16:1 Now Korah 7141, the son 1121 of Izhar 3324, the son 1121 of Kohath 6955, the son 1121 of Levi 3878, and Dathan 1885 and Abiram 48, the sons 1121 of Eliab 446, and On 203, the son 1121 of Peleth 6431, sons 1121 of Reuben 7205, took 3947 8799 [men]:

16:2 And they rose up 6965 8799 before 6440 Moses 4872, with certain 582 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478, two hundred 3967 and fifty 2572 princes 5387 of the assembly 5712, famous 