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Numbers 16:34

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.
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King James Version

And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.

English Standard Version

And all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, "Lest the earth swallow us up!"

New International Version

At their cries, all the Israelites around them fled, shouting, "The earth is going to swallow us too!"