Numbers 16:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They assembledוַיִּֽקָּהֲל֞וּ
(vai·yik·ka·ha·lu)
6950: to gather as an assembly or congregationdenominative verb from qahal
together againstעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣ה
(mo·sheh)
4872: a great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiverfrom mashah
and Aaron,אַהֲרֹ֗ן
(a·ha·ron)
175: an elder brother of Mosesof uncertain derivation
and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּ
(vai·yo·me·ru)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to them, "You have gone far enough,רַב־
(rav-)
7227a: much, many, greatfrom rabab
for allכָל־
(chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the congregationהָֽעֵדָה֙
(ha·'e·dah)
5712: congregationfrom yaad
are holy,קְדֹשִׁ֔ים
(ke·do·shim,)
6918: sacred, holyfrom the same as qodesh
every oneכֻּלָּ֣ם
(kul·lam)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
of them, and the LORDיְהוָ֑ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
is in their midst;וּבְתֹוכָ֖ם
(u·ve·to·v·cham)
8432: midstof uncertain derivation
so whyוּמַדּ֥וּעַ
(u·mad·du·a')
4069: why? for what reason?from mah and yada
do you exaltתִּֽתְנַשְּׂא֖וּ
(tit·nas·se·'u)
5375: to lift, carry, takea prim. root
yourselves aboveוְעַֽל־
(ve·'al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
the assemblyקְהַ֥ל
(ke·hal)
6951: assembly, convocation, congregationfrom an unused word
of the LORD?"יְהוָֽה׃
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah


















KJV Lexicon
And they gathered themselves together
qahal  ('kaw-hal')
to convoke -- assemble (selves) (together), gather (selves) (together).
against Moses
Mosheh  (mo-sheh')
drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver -- Moses.
and against Aaron
'Aharown  (a-har-one')
Aharon, the brother of Moses -- Aaron.
and said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto them Ye take too much
rab  (rab)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
upon you seeing all the congregation
`edah  (ay-daw')
a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd) -- assembly, company, congregation, multitude, people, swarm.
are holy
qadowsh  (kaw-doshe')
sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary -- holy (One), saint.
every one of them and the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
is among
tavek  (taw'-vek)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in).
them wherefore then lift ye up
nasa'  (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
yourselves above the congregation
qahal  (kaw-hawl')
assemblage (usually concretely) -- assembly, company, congregation, multitude.
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They assembled together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, "You have gone far enough, for all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is in their midst; so why do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?"

King James Bible
And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, "You have gone too far! Everyone in the entire community is holy, and the LORD is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the LORD's assembly?"

International Standard Version
They gathered together against Moses and Aaron and told them, "You have appropriated too much for yourselves from the entire congregation, since all of them are holy, and the LORD is among them, too. Why do you exalt yourselves over the LORD's assembly?"

NET Bible
And they assembled against Moses and Aaron, saying to them, "You take too much upon yourselves, seeing that the whole community is holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the community of the LORD?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They came together to confront Moses and Aaron and said to them, "You've gone far enough! Everyone in the whole community is holy, and the LORD is among them. Why do you set yourselves above the LORD's assembly?"

King James 2000 Bible
And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, You take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: why then lift you up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?
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