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Numbers 16:22

And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?

KJV

Qui ceciderunt proni in faciem, atque dixerunt : Fortissime Deus spirituum universæ carnis, num uno peccante, contra omnes ira tua desæviet ?

Vulgate

καὶ ἔπεσαν ἐπὶ πρόσωπον αὐτῶν καὶ εἶπαν Θεός, θεὸς τῶν πνευμάτων καὶ πάσης σαρκός, εἰ ἄνθρωπος εἷς ἥμαρτεν, ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν συναγωγὴν ὀργὴ Κυρίου;

LXX

And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?

ASV

וַ/יִּפְּל֤וּ עַל פְּנֵי/הֶם֙ וַ/יֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ אֵ֕ל אֱלֹהֵ֥י הָ/רוּחֹ֖ת לְ/כָל בָּשָׂ֑ר הָ/אִ֤ישׁ אֶחָד֙ יֶחֱטָ֔א וְ/עַ֥ל כָּל הָ/עֵדָ֖ה תִּקְצֹֽף

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֵ֣ל
'l
noun · 244×
אֶחָ֖ד
'chd
adjective · 970×
הֶחֱטִ֖יא
hchty'
verb · 237×
וֹ
v
noun · 269×
יִּפֹּ֥ל
ypl
verb · 434×
יִּקְצֹ֥ף
yqtsp
verb · 34×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
עֵדָ֔ה
'dh
noun · 149×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
ר֣וּחַ
rvch
noun · 377×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Moses served as the great high priest of Israel, mediating between the holy God and the sinful people. His intercessions after the golden calf and the rebellion of Korah demonstrate that the true priest must love both God and the people. Philo sees in Moses' priesthood a foreshadowing of the ideal mediator who bridges the infinite gap between the divine and human realms.

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 24:17 — And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be
  • Eccl 12:7 — Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
  • Eccl 12:7 — Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
  • Eph 4:6 — One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
  • Exod 32:10 — Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.
  • Ezek 18:4 — Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
  • Gen 2:7 — And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
  • Gen 18:23 — And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
  • Gen 18:23 — And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
  • Gen 18:32 — And he said, Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.
  • Heb 12:9 — Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
  • Heb 12:9 — Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
  • Isa 57:16 — For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.
  • Isa 57:16 — For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.
  • Jer 32:27 — Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?
  • Jer 38:16 — So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the LORD liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy l
  • Job 12:10 — In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
  • Job 12:10 — In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
  • Josh 22:18 — But that ye must turn away this day from following the LORD? and it will be, seeing ye rebel to day against the LORD, that to morrow he will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel.
  • Lev 10:6 — And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren,
  • Luke 24:39 — Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
  • Matt 26:39 — And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
  • Num 14:5 — Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.
  • Num 14:5 — Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.
  • Num 16:45 — Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
  • Num 20:6 — And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto them.
  • Num 27:16 — Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,
  • Num 27:16 — Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,
  • Rom 5:18 — Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
  • Zech 12:1 — The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.
  • Zech 12:1 — The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.