The Meaning of Numbers 16:50 Explained

Numbers 16:50

KJV: And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the plague was stayed.

YLT: and Aaron turneth back unto Moses, unto the opening of the tent of meeting, and the plague hath been restrained.

Darby: And Aaron returned to Moses to the entrance of the tent of meeting; and the plague was stayed.

ASV: And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tent of meeting: and the plague was stayed.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Aaron  returned  unto Moses  unto the door  of the tabernacle  of the congregation:  and the plague  was stayed. 

What does Numbers 16:50 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 16:36-50 - "between The Dead And The Living"
The censers served as plates for the altar. Even evil men and evil things will be made to subserve the divine purposes. See Acts 2:23. What a wonderful anticipation of our Lord's eternal priesthood and intercession is furnished by this picture of Aaron waving his censer between the living and the dead, and arresting the plague! On which side do you stand? Are you among the living, or among the dead? Is Christ to you a savor of life unto life or of death unto death? Awake thou that sleepest and arise from the dead, and Christ shall enlighten thee.
The priesthood and the incense-offering had been usurped by Korah to his destruction; but as exercised by God's appointed priest, they brought life. It is an awful thing for mortal man to intrude into the sacred prerogatives of Christ. See 1 Timothy 2:5. [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 16

1  The rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram
23  Moses separates the people from the rebels' tents
31  The earth swallows up Korah, and a fire consumes others
36  The censers are reserved to holy use
41  14,700 are slain by a plague, for murmuring against Moses and Aaron
46  Aaron by incense stays the plague

What do the individual words in Numbers 16:50 mean?

So returned Aaron to Moses at the door of the tabernacle of meeting for the plague had stopped -
וַיָּ֤שָׁב אַהֲרֹן֙ אֶל־ מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶל־ פֶּ֖תַח אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֑ד וְהַמַּגֵּפָ֖ה נֶעֱצָֽרָה פ

וַיָּ֤שָׁב  So  returned 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
אַהֲרֹן֙  Aaron 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַהֲרֹון  
Sense: brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest.
מֹשֶׁ֔ה  Moses 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֹשֶׁה  
Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus.
אֶל־  at 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
פֶּ֖תַח  the  door 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: פֶּתַח  
Sense: opening, doorway, entrance.
אֹ֣הֶל  of  the  tabernacle 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֹהֶל  
Sense: tent.
מוֹעֵ֑ד  of  meeting 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֹועֵד  
Sense: appointed place, appointed time, meeting.
וְהַמַּגֵּפָ֖ה  for  the  plague 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מַגֵּפָה  
Sense: blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence, strike, smite.
נֶעֱצָֽרָה  had  stopped 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: עָצַר  
Sense: to restrain, retain, close up, shut, withhold, refrain, stay, detain.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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