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Numbers 16:5

“And he spoke to Korah and to all his community, saying, “In the morning YHWH will make known who is his, and who is holy, and he will bring him near to himself; and the one whom he chooses he will bring near to himself.”

Numbers 16:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Quotation · 2 Timothy 2:19

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Where the Hebrew says “YHWH will make known who is his,” 2 Timothy says “the Lord knew those who are his.”

Formula: ἔχων τὴν σφραγῖδα ταύτην “having this seal” (2 Timothy 2:19)

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Greek of the New Testament: ὁ μέντοι στερεὸς θεμέλιος τοῦ θεοῦ ἕστηκεν ἔχων τὴν σφραγῖδα ταύτην Ἔγνω κύριος τοὺς ὄντας αὐτοῦ καί Ἀποστήτω ἀπὸ ἀδικίας πᾶς ὁ ὀνομάζων τὸ ὄνομα κυρίου

Hebrew (Masoretic text): וַיְדַבֵּר אֶל קֹרַח וְאֶל כָּל עֲדָתוֹ לֵאמֹר בֹּקֶר וְיֹדַע יְהוָה אֶת אֲשֶׁר לוֹ וְאֶת הַקָּדוֹשׁ וְהִקְרִיב אֵלָיו וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר יִבְחַר בּוֹ יַקְרִיב אֵלָיו

Septuagint (Numbers 16:5 in the Septuagint numbering): καὶ ἐλάλησεν πρὸς κέ καὶ πρὸς πᾶσαν αὐτοῦ τὴν συναγωγὴν λέγων Ἐπέσκεπται καὶ ἔγνω ὁ θεὸς τοὺς ὄντας αὐτοῦ καὶ τοὺς ἁγίους, καὶ π ροσηγάγετο πρὸς ἑαυτόν, καὶ οὓς ἐξελέξατο ἑαυτῷ π ροσηγάγετο πρὸς ἑαυτόν.

In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, at most 4 consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Numbers 16:5, word by word

And he spokeיְדַבֵּרyedaber

speak

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

Where else “yedaber” appears
Korahקֹרַחkorach

Korah

Korah, the name of a son of Esau and Oholibamah and of other Edomites and Israelites, among them the Levite who rebelled against Moses (Numbers 16).

Where else “korach” appears
his communityעֲדָתadat

community

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

Where else “adat” appears
sayingאמֹרmor

say

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

Where else “mor” appears
“In the morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

Where else “boker” appears
YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
will make knownיֹדַעyoda

make known

To make someone aware, teach.

Where else “yoda” appears
is holyקָּדוֹשׁkadosh

holy

Set apart for God, distinct from the common.

Where else “kadosh” appears
and he will bring him nearהִקְרִיבhikriv

bring near

To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.

Where else “hikriv” appears
he choosesיִבְחַרyivchar

elect

God picks out his people, a place or a king.

Where else “yivchar” appears

Translation note

“His community” is the group that followed Korah. The Hebrew uses the same word as for the community of Israel.

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Quotation · 2 Timothy 2:19

Where the Hebrew says “YHWH will make known who is his,” 2 Timothy says “the Lord knew those who are his.”

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Numbers 16:5

5And he spoke to Korah and to all his community, saying, “In the morning YHWH will make known who is his, and who is holy, and he will bring him near to himself; and the one whom he chooses he will bring near to himself.

2 Timothy 2:19

19Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knew those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.”

The context

4When Moses heard it, he fell on his face.

5 · This verse (above)

6Do this: take censers for yourselves, Korah and all his community,

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