ASV_Strong : Numbers 16
1. Now Korah[H7141], the son[H1121] of Izhar[H3324], the son[H1121] of Kohath[H6955], the son[H1121] of Levi[H3878], with Dathan[H1885] and Abiram[H48], the sons[H1121] of Eliab[H446], and On[H203], the son[H1121] of Peleth[H6431], sons[H1121] of Reuben[H7205], took men[H3947]:
2. and they rose up[H6965] before[H6440] Moses[H4872], with certain[H582] of the children[H1121] of Israel[H3478], two hundred[H3967] and fifty[H2572] princes[H5387] of the congregation[H4150], called[H7148] to the assembly[H5712], men[H582] of renown[H8034];
3. and they assembled themselves together[H6950] against Moses[H4872] and against Aaron[H175], and said[H559] unto them[H7227], Ye take too much upon you[H5712], seeing all the congregation are holy[H6918], every one of them[H3068], and Jehovah is among[H8432] them[H5375]: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the assembly[H6951] of Jehovah[H3068]?
4. And when Moses[H4872] heard[H8085] it[H5307], he fell upon his face[H6440]:
5. and he spake[H1696] unto Korah[H7141] and unto all his company[H5712], saying[H559], In the morning[H1242] Jehovah[H3068] will show[H3045] who are his[H6918], and who is holy, and will cause him to come near[H7126] unto him[H977]: even him whom he shall choose will he cause to come near unto him[H7126].
6. This do[H6213]: take[H3947] you censers[H4289], Korah[H7141], and all his company[H5712];
7. and put[H5414] fire[H784] in them[H2004], and put[H7760] incense[H7004] upon them before[H6440] Jehovah[H3068] to-morrow[H4279]: and it shall be that the man[H376] whom Jehovah[H3068] doth choose[H977], he shall be holy[H6918]: ye take too much[H7227] upon you[H1121], ye sons of Levi[H3878].
8. And Moses[H4872] said[H559] unto Korah[H7141], Hear[H8085] now[H1121], ye sons of Levi[H3878]:
9. seemeth it but a small thing[H4592] unto you[H430], that the God of Israel[H3478] hath separated[H914] you from the congregation[H5712] of Israel[H3478], to bring you near[H7126] to himself[H5647], to do the service[H5656] of the tabernacle[H4908] of Jehovah[H3068], and to stand[H5975] before[H6440] the congregation[H5712] to minister unto them[H8334];
10. and that he hath brought thee near[H7126], and all thy brethren[H251] the sons[H1121] of Levi[H3878] with thee[H1245]? and seek ye the priesthood also[H3550]?
11. Therefore[H3651] thou and all thy company[H5712] are gathered together[H3259] against Jehovah[H3068]: and Aaron[H175], what is he that ye murmur against him[H3885]?
12. And Moses[H4872] sent[H7971] to call[H7121] Dathan[H1885] and Abiram[H48], the sons[H1121] of Eliab[H446]; and they said[H559], We will not come up[H5927]:
13. is it a small thing[H4592] that[H3588] thou hast brought us up[H5927] out of a land[H776] flowing[H2100] with milk[H2461] and honey[H1706], to kill[H4191] us in the wilderness[H4057], but thou must needs make[H8323] thyself also[H8323] a prince over us[H8323]?
14. Moreover[H637] thou hast not brought[H935] us into a land[H776] flowing[H2100] with milk[H2461] and honey[H1706], nor given[H5414] us inheritance[H5159] of fields[H7704] and vineyards[H3754]: wilt thou put out[H5365] the eyes[H5869] of these men[H582]? we will not come up[H5927].
15. And Moses[H4872] was very[H3966] wroth[H2734], and said[H559] unto Jehovah[H3068], Respect[H6437] not thou their offering[H4503]: I have not taken[H5375] one[H259] ass[H2543] from them[H7489], neither have I hurt one of them[H259].
