Numbers 16:38 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the Lord, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.”
Numbers 16:38 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 16:38 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Numbers 16:38 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Numbers 16:38 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“even the censers of those who sinned against their own lives. Let them be beaten into plates for a covering of the altar, for they offered them before Yahweh. Therefore they are holy. They shall be a sign to the children of Israel.””
Numbers 16:38 — World English Bible
Numbers 16:38 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“even the censers of these sinners against their own lives; and let them be made beaten plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before Jehovah; therefore they are holy; and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.”
Numbers 16:38 — American Standard Version
Numbers 16:38 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“<FI> even<Fi> the censers of these sinners against their own souls; and they have made them spread-out plates, a covering for the altar, for they have brought them near before Jehovah, and they are hallowed; and they are become a sign to the sons of Israel.'”
Numbers 16:38 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 16:38 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“the censers of these sinners who have forfeited their life; and they shall make them into broad plates for the covering of the altar; for they presented them before Jehovah, therefore they are hallowed; and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel. ”
Numbers 16:38 — Darby Translation
Numbers 16:38 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The censers, I say, of these sinners, that destroyed themselues: and let them make of them broade plates for a couering of the Altar: for they offered them before the Lord, therefore they shalbe holy, and they shall be a signe vnto the children of Israel.”
Numbers 16:38 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 16:38 in Context — Numbers 16
36 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
37 Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are hallowed.
38 The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the Lord, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.
39 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:
40 To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the Lord; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the Lord said to him by the hand of Moses.
What Does Numbers 16:38 Mean?
Numbers 16:38 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free