And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.
Parallel translations
- WEB Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.
- BSB So Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him.
- NKJV Then Moses rose and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him.
- NASB Then Moses arose and went to Dathan and Abiram, with the elders of Israel following him,
- NLT So Moses got up and rushed over to the tents of Dathan and Abiram, followed by the elders of Israel.
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Quick answer
Moses rose and went to Dathan and Abiram, with the elders following. He acted as God directed, confronting the rebels.
Overview
Moses obeys God and approaches the rebels, accompanied by the elders of Israel as witnesses. His action carries the weight of God's authority and the community's leadership. The presence of the elders underscores the public, official nature of the impending judgment.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Num 11:25And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.
- Num 11:30And Moses gat him into the camp, he and the elders of Israel.
- Num 11:16–17And the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee.
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In the wilderness Christ is the water from the rock, the bronze serpent lifted up that the dying might look and live (John 3:14), and the star and scepter that Balaam saw rising out of Jacob.
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