Numbers 16:23

23 And 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 “Get away from all these people so that I may instantly destroy them!”

22 But Moses and Aaron fell face down on the ground. “O God,” they pleaded, “you are the God who gives breath to all creatures. Must you be angry with all the people when only one man sins?”

23 And the LORD said to Moses,

24 “Then tell all the people to get away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”

25 So Moses got up and rushed over to the tents of Dathan and Abiram, followed by the elders of Israel.