Korach 16:33 · unit 4 — they perished from the assembly
Parashas Korach · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 33
The Complete Passuk
… וַיֹּאבְד֖וּ מִתּ֥וֹךְ הַקָּהָֽל׃
…and they perished from the midst of the assembly.
Chabad.org — 16:33
Source Citation
Torah Temimah: the loss is measured from the midst of the kahal — a public end to the public quarrel.
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וַיֹּאבְדוּ מִתּוֹךְ הַקָּהָל.
English: And they perished from the midst of the assembly.
Type of Learning
Public end of a public dispute.
What Is Learned
The disappearance is from the midst of the assembly — the same public that had watched the challenge.