Numbers 16:23

23 Then the LORD said to Moses,

Numbers 16:23 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 16:23

And the Lord spake unto Moses
When on his face in prayer, and bid him rise up, and told him he had granted his request, and then spoke to him: saying;
as follows.

Numbers 16:23 In-Context

21 "Move away from these men, and I'll destroy them in an instant."

22 Immediately, they bowed with their faces touching the ground and said, "O God, you are the God who gives the breath of life to everyone! If one man sins, will you be angry with the whole community?"

23 Then the LORD said to Moses,

24 "Tell the community: Move away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram."

25 Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the leaders of Israel followed him.