Numbers 16:26

“And he spoke to the community, saying, “Turn away, please, from the tents of these wicked men, and do not touch anything of theirs, lest you be swept away in all their sins.””

Numbers 16:26 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 16:26, word by word

And he spokeיְדַבֵּרyedaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “yedaber” appears
the communityעֵדָהeda

community

Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.

Where else “eda” appears
sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“Turn awayסוּרוּsuru

turn aside

To leave the road, go away.

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the tentsאָהֳלֵיahole

tent

A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.

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wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim

wicked

One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.

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menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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touchתִּגְּעוּtigu

touch

To lay a hand or finger on something, sometimes to take it or harm it.

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you be swept awayתִּסָּפוּtisafu

sweep away

To perish together with others, wiped out.

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their sinsחַטֹּאתָchatota

sin

Failing God, not doing what he asks.

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The context

25And Moses rose and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him.

26 · This verse (above)

27So they moved away from the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, from around; and Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the entrance of their tents, with their wives, their sons, and their little ones.

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