# The earth opened and swallowed up

Here how the ground opens up and buries the people is being compared to how a creature swallows something. AT: "The earth opened and buried" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])

# Dathan

This was an official who rebelled against Moses. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# covered the followers of Abiram

The followers of Abiram were also buried when the earth opened and buried Dathan. AT: "it also covered the followers of Abiram" or "it also buried the followers of Abiram" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])

# Abiram

This was an official who rebelled against Moses. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])