en_tn/num/26/10.md

# The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up

Here the earth is spoken of as if it were a person opening its mouth and eating something. AT: "Yahweh caused the earth to split open, and the men fell in the hole" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])

# fire devoured 250 men

Here the fire is spoken of as if it were a large animal devouring something. AT: "Yahweh caused a fire that killed 250 men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])

# 250 men

"two hundred and fifty men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# Korah's line

"all of Korah's family"

# die out

"end"