Numbers 16:1

The Rebellion of Korah

16:1 ¹ Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, who were Reubenites, ²  took men ³ 

Numbers 16:39

16:39 So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers presented by those who had been burned up, and they were hammered out as a covering for the altar.

Numbers 21:25

21:25 So Israel took all these cities; and Israel settled in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its villages. ⁴ 

Numbers 22:41

22:41 Then on the next morning Balak took Balaam, and brought him up to Bamoth Baal. ⁵  From there he saw the extent of the nation.

Numbers 25:7

25:7 When Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, ⁶  he got up from among the assembly, took a javelin in his hand,

Numbers 27:22

27:22 So Moses did as the Lord commanded him; he took Joshua and set ⁷  him before Eleazar the priest and before the whole community.

[16:1]  ¹ sn There are three main movements in the story of ch. 16. The first is the rebellion itself (vv. 1-19). The second is the judgment (vv. 20-35). Third is the atonement for the rebels (vv. 36-50). The whole chapter is a marvelous account of a massive rebellion against the leaders that concludes with reconciliation. For further study see G. Hort, “The Death of Qorah,” ABR 7 (1959): 2-26; and J. Liver, “Korah, Dathan and Abiram,” Studies in the Bible (ScrHier 8), 189-217.

[16:1]  ² tc The MT reading is plural (“the sons of Reuben”); the Smr and LXX have the singular (“the son of Reuben”).

[16:1]  ³ tn In the Hebrew text there is no object for the verb “took.” The translation presented above supplies the word “men.” However, it is possible that the MT has suffered damage here. The LXX has “and he spoke.” The Syriac and Targum have “and he was divided.” The editor of BHS suggests that perhaps the MT should be emended to “and he arose.”

[21:25]  ⁴ tn Heb “its daughters.”

[22:41]  ⁷ sn The name Bamoth Baal means “the high places of Baal.”

[25:7]  ¹⁰ tn The first clause is subordinated to the second because both begin with the preterite verbal form, and there is clearly a logical and/or chronological sequence involved.

[27:22]  ¹³ tn Heb “stood.”