Bible Strands
Numbers 26:11
However, the line of Korah did not die out.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses the Israelite community following the wilderness census, immediately after recording the divine judgment that consumed Korah and his followers.
The words — קֹ֖רַח (Ko.rach) means Korah, and לֹא (lo') means not, structuring the verse's explicit denial that his household perished.
The thread — Exodus 6:24 enumerates the surviving sons of Korah, Deuteronomy 24:16 establishes that children do not die for their fathers' sins, and Psalm 42:1 credits the sons of Korah with composing liturgical texts.
Why it lands — The text demands a reader separate familial rebellion from individual survival, recognizing that divine judgment targets specific transgressors rather than erasing an entire household.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not.
Cross-references
- Exodus 6:24 The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These were the clans of the Korahites.
- Deuteronomy 24:16 Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.
- Psalms 42:1 For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
- Numbers 16:5 Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one He chooses He will bring near to Himself.
- Numbers 16:33 They went down alive into Sheol with all they owned. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly.
- 1 Chronicles 6:22 The descendants of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
- Psalms 44:1 For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.
- Psalms 45:1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song. My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
- Psalms 46:1 For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
- Psalms 47:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.