The Meaning of Numbers 26:9 Explained

Numbers 26:9

KJV: And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the LORD:

YLT: and the sons of Eliab are Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram; this is that Dathan and Abiram, called ones of the company, who have striven against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, in their striving against Jehovah,

Darby: and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, summoned of the assembly, who contended against Moses and against Aaron in the band of Korah, when they contended against Jehovah.

ASV: And the sons of Eliab: Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram, who were called of the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against Jehovah,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the sons  of Eliab;  Nemuel,  and Dathan,  and Abiram.  This [is that] Dathan  and Abiram,  [which were] famous  in the congregation,  who strove  against Moses  and against Aaron  in the company  of Korah,  when they strove  against the LORD: 

What does Numbers 26:9 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Numbers 26

1  The sum of all Israel is taken in the plains of Moab
52  The law of dividing among them the inheritance of the land
57  The families and number of the Levites
63  None but Caleb and Joshua was left of those who were numbered at Sinai

What do the individual words in Numbers 26:9 mean?

And the sons of Eliab [were] Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram [They] are the Dathan and Abiram - representatives of the congregation who contended against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah when they contended Yahweh
וּבְנֵ֣י אֱלִיאָ֔ב נְמוּאֵ֖ל וְדָתָ֣ן וַאֲבִירָ֑ם הֽוּא־ דָתָ֨ן וַאֲבִירָ֜ם [קרואי] (קְרִיאֵ֣י) הָעֵדָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִצּ֜וּ עַל־ מֹשֶׁ֤ה וְעַֽל־ אַהֲרֹן֙ בַּעֲדַת־ קֹ֔רַח בְּהַצֹּתָ֖ם יְהוָֽה

וּבְנֵ֣י  And  the  sons 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אֱלִיאָ֔ב  of  Eliab 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֱלִיאָב  
Sense: son of Helon, leader of Zebulun in the wilderness.
נְמוּאֵ֖ל  [were]  Nemuel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נְמוּאֵל  
Sense: the eldest son of Simeon.
וְדָתָ֣ן  and  Dathan 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּתָן  
Sense: a Reubenite chief, son of Eliab, who, with his brother, Abiram, joined Korah’s conspiracy against Moses’ authority.
וַאֲבִירָ֑ם  and  Abiram 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲבִירָם  
Sense: a Reubenite, son of Eliab in exodus.
הֽוּא־  [They]  are 
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
דָתָ֨ן  the  Dathan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּתָן  
Sense: a Reubenite chief, son of Eliab, who, with his brother, Abiram, joined Korah’s conspiracy against Moses’ authority.
וַאֲבִירָ֜ם  and  Abiram 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲבִירָם  
Sense: a Reubenite, son of Eliab in exodus.
[קרואי]  - 
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine plural construct
(קְרִיאֵ֣י)  representatives  of 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural construct
Root: קָרִיא  
Sense: called, summoned, called one.
הָעֵדָ֗ה  the  congregation 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֵדָה  
Sense: congregation, gathering.
הִצּ֜וּ  contended 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: נָצָה 
Sense: (Qal) to fly.
עַל־  against 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
מֹשֶׁ֤ה  Moses 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֹשֶׁה  
Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus.
אַהֲרֹן֙  Aaron 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַהֲרֹון  
Sense: brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest.
בַּעֲדַת־  in  the  company 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: עֵדָה  
Sense: congregation, gathering.
קֹ֔רַח  of  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.
בְּהַצֹּתָ֖ם  when  they  contended 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct, third person masculine plural
Root: נָצָה 
Sense: (Qal) to fly.
יְהוָֽה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.

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