Numbers 26:10

10 The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire devoured the 250 men. And they served as a warning sign.

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Numbers 26:10 in Other Translations

KJV

10 And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign.

ESV

10 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, when the fire devoured 250 men, and they became a warning.

NLT

10 But the earth opened up its mouth and swallowed them with Korah, and fire devoured 250 of their followers. This served as a warning to the entire nation of Israel.

MSG

10 The Earth opened its jaws and swallowed them along with Korah's gang who died when the fire ate them up, all 250 of them. After all these years, they're still a warning sign.

CSB

10 The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them with Korah, when his followers died and the fire consumed 250 men. They [serve as] a warning sign.

Numbers 26:10 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 26:10

And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up
Not only Dathan and Abiram, but their wives and children, their houses and tents, and all their goods, see ( Numbers 16:32 Numbers 16:33 ) together with Korah; the words being thus rendered, and standing in such close connection with the preceding, some have concluded from hence that Korah was swallowed up with them in the earth; whereas he seems rather to have been at that time with the two hundred and fifty men that had censers at the door of the tabernacle, and was consumed by fire with them, see ( Numbers 16:16-19 Numbers 16:40 ) and, indeed, it is suggested here, for the phrase may be rendered, "and the things of Korah" ^F13; what appertained unto him, his men, tents, goods, and substance, which agrees with ( Numbers 16:32 ) or, "and as for Korah" ^F14; with respect to him: "when that company died": he was at the head of, he died also, the same death they died, by fire, as follows:

what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men;
which was the number his company consisted of, who took censers, and offered incense, and were consumed by fire, ( Numbers 16:2 Numbers 16:17 Numbers 16:35 ) , and with whom, in all probability, he perished:

and they became a sign,
were made an example of, to deter others from the like practices, and particularly usurping any part of the priest's office: some connect the words with the following, and take the sense to be, that this was the sign or miracle, that when they perished, Korah's sons died not, but were preserved; which sense is countenanced by the Vulgate Latin, but the other sense is best.

FOOTNOTES:

F13 (xrq taw) "et quae erant, Korachi", Junius & Tremellius.
F14 So Pool, Patrick; "deinde et Corah (qui periit) in morte congregationis", Tigurine version.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Numbers 26:10 In-Context

8 The son of Pallu was Eliab,

9 and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan and Abiram. The same Dathan and Abiram were the community officials who rebelled against Moses and Aaron and were among Korah’s followers when they rebelled against the LORD.

10 The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire devoured the 250 men. And they served as a warning sign.

11 The line of Korah, however, did not die out.

12 The descendants of Simeon by their clans were: through Nemuel, the Nemuelite clan; through Jamin, the Jaminite clan; through Jakin, the Jakinite clan;