Numbers 16:43

43 And Moses and Aaron went in, in front of the tabernacle of witness.

Numbers 16:43 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 16:43

And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the
congregation.
] Whose tent was not far from it, about which the people of Israel were gathered; and from whence they came to the tabernacle, both for shelter and safety, and for advice and instruction how to behave in this crisis; they did not go into it, but stood before it; the Lord being in the cloud over it, they stood in the door of it, ( Numbers 16:50 ) ; so the Targum of Jonathan,

``and Moses and Aaron came from the congregation to the door of the tabernacle.''

Numbers 16:43 In-Context

41 And the children of Israel murmured the next day against Moses and Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the Lord.

42 And it came to pass when the congregation combined against Moses and Aaron, that they ran impetuously to the tabernacle of witness; and the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared.

43 And Moses and Aaron went in, in front of the tabernacle of witness.

44 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

45 Depart out of the midst of this congregation, and I will consume them at once: and they fell upon their faces.