Numbers 16:8

Numbers 16:8

And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:

a. NLT: Then Moses spoke again to Korah: “Now listen, you Levites!

b. NIV: Moses also said to Korah, “Now listen, you Levites!

c. YLT: And Moses saith unto Korah, 'Hear ye, I pray you, sons of Levi;

d. Amplified Bible Classic: And Moses said to Korah, Hear, I pray you, you sons of Levi:

e. Septuagint: And Moses said to Core, Hearken to me, ye sons of Levi.

f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: Moses said to Korah, “Hear now, O offspring of Levi”.

1. “And Moses said unto Korah…”

a. And Moses [Strong: 4872 Mosheh mo-sheh' from 4871; drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver:--Moses.]

b. said [Strong: 559 'amar aw-mar' a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude):--answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.]

c. unto [Strong: 413 'el ale (but only used in the shortened constructive form sel {el}); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or among; often in general, to:--about, according to ,after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, X hath, in(- to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).]

d. Korah [Strong: 7141 7141 Qorach ko'rakh from 7139; ice; Korach, the name of two Edomites and three Israelites:--Korah.]

2. “…Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:”

a. Hear [Strong: 8085 shama` shaw-mah' a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.):--X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.]

b. I pray you [Strong: 4994 na' naw a primitive particle of incitement and entreaty, which may usually be rendered: "I pray," "now," or "then"; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction:--I beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.]

c. sons [Strong: 1121 ben bane from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.]

          

d. of Levi [Strong: 3878 Leviy lay-vee' from 3867; attached; Levi, a son of Jacob:--Levi.]

1). Stone Edition Chumash: Torah/Prophets/Writings: Which Levites was Moses addressing? According to R.Channel, most of Korah’s assembly were Levites, whom he had won over by accusing Moses of “nepotism” in appointing his brother to be Kohen Gadol. Ramban, however, contends that it is inconceiveable that the “tribe of God’s servants” would rebel against Moses. He maintains that Moses was addressing Korah, to unmask his pretensions of unselfish devotion to the “holy assembly.” Moses was implying that Korah’s motive was a desire for personal aggrandizement, because he was dissatisfied with being only a Levite, and wanted to usurp Aaron’s position for himself. Tactfully, Moses spoke in the plural, to show respect for all the Levites and thus deter others from being taken in.