Numbers 16:39 KJV

And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:

Words Then and Now

brasen made of brass or bronze Still heard today: brazen, bold as brass; the same word Webster’s 1828 · Brasen

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Matthew Henry

The company of Korah consumedA fire went out from the Lord, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense, while Aaron, who stood with them, was preserved alive. God is...

Thompson Chains

Obedience (2)See the chain from Genesis 6:22 · 15 links

Topics

Abiram 1. An Israelite who conspired with Dathan against Moses and Aaron
Altar A cover made for, of the censers of Korah
Blindness Israelites
Censer Those which Korah used were converted into plates
Citizens Korah, Dathan, and Abiram
Israel Rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram
Korah Jealous of Moses, leads two-hundred and fifty princes in an insurrection, and is swallowed up in the earth
Levites Sedition among, led by Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and On, on account of jealousy toward Moses and Aaron
Minister, Christian Korah, Dathan, and Abiram
Moses Rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram against
Offerings With meat and drink offerings
Priest Usurpations of office of
Token Cover of the altar

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness

Bible Dictionary

EleazarGod has helped. (1.) The third son of Aaron (Ex 6:23). His wife, a daughter of Putiel, bore him Phinehas (Ex 6:25). After the death of...

Hebrew and Strong’s

And Eleazar אֶלְעָזָר ʾelʿāzār אֶלְעָזָר Proper name
the priest הַכֹּהֵן hakkōhēn כֹּהֵן Noun · masculine singular · with the
took וַיִּקַּח wayyiqqaḥ לָקַח Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
the brasen הַנְּחֹשֶׁת hannĕḥōšet נְחֹשֶׁת Noun · feminine singular · with the
censers אֵת ʾēt Object marker מַחְתּוֹת maḥtôt מַחְתָּה Noun · feminine plural construct
wherewith they that were burnt אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative הַשְּׂרֻפִים haśśĕrupîm שָׂרַף Verb · qal passive participle, masculine plural · with the
had offered הִקְרִיבוּ hiqrîbû קָרַב Verb · hiphil perfect, third person common plural
and they were made broad וַיְרַקְּעוּם wayraqqĕʿûm רָקַע Verb · piel sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and, suffix: third person masculine plural
a covering צִפּוּי ṣippûy צִפּוּי Noun · masculine singular
of the altar לַמִּזְבֵּחַ lammizbēaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the

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