Numbers 16:2 - Tree of Life Version

² rose up against Moses and took 250 men from Bnei-Yisrael, men of renown who had been appointed to the council.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² and they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the Israelites, 250 princes or leaders of the congregation called to the assembly, men well known and of distinction.

American Standard Version (1901)

² and they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the congregation, called to the assembly, men of renown;

Common English Bible

² rose up against Moses, along with two hundred fifty Israelite men, leaders of the community, chosen by the assembly, men of reputation.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² rose up against Moses, with two hundred fifty others of the sons of Israel, leading men of the assembly, and who, at the time of a council, would be called by name.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² Rose up against Moses: and with them two hundred and fifty others of the children of Israel, leading men of the synagogue, and who in the time of assembly were called by name.

Numbers 16:2 Cross References

Genesis 6:4

The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, whenever the sons of God came to the daughters of men, and gave birth to them. Those were the mighty men of old, men of renown.

1 Chronicles 12:30

from the sons of Benjamin, Saul’s kinsmen, 3,000 for up to that time the majority of them had kept their allegiance to Saul’s house;

1 Chronicles 5:24

These were the heads of their clans: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, Jahdiel. They were mighty men of valor, famous men, heads of their clans.

Ezekiel 16:14

Your fame spread among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect, through My splendor, which I bestowed on you.” It is a declaration of Adonai.

Ezekiel 23:10

They stripped her naked, they took her sons and her daughters and slaughtered her with the sword. She became notorious among women. Judgments were executed upon her.

Numbers 1:16

These were those selected from the community, princes of their ancestral tribes. They were heads of the thousands of Israel.

Numbers 12:1

Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses on account of the Cushite woman he married, because he had married a Cushite woman.

Numbers 16:35

Fire also came out from Adonai and consumed the 250 men offering the incense.

Numbers 26:9

The sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These were the Dathan and Abiram who were community leaders who rebelled against Moses and Aaron and were among the following of Korah in their rebellion against Adonai.

Numbers 27:3

“Our father died in the wilderness. But he was not one of the followers banding together against Adonai with Korah, though he died for his own sin. Yet he had no sons.