Numbers 16:28
New International Version
Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things and that it was not my idea:

New Living Translation
And Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things that I have done—for I have not done them on my own.

English Standard Version
And Moses said, “Hereby you shall know that the LORD has sent me to do all these works, and that it has not been of my own accord.

Berean Standard Bible
Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things, for it was not my own doing:

King James Bible
And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.

New King James Version
And Moses said: “By this you shall know that the LORD has sent me to do all these works, for I have not done them of my own will.

New American Standard Bible
Then Moses said, “By this you shall know that the LORD has sent me to do all these deeds; for it is not my doing.

NASB 1995
Moses said, “By this you shall know that the LORD has sent me to do all these deeds; for this is not my doing.

NASB 1977
And Moses said, “By this you shall know that the LORD has sent me to do all these deeds; for this is not my doing.

Legacy Standard Bible
And Moses said, “By this you shall know that Yahweh has sent me to do all these deeds; for this is not from my heart.

Amplified Bible
Then Moses said, “By this you shall know that the LORD has sent me to do all these works; for I do not act of my own accord.

Christian Standard Bible
Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD sent me to do all these things and that it was not of my own will:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD sent me to do all these things and that it was not of my own will:

American Standard Version
And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that Jehovah hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Moshe said, “In this you shall know that LORD JEHOVAH has sent me to do all of these works and it was not from my mind:

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Moses said, Hereby shall ye know that the Lord has sent me to perform all these works, that I have not done them of myself.

Contemporary English Version
Moses said to the crowd, "The LORD has chosen me and told me to do these things--it wasn't my idea. And here's how you will know:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Moses said: By this you shall know that the Lord hath sent me to do all things that you see, and that I have not forged them of my own head:

English Revised Version
And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Moses said, "This is how you will know that the LORD sent me to do all these things and that it wasn't my idea:

Good News Translation
Moses said to the people, "This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things and that it is not by my own choice that I have done them.

International Standard Version
Then Moses said, "This is how you'll know that the LORD has sent me to do all these awesome works—they're not coming merely from me.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And Moses said: 'Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works, and that I have not done them of mine own mind.

Literal Standard Version
And Moses says, “By this you know that YHWH has sent me to do all these works, that [they are] not from my own heart;

Majority Standard Bible
Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things, for it was not my own doing:

New American Bible
Moses said, “This is how you shall know that the LORD sent me to do all I have done, and that it was not of my own devising:

NET Bible
Then Moses said, "This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these works, for I have not done them of my own will.

New Revised Standard Version
And Moses said, “This is how you shall know that the LORD has sent me to do all these works; it has not been of my own accord:

New Heart English Bible
Moses said, "Hereby you shall know that the LORD has sent me to do all these works; for they are not from my own mind.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Moses said, by this ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works: for I have not done them of my own mind.

World English Bible
Moses said, “Hereby you shall know that Yahweh has sent me to do all these works; for they are not from my own mind.

Young's Literal Translation
And Moses saith, 'By this ye do know that Jehovah hath sent me to do all these works, that they are not from my own heart;

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Context
The Earth Swallows Korah
28Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things, for it was not my own doing: 29If these men die a natural death, or if they suffer the fate of all men, then the LORD has not sent me.…

Cross References
Exodus 3:12
"I will surely be with you," God said, "and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain."

Exodus 4:12
Now go! I will help you as you speak, and I will teach you what to say."

Exodus 4:15
You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will help both of you to speak, and I will teach you what to do.

Numbers 24:13
that even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the LORD? I will speak whatever the LORD says.

1 Kings 18:36
At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, "O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.


Treasury of Scripture

And Moses said, Hereby you shall know that the LORD has sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of my own mind.

hereby

Exodus 3:12
And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

Exodus 4:1-9
And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee…

Exodus 7:9
When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.

for I have.

Numbers 24:13
If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?

1 Kings 18:36
And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.

Jeremiah 23:16
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.

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Numbers 16
1. The rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram
23. Moses separates the people from the rebels' tents
31. The earth swallows up Korah, and a fire consumes others
36. The censers are reserved to holy use
41. 14,700 are slain by a plague, for murmuring against Moses and Aaron
46. Aaron by incense stays the plague














(28) To do all these works.--i.e., to bring the people out of the land of Egypt, to exchange the first-born for the Levites, to consecrate Aaron and his sons to the priesthood, and generally to declare the will of the Lord to the people.

Verse 28. - Nor I have not done them of mine own mind. Literally, "that not of my heart", כִּיאּלֹא מִלִּבּי. Septuagint, ὅτι οὐκ ἀπ ἐμαυτου .

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then Moses
מֹשֶׁה֒ (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver

said,
וַיֹּאמֶר֮ (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“This is how
בְּזֹאת֙ (bə·zōṯ)
Preposition-b | Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,

you will know
תֵּֽדְע֔וּן (tê·ḏə·‘ūn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's 3045: To know

that
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the LORD
יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

has sent me
שְׁלָחַ֔נִי (šə·lā·ḥa·nî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

to do
לַעֲשׂ֕וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 6213: To do, make

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

these
הָאֵ֑לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh)
Article | Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 428: These, those

things,
הַֽמַּעֲשִׂ֖ים (ham·ma·‘ă·śîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property

for
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

it was not
לֹ֖א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

my own doing:
מִלִּבִּֽי׃ (mil·lib·bî)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre


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