^27:3“Our father died in the wilderness, although³ he was not part of⁴ the company of those that gathered themselves together against the Lord in the company of Korah; but he died for his own sin,⁵ and he had no sons.

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Footnotes

3 This clause begins with a vav (ו) on a pronoun, marking it out as a disjunctive vav. In this context it fits best to take it as a circumstantial clause introducing concession.
4 Heb “in the midst of.”
5 The word order is emphatic: “but in/on account of his own sins he died.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against the Lord in the company of Korah, but died for his own sin. And he had no sons.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among Korah’s followers, who banded together against the Lord, but he died for his own sin and left no sons.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among Korah’s followers, who gathered together against the Lord. Instead, he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Our father died in the wilderness,” they said. “He was not among Korah’s followers, who rebelled against the Lord; he died because of his own sin. But he had no sons.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Our father died in the desert; he was not in the midst of the company of those who banded together against Yahweh in the company of Korah, but he died in his own sin, and he had no sons.

KJV 1900King James Version

Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the Lord in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons.

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