Catholic Public Domain Version
"Therefore, as soon as he had ceased to speak, the earth broke open under their feet. "
— Numbers 16:31, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:”
“And it came to pass, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them; ”
“It happened, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground split apart that was under them;”
“When he had finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split open,”
“And immediately as he had made an end of speaking, the earth broke asunder under their feet:”
“And while these words were on his lips, the earth under them was parted in two;”
“And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:”
And Moses said: “By this shall you know that the Lord has sent me to do all that you discern, and that I have not brought these things out of my own heart:
If these men pass away by the common death of men, or if they will be visited by a scourge, of a kind by which others are often visited, then the Lord did not send me.
But if the Lord accomplishes something new, so that the earth opens its mouth and swallows them whole, along with everything that belongs to them, and they descend alive into the underworld, then you shall know that they have blasphemed the Lord.”
Therefore, as soon as he had ceased to speak, the earth broke open under their feet.
And opening its mouth, it devoured them with their tabernacles and their entire substance.
And they descended alive, the ground closing around them, into the underworld, and they perished from the midst of the multitude.
Yet truly, all of Israel, which was standing all around, took flight at the clamor of those who were perishing, saying, “Lest perhaps the earth may swallow us whole also.”