Pemikiran Yahudi Bilangan 16:27: Guide for the Perplexed

וַיֵּעָל֗וּ מֵעַ֧ל מִשְׁכַּן־קֹ֛רֶח דָּתָ֥ן וַאֲבִירָ֖ם מִסָּבִ֑יב וְדָתָ֨ן וַאֲבִירָ֜ם יָצְא֣וּ נִצָּבִ֗ים פֶּ֚תַח אָֽהֳלֵיהֶ֔ם וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֥ם וּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם וְטַפָּֽם׃

Maka mereka pun menjauh dari sekeliling kediaman Korah, Datan, dan Abiram. Lalu Datan dan Abiram keluar dan berdiri tegak di pintu kemah mereka, bersama istri-istri mereka, anak-anak mereka, dan anak-anak kecil mereka.

Guide for the Perplexed

The verb has several meanings: in some instances it signifies “to stand or “to place oneself,” as “And his sister stood (va-tetaẓẓab) afar off” (Exod. 2:4); “The kings of the earth set themselves” (yiyaẓẓebu) (Ps. 2:2); “They came out and stood” (niẓẓabim) (Num. 16:27). In other instances it denotes continuance and permanence, as, “Thy word is established (niẓẓab) in Heaven” (Ps. 119:89), i.e., it remains for ever.
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