Numbers 16:33
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So they and allוְכָל־
(ve·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
that belonged to them went downוַיֵּ֨רְד֜וּ
(vai·ye·re·du)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
aliveחַיִּ֖ים
(chai·yim)
2416a: alive, livingfrom chayah
to Sheol;שְׁאֹ֑לָה
(she·'o·lah;)
7585: underworld (place to which people descend at death)of uncertain derivation
and the earthהָאָ֔רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz,)
776: earth, landa prim. root
closedוַתְּכַ֤ס
(vat·te·chas)
3680: to covera prim. root
overעֲלֵיהֶם֙
(a·lei·hem)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
them, and they perishedוַיֹּאבְד֖וּ
(vai·yo·ve·du)
6: to perisha prim. root
from the midstמִתֹּ֥וךְ
(mit·to·vch)
8432: midstof uncertain derivation
of the assembly.הַקָּהָֽל׃
(hak·ka·hal.)
6951: assembly, convocation, congregationfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
They and all that appertained to them went down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
alive
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
into the pit
sh'owl  (sheh-ole')
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates -- grave, hell, pit.
and the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
closed
kacah  (kaw-saw')
to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy) -- clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm.
upon them and they perished
'abad  (aw-bad')
to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
from 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).
the congregation
qahal  (kaw-hawl')
assemblage (usually concretely) -- assembly, company, congregation, multitude.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So they and all that belonged to them went down alive to Sheol; and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly.

King James Bible
They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They went down alive into Sheol with all that belonged to them. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly.

International Standard Version
So they and all that belonged to them descended alive to Sheol. Then the earth closed over them. That's how they were annihilated from the assembly.

NET Bible
They and all that they had went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed over them. So they perished from among the community.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They went down alive to their graves with everything that belonged to them. The ground covered them, and so they disappeared from the assembly.

King James 2000 Bible
They, and all that belonged to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.
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