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Numbers 16:33–34

33 So they and all those with them went down alive into the pit; the earth closed over them, and they perished from among the assembly. 34 Then all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up also!

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Numbers 16:33–34 — The New International Version (NIV)

33 They went down alive into the realm of the dead, with everything they owned; the earth closed over them, and they perished and were gone from the community. 34 At their cries, all the Israelites around them fled, shouting, “The earth is going to swallow us too!”

Numbers 16:33–34 — English Standard Version (ESV)

33 So they and all that belonged to them went down alive into Sheol, and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly. 34 And all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up!”

Numbers 16:33–34 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

33 They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation. 34 And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.

Numbers 16:33–34 — New Living Translation (NLT)

33 So they went down alive into the grave, along with all their belongings. The earth closed over them, and they all vanished from among the people of Israel. 34 All the people around them fled when they heard their screams. “The earth will swallow us, too!” they cried.

Numbers 16:33–34 — New Century Version (NCV)

33 They were buried alive, going to the place of the dead, and everything they owned went with them. Then the earth covered them. They died and were gone from the community. 34 The people of Israel around them heard their screams and ran away, saying, “The earth will swallow us, too!”

Numbers 16:33–34 — American Standard Version (ASV)

33 So they, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into Sheol: and the earth closed upon them, and they perished from among the assembly. 34 And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them; for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up.

Numbers 16:33–34 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

33 And they went down, they and all that they had, alive into Sheol, and the earth covered them; and they perished from among the congregation. 34 And all Israel that were round about them fled at their cry; for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up!

Numbers 16:33–34 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

33 They went down alive to their graves with everything that belonged to them. The ground covered them, and so they disappeared from the assembly. 34 All the Israelites around them ran away when they heard their screams. They thought the ground would swallow them, too. 

Numbers 16:33–34 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

33 They went down alive into Sheol with all that belonged to them. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly. 34 At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled because they thought, “The earth may swallow us too!”

Numbers 16:33–34 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

33 So they with all that belonged to them went down alive into Sheol; the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly. 34 All Israel around them fled at their outcry, for they said, “The earth will swallow us too!”

Numbers 16:33–34 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

33 They went down alive to Sheol, they and all that belonged to them, and the land covered over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly. 34 All Israel who were around them fled at their cry, because they said, “Lest the land swallow us up!”

Numbers 16:33–34 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

33 They went down into the grave alive. Everything they owned went down with them. The ground closed over them. They died. And so they disappeared from the community.

34 All of the people of Israel who were around them heard their cries. They ran away from them. They shouted, “The ground is going to swallow us up too!”

Numbers 16:33–34 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

33 So they and all that belonged to them went down alive to Sheol; and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly.

34 All Israel who were around them fled at their outcry, for they said, “The earth may swallow us up!”


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