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Numbers 16:12

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

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וַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvayishlachand sendשָׁלַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and send”, the next action in the storyH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…מֹשֶׁ֔הmoshehMosesמֹשֶׁהnoun, proper name — “Moses”H4872Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiverMoses.לִקְרֹ֛אliqroto callקָרָאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to call”, the to-form of the verbH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.לְדָתָ֥ןledatanto Dathanדָּתָןpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Dathan”H1885Dathan, an IsraeliteDathan.וְלַאֲבִירָ֖םvelaaviramand to Abiramאֲבִירָםconjunction, preposition, noun, proper name — “and to Abiram”H48Abiram, the name of two IsraelitesAbiram.בְּנֵ֣יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […אֱלִיאָ֑בeliavEliabאֱלִיאָבnoun, proper name — “Eliab”H446Eliab, the name of six IsraelitesEliab.וַיֹּאמְר֖וּvayomrvand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…נַעֲלֶֽהnaalehascend upעָלָהverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “ascend up”, an unfinished actionH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

And Moses sendeth to call for Dathan and for Abiram sons of Eliab, and they say, 'We do not come up;

World English Bible

Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they said, “We won’t come up!

Darby Translation

And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; but they said, We will not come up!

Douay-Rheims

Then Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiron the sons of Eliab. But they answered: We will not come.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiron sons of Eliab; and they said, We will not go up.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπέστειλε Μωυσῆς καλέσαι Δαθὰν καὶ Ἀβειρὼν υἱοὺς Ἑλιάβ· καὶ εἶπαν, οὐκ ἀναβαίνομεν.