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Numbers 16:42

Numbers 16:42
And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron,.... To kill them, as the Targum of Jonathan adds; who, perhaps, upon uttering their murmurs, made up to them,…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Numbers 16:41-50

Here is, I. A new rebellion raised the very next day against Moses and Aaron. Be astonished, O heavens, at this, and wonder, O earth! Was there ever such an instance of the incurable corruption of…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Numbers 16:41-50

The people murmured at the death of Korah's company, and were punished by a plague, which ceased when Aaron made atonement with incense.

In contrast to the action of the princes, the offering of…