Numbers 16:47
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 16:47 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 16:47 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 16:47 — KJV
“And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people.”
— Numbers 16:47 (KJV)
Numbers 16:47 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 16:47
“And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:47: aaron, took, commanded
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them. sleep: Heb. lie down”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:47: moses, ran, behold
“And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:47: aaron, took, moses
“And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:47: took, moses, behold
“And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:) their enemies: Heb. those that rose up against them”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:47: aaron, moses, among
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