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Deuteronomy 11:6

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11:6or what he did to Dathan and Abiram,12 sons of Eliab the Reubenite,13 when the earth opened its mouth in the middle of the Israelite camp14 and swallowed them, their families,15 their tents, and all the property they brought with them.16

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  1. 12 Dathan and Abiram. These two (along with others) had challenged Moses’ leadership in the desert with the result that the earth beneath them opened up and they and their families disappeared (Num 16:1–3, 31–35).
  2. 13 Or “the descendant of Reuben”; Heb “son of Reuben.”
  3. 14 Heb “in the midst of all Israel” (so , , ); “among all Israel.” In the Hebrew text these words appear at the end of the verse, but they are logically connected with the verbs. To make this clear the translation places the phrase after the first verb.
  4. 15 Heb “their houses,” referring to all who lived in their household. Cf. , , , , , “households.”
  5. 16 Heb “and all the substance which was at their feet.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

and what he did to Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, son of Reuben, how the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households, their tents, and every living thing that followed them, in the midst of all Israel.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

and what he did to Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab the Reubenite, when the earth opened its mouth right in the middle of all Israel and swallowed them up with their households, their tents and every living thing that belonged to them.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

and what he did to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab the Reubenite, when in the middle of the whole Israelite camp the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, their tents, and every living thing with them.

NLTNew Living Translation

They didn’t see what he did to Dathan and Abiram (the sons of Eliab, a descendant of Reuben) when the earth opened its mouth in the Israelite camp and swallowed them, along with their households and tents and every living thing that belonged to them.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

and what he did to Dathan and to Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben, how the earth opened its mouth wide and swallowed them, their households and their tents, and all of the living creatures that were in their possession and that were following along with them in the midst of all of Israel.

KJV 1900King James Version

And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and all the substance that was in their possession, in the midst of all Israel: