Numbers 16:11

Verse

Therefore, it is you and all your followers who have conspired against the LORD! As for Aaron, who is he that you should grumble against him?”

American Standard Version (1901)

Therefore thou and all thy company are gathered together against Jehovah: and Aaron, what is he that ye murmur against him?

Bible in Basic English

So you and all your band have come together against the Lord; and Aaron, who is he, that you are crying out against him?

Free Bible Version

So in reality you and those who have joined you are fighting against the Lord—because who is Aaron that you should complain about him?”

King James (Authorized) Version

For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?

One Unity Resource Bible

Therefore you and all your company have gathered together against Adonai ! What is Aaron [Light-bringer] that you murmur against him?”

Translation for Translators

It is really Yahweh against whom you and your fellow descendants of Levi are rebelling. Aaron is not the one about whom you are really complaining [RHQ].”

Unlocked Literal Bible

That is why you and all your group have gathered together against Yahweh. So why are you complaining about Aaron, who obeys Yahweh?”

Noah Webster Bible

For which cause both thou and all thy company are assembled against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?

World English Bible

Therefore you and all your company have gathered together against Yahweh! What is Aaron that you complain against him?”

Young's Literal Translation

Therefore, thou and all thy company who are met [are] against Jehovah; and Aaron, what [is] he, that ye murmur against him?'

Context

Korah’s Rebellion

¹⁰He has brought you near, you and all your fellow Levites, but you are seeking the priesthood as well.¹¹Therefore, it is you and all your followers who have conspired against the LORD! As for Aaron, who is he that you should grumble against him?”

Summary

In Numbers 16:11, Moses confronts Korah and his followers who rebel against his leadership and the authority God has given him. This verse highlights the seriousness of challenging God's chosen leaders and the consequences of such actions. It serves as a warning against pride, rebellion, and seeking positions of authority that are not appointed by God. Ultimately, Numbers 16:11 underscores the importance of respecting God's established order and leadership in both spiritual and earthly realms.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

For which cause, both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the Lord,.... For gathering together against his ministers, whom he had put into office to act under him, and endeavouring to overturn a constitution of his erecting, and resisting and not submitting to an ordinance of his, is interpreted gathering against him, and acting in opposition to him; see Rom 13:1, and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him? what is his transgression? what has he done? as Aben Ezra paraphrases it; he is not chargeable with any fault, he did not take upon him the office of high priest of himself, God called him to it, and put him in it; he is only his minister, and by no means to be blamed, and therefore it is unreasonable to envy him, or murmur against him; and, indeed, murmuring against him is murmuring against the Lord.