª thou shalt not¹ excel;ª ° because¹ thou wentest upª ° to thy father'sª bed;ª then¹ defiledst¹ thou² ° [it]: he went upª ° to my couch.ª" {Gen 49:3-4} + "Now the sonsª of Reubenª the firstbornª of Israel,ª (for¹ he¹ [was] the firstborn;ª but, forasmuch as he defiledª ° his father'sª bed,ª his birthrightª was givenª ° unto the sonsª of Josephª the sonª of Israel:ª and the genealogy is not to be reckonedª °¹ after the birthright.ª ... For¹ Judahª prevailedª ° above his brethren,ª and of¹ him [came] the chief ruler;ª but the birthrightª [was] Joseph's:)ª" {1Ch 5:1-2}

took men:
As the word men is not in the text, some read "took counsel;" and some "took courage." Houbigant renders yikkach, rebellionem fecerunt, "they rebelled;" which scarcely any rule of criticism can ever justify. Dr. Geddes' translation is, "Another insurrection was raised against Moses by Korah," etc. Others think that it may mean, "behaved with insolence." But, as Dr. A. Clarke observes, the verb wyyikkach, "and he took" which though at the end of the sentence in English, is the first word in Hebrew, is not in the plural, but the singular; and hence cannot be applied to the acts of all these chiefs. In every part of the Scripture, where this rebellion is referred to, it is attributed to Korah, therefore the verb here belongs to him; and the whole verse should be translated, "Now Korah, son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, he took even Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, son of Peleth, son of Reuben, and they rose up," etc.; reading, with some manuscripts, the Samaritan, and Septuagint, ben, son, instead of beney, sons.

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