Psalms 106:17

106:16 They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD.

The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.

KJV

The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.

The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan and covered the company of Abiram.

106:18 And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.

What does Psalms 106:17 mean?

Psalms 106:17 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֶרֶץ (ʼerets), פָּתַח (pâthach), בָּלַע (bâlaʻ).

Hebrew interlinear

The

earthאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

openedפָּתַחpâthach/paw-thakh'/H6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

and

swallowed

upבָּלַעbâlaʻ/baw-lah'/H1104to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy

Dathan,דָּתָןDâthân/daw-thawn'/H1885Dathan, an Israelite

and

coveredכָּסָהkâçâh/kaw-saw'/H3680properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)

the

companyעֵדָהʻêdâh/ay-daw'/H5712a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)

Abiram.אֲבִירָםʼĂbîyrâm/ab-ee-rawm'/H48Abiram, the name of two Israelites

Topics

Abiram Desert, Journey of Israel Through The

People & places in this verse

People

Dathan Abiram

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 106:17.

Deuteronomy 11:6

And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and all the substance that was in their possession, in the midst of all Israel: substance: or, living substance which followed them was: Heb. was at their feet

Numbers 26:9

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:

Numbers 16:1

Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:

Numbers 16:12

And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:

Numbers 16:24

Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.

Numbers 16:25

And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.

Numbers 16:27

So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 106:17 say?

Psalms 106:17 (King James Version) reads: "The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram."

Is Psalms 106:17 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 106:17 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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