Numbers 16:31

31 As soon as he finished saying all this, the ground under them split apart

Numbers 16:31 in Other Translations

KJV
31 And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:
ESV
31 And as soon as he had finished speaking all these words, the ground under them split apart.
NLT
31 He had hardly finished speaking the words when the ground suddenly split open beneath them.
MSG
31 The words were hardly out of his mouth when the Earth split open.
CSB
31 Just as he finished speaking all these words, the ground beneath them split open.

Numbers 16:31 In-Context

29 If these men die a natural death and suffer the fate of all mankind, then the LORD has not sent me.
30 But if the LORD brings about something totally new, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them, with everything that belongs to them, and they go down alive into the realm of the dead, then you will know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt.”
31 As soon as he finished saying all this, the ground under them split apart
32 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households, and all those associated with Korah, together with their possessions.
33 They went down alive into the realm of the dead, with everything they owned; the earth closed over them, and they perished and were gone from the community.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Isaiah 64:1-2; Ezekiel 47:1-12; Micah 1:3-4; Zechariah 14:4
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