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Numbers 16:34

And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.

KJV

At vero omnis Israël, qui stabat per gyrum, fugit ad clamorem pereuntium, dicens : Ne forte et nos terra deglutiat.

Vulgate

καὶ πᾶς Ἰσραὴλ οἱ κύκλῳ αὐτῶν ἔφυγον ἀπὸ τῆς φωνῆς αὐτῶν, ὅτι λέγοντες Μή ποτε καταπίῃ ἡμᾶς ἡ γῆ.

LXX

And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them; for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up.

ASV

וְ/כָל יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֲשֶׁ֛ר סְבִיבֹתֵי/הֶ֖ם נָ֣סוּ לְ/קֹלָ֑/ם כִּ֣י אָֽמְר֔וּ פֶּן תִּבְלָעֵ֖/נוּ הָ/אָֽרֶץ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
ם
m
verb · 50×
נָ֖סוּ
nsv
verb · 161×
סָבִֽיב
sbyb
noun · 334×
פֶּן
pn
conjunction · 132×
ק֣וֹל
qvl
noun · 503×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Nah 3:7 — And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?
  • Prov 21:11 — When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
  • Ps 64:8 — So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
  • Rev 18:10 — Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.