16. And Moses[H4872] said[H559] unto Korah[H7141], Be thou and all thy company[H5712] before[H6440] Jehovah[H3068], thou[H175], and they, and Aaron, to-morrow[H4279]:
17. and take[H3947] ye every man[H376] his censer[H4289], and put[H5414] incense[H7004] upon them[H7126], and bring ye before[H6440] Jehovah[H3068] every man[H376] his censer[H4289], two hundred[H3967] and fifty[H2572] censers[H4289]; thou also[H175], and Aaron, each[H376] his censer[H4289].
18. And they took[H3947] every man[H376] his censer[H4289], and put[H5414] fire[H784] in them[H7760], and laid incense[H7004] thereon[H5975], and stood at the door[H6607] of the tent[H168] of meeting[H4150] with Moses[H4872] and Aaron[H175].
19. And Korah[H7141] assembled[H6950] all the congregation[H5712] against them unto the door[H6607] of the tent[H168] of meeting[H4150]: and the glory[H3519] of Jehovah[H3068] appeared[H7200] unto all the congregation[H5712].
20. And Jehovah[H3068] spake[H1696] unto Moses[H4872] and unto Aaron[H175], saying[H559],
21. Separate[H914] yourselves from among[H8432] this congregation[H5712], that I may consume[H3615] them in a moment[H7281].
22. And they fell[H5307] upon their faces[H6440], and said[H559], O God[H410], the God[H430] of the spirits[H7307] of all flesh[H1320], shall one[H259] man[H376] sin[H2398], and wilt thou be wroth[H7107] with all the congregation[H5712]?
23. And Jehovah[H3068] spake[H1696] unto Moses[H4872], saying[H559],
24. Speak[H1696] unto the congregation[H5712], saying[H559], Get you up[H5927] from about[H5439] the tabernacle[H4908] of Korah[H7141], Dathan[H1885], and Abiram[H48].
25. And Moses rose up[H6965] and went[H3212] unto Dathan[H1885] and Abiram[H48]; and the elders[H2205] of Israel[H3478] followed[H3212] him[H310].
26. And he spake[H1696] unto the congregation[H5712], saying[H559], Depart[H5493], I pray you[H168], from the tents of these wicked[H7563] men[H582], and touch[H5060] nothing of theirs[H5595], lest ye be consumed in all their sins[H2403].
27. So they gat them up[H5927] from the tabernacle[H4908] of Korah[H7141], Dathan[H1885], and Abiram[H48], on every side[H5439]: and Dathan[H1885] and Abiram[H48] came out[H3318], and stood[H5324] at the door[H6607] of their tents[H168], and their wives[H802], and their sons[H1121], and their little ones[H2945].
28. And Moses[H4872] said[H559], Hereby ye shall know[H3045] that Jehovah[H3068] hath sent[H7971] me to do[H6213] all these works[H4639]; for I have not done them of mine own mind[H3820].
29. If these men die[H4191] the common death[H4194] of all men[H120], or if they be visited[H6485] after the visitation[H6486] of all men[H120]; then Jehovah[H3068] hath not sent me[H7971].
30. But if Jehovah[H3068] make[H1254] a new thing[H1278], and the ground[H127] open[H6475] its mouth[H6310], and swallow them up[H1104], with all that appertain unto them[H3381], and they go down alive[H2416] into Sheol[H7585]; then ye shall understand[H3045] that these men[H582] have despised[H5006] Jehovah[H3068].
31. And it came to pass[H3615], as he made an end of speaking[H1696] all these words[H1697], that the ground[H127] clave asunder that was under them[H1234];
32. and the earth[H776] opened[H6605] its mouth[H6310], and swallowed them up[H1104], and their households[H1004], and all the men[H120] that appertained unto Korah[H7141], and all their goods[H7399].
33. So they[H3381], and all that appertained to them, went down alive[H2416] into Sheol[H7585]: and the earth[H776] closed[H3680] upon them[H6], and they perished from among[H8432] the assembly[H6951].
34. And all Israel[H3478] that were round about[H5439] them fled[H5127] at the cry[H6963] of them[H559]; for they said, Lest the earth[H776] swallow us up[H1104].
35. And fire[H784] came forth[H3318] from Jehovah[H3068], and devoured[H398] the two hundred[H3967] and fifty[H2572] men[H376] that offered[H7126] the incense[H7004].
36. And Jehovah[H3068] spake[H1696] unto Moses[H4872], saying[H559],
37. Speak[H559] unto Eleazar[H499] the son[H1121] of Aaron[H175] the priest[H3548], that he take up[H7311] the censers[H4289] out[H996] of the burning[H8316], and scatter[H2219] thou the fire[H784] yonder[H1973]; for they are holy[H6942],
38. even the censers[H4289] of these sinners[H2400] against their own lives[H5315]; and let them be made[H6213] beaten[H7555] plates[H6341] for a covering[H6826] of the altar[H4196]: for they offered[H7126] them before[H6440] Jehovah[H3068]; therefore they are holy[H6942]; and they shall be a sign[H226] unto the children[H1121] of Israel[H3478].
39. And Eleazar[H499] the priest[H3548] took[H3947] the brazen[H5178] censers[H4289], which they that were burnt[H8313] had offered[H7126]; and they beat[H7554] them out for a covering[H6826] of the altar[H4196],
40. to be a memorial[H2146] unto the children[H1121] of Israel[H3478], to the end that[H834] no stranger[H376], that is not of the seed[H2233] of Aaron[H175], come near[H7126] to burn[H6999] incense[H7004] before[H6440] Jehovah[H3068]; that he be not as Korah[H7141], and as his company[H5712]: as Jehovah[H3068] spake[H1696] unto him by[H3027] Moses[H4872].
41. But on the morrow[H4283] all the congregation[H5712] of the children[H1121] of Israel[H3478] murmured[H3885] against Moses[H4872] and against Aaron[H175], saying[H559], Ye have killed[H4191] the people[H5971] of Jehovah[H3068].
42. And it came to pass[H5712], when the congregation was assembled[H6950] against Moses[H4872] and against Aaron[H175], that they looked[H6437] toward the tent[H168] of meeting[H4150]: and[H6051], behold, the cloud covered[H3680] it[H3519], and the glory of Jehovah[H3068] appeared[H7200].
43. And Moses[H4872] and Aaron[H175] came[H935] to the front[H6440] of the tent[H168] of meeting[H4150].
44. And Jehovah[H3068] spake[H1696] unto Moses[H4872], saying[H559],
45. Get you up[H7426] from among[H8432] this congregation[H5712], that I may consume[H3615] them in a moment[H7281]. And they fell[H5307] upon their faces[H6440].
46. And Moses[H4872] said[H559] unto Aaron[H175], Take[H3947] thy censer[H4289], and put[H5414] fire[H784] therein from off[H6440] the altar[H4196], and lay[H7760] incense[H7004] thereon[H3212], and carry it quickly[H4120] unto the congregation[H5712], and make atonement[H3722] for them[H7110]: for there is wrath gone out[H3318] from Jehovah[H3068]; the plague[H5063] is begun[H2490].
47. And Aaron[H175] took[H3947] as Moses[H4872] spake[H1696], and ran[H7323] into the midst[H8432] of the assembly[H6951]; and[H5063], behold, the plague was begun[H2490] among the people[H5971]: and he put[H5414] on the incense[H7004], and made atonement[H3722] for the people[H5971].
48. And he stood[H5975] between the dead[H4191] and the living[H2416]; and the plague[H4046] was stayed[H6113].
49. Now they that died[H4191] by the plague[H4046] were fourteen[H702] thousand[H505] and seven[H7651] hundred[H3967], besides them that died[H4191] about the matter[H1697] of Korah[H7141].
50. And Aaron[H175] returned[H7725] unto Moses[H4872] unto the door[H6607] of the tent[H168] of meeting[H4150]: and the plague[H4046] was stayed[H6113].
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