Pinchas 26:11 · unit 1 — a place was fortified for them in Gehinnom and they sang

Parashas Pinchas · Passuk 26:11

The Complete Passuk

וּבְנֵי־קֹרַח לֹא־מֵתוּ׃

And the sons of Korach did not die.

Chabad.org — 26:11

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: Sanhedrin 110a

Sefaria — Sanhedrin 110a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
תָּנֵי, מָקוֹם נִתְבַּצֵּר לָהֶם בְּגֵיהִנֹּם וְיָשְׁבוּ וְאָמְרוּ שִׁירָה.

English: It was taught: a place was fortified for them in Gehinnom, and they sat and recited song.

Type of Learning

Survival of Korach’s sons despite the earth’s swallowing.

What Is Learned

The sons of Korach did not die; tradition places them in a preserved space where they offered shirah.