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Selected Verse: Numbers 16:22 - Strong Concordance
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Nu 16:22 |
Strong Concordance |
And they fell [05307] upon their faces [06440], and said [0559], O God [0410], the God [0430] of the spirits [07307] of all flesh [01320], shall one [0259] man [0376] sin [02398], and wilt thou be wroth [07107] with all the congregation [05712]? |
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King James |
And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation? |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh--The benevolent importunity of their prayer was the more remarkable that the intercession was made for their enemies. |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
The spirits - And this is no empty title here, but very emphatical. Thou art the maker of spirits, destroy not thy own workmanship! O thou who art the preserver of men, and of their spirits, the Lord of spirits, Job 12:10, who as thou mayst justly destroy this people, so thou canst preserve whom thou pleasest: the father of spirits, the souls. Deal mercifully with thy own children: the searcher of spirits, thou canst distinguish between those who have maliciously railed this tumult, and those whose ignorance and simple credulity hath made them a prey to crafty seducers. Of all flesh - Of all mankind: the word flesh is often put for men. One man - Korah, the ringleader of this sedition. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh - אל אלהי הרוחת לכל בשר El Elohey haruchoth lechol basar. This address sufficiently proves that these holy men believed that man is a being compounded of flesh and spirit, and that these principles are perfectly distinct. Either the materiality of the human soul is a human fable, or, if it be a true doctrine, these men did not pray under the influence of the Divine Spirit. In Num 27:16 there is a similar form of expression: Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh. And in Job 12:10 : In whose hand is the soul (נפש nephesh) of all living; and the spirit (רוח ruach) of all flesh of man. Are not these decisive proofs that the Old Testament teaches that there is an immortal spirit in man? "But does not רוח ruach signify wind or breath?" Sometimes it does, but certainly not here; for how absurd would it be to say, O God, the God of the breaths of all flesh! |
10 In whose hand [03027] is the soul [05315] of every living thing [02416], and the breath [07307] of all mankind [0376] [01320].
10 In whose hand [03027] is the soul [05315] of every living thing [02416], and the breath [07307] of all mankind [0376] [01320].
16 Let the LORD [03068], the God [0430] of the spirits [07307] of all flesh [01320], set [06485] a man [0376] over the congregation [05712],