The Meaning of Numbers 16:6 Explained

Numbers 16:6

KJV: This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;

YLT: This do: take to yourselves censers, Korah, and all his company,

Darby: This do: take you censers, Korah, and all his band,

ASV: This do: take you censers, Korah, and all his company;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

This do;  Take  you censers,  Korah,  and all his company; 

What does Numbers 16:6 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 16:1-19 - The Rebellion Of Koran
This was a very serious revolt, because so many princes associated themselves with the Levites. Jealousy was at the root of the entire movement. "All the congregation are holy," they said. "Wherefore lift ye up yourselves?" There is no root of bitterness that needs such careful watching as jealousy! If it is in your heart you must, like Samuel of old and General Gordon in our own times, "hew Agag in pieces before the Lord."
The record of Moses' meekness precedes this story of his testing. Whatever is strongest and best in us will be searched as by fire. Even Moses was ruffled by these gross charges. See Numbers 16:15. The best of men are but men at the best. Only Jesus was without a flaw.
What a beautiful thought is expressed in Numbers 16:5; Numbers 16:7; Numbers 16:9. There are holy and blessed souls who have an especial right of access into God's presence-chamber. See Zechariah 3:7. [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 16:6 mean?

This do take to you censers Korah and all your company
זֹ֖את עֲשׂ֑וּ קְחוּ־ לָכֶ֣ם מַחְתּ֔וֹת קֹ֖רַח וְכָל־ עֲדָתֽוֹ

זֹ֖את  This 
Parse: Pronoun, feminine singular
Root: זׄאת  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, such.
קְחוּ־  take 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: יָקַח 
Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
לָכֶ֣ם  to  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
מַחְתּ֔וֹת  censers 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: מַחְתָּה  
Sense: fire-holder, censer, firepan, snuff dish, tray.
קֹ֖רַח  Korah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֹרַח  
Sense: son of Izhar, grandson of Kohath, great grandson of Levi and leader of the rebellion of the Israelites against Moses and Aaron while in the wilderness; punished and died by an earthquake and flames of fire.
וְכָל־  and  all 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
עֲדָתֽוֹ  your  company 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עֵדָה  
Sense: congregation, gathering.