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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.

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וַיֵּעָל֗וּvayealvand ascend upעָלָהconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and ascend up”, the next action in the storyH5927to 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…מֵעַ֧לmealfrom aboveעַלpreposition, preposition — “from above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…מִשְׁכַּןmishkantabernacleמִשְׁכָּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “tabernacle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4908a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)dwelleth, dwelling (place), habitation, tabernacle, tent.קֹ֛רֶחqorechKorahקֹרַחnoun, proper name — “Korah”H7141Korach, the name of two Edomites and three IsraelitesKorah.דָּתָ֥ןdatanDathanדָּתָןnoun, proper name — “Dathan”H1885Dathan, an IsraeliteDathan.וַאֲבִירָ֖םvaaviramand Abiramאֲבִירָםconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Abiram”H48Abiram, the name of two IsraelitesAbiram.מִסָּבִ֑יבmisavivfrom aboutסָבִיבpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “from about”, the ordinary formH5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.וְדָתָ֨ןvedatanand Dathanדָּתָןconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Dathan”H1885Dathan, an IsraeliteDathan.וַאֲבִירָ֜םvaaviramand Abiramאֲבִירָםconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Abiram”H48Abiram, the name of two IsraelitesAbiram.יָצְא֣וּyatsevbring forthיָצָאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “bring forth”, a completed actionH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…נִצָּבִ֗יםnitsavimappointedנָצַבverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “appointed”, a verb used as a describing wordH5324to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively)appointed, deputy, erect, establish, [idiom] Huzzah (by mistake for a proper name), lay, officer, pillar, present, rear up, set (over, up), settle, sharpen, establish, (make to) stand(-ing, still, up, upright), best state.פֶּ֚תַחpetachdoorפֶּתַחnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “door”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6607an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance waydoor, entering (in), entrance (-ry), gate, opening, place.אָֽהֳלֵיהֶ֔םaholeyhemtentאֹהֶלnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “tent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH168a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֥םunesheyhemand eachאִשָּׁהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and each”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.וּבְנֵיהֶ֖םuveneyhemand sonבֵּןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and 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, […וְטַפָּֽםvetapamand childrenטַףconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and children”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2945a family (mostly used collectively in the singular)(little) children (ones), families.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So they got them up from the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side; and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood at the door of their tents, with their wives, and their sons, and their little ones.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

And they go up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan and Abiram, from round about, and Dathan, and Abiram have come out, standing at the opening of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their infants.

World English Bible

So they went away from the tent of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side. Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood at the door of their tents with their wives, their sons, and their little ones.

Darby Translation

And they got up from the habitation of Koran, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side. And Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the entrance of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little ones.

Douay-Rheims

And when they were departed from their tents round about, Dathan and Abiron coming out stood in the entry of their pavilions with their wives and children, and all the people.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they stood aloof from the tent of Core round about; and Dathan and Abiron went forth and stood by the doors of their tents, and their wives and their children and their store.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπέστησαν ἀπὸ τῆς σκηνῆς Κορὲ κύκλῳ· καὶ Δαθὰν καὶ Ἀβειρὼν ἐξῆλθον, καὶ εἱστήκεισαν παρὰ τὰς θύρας τῶν σκηνῶν αὐτῶν, καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες αὐτῶν, καὶ τὰ τέκνα αὐτῶν, καὶ ἡ ἀποσκευὴ αὐτῶν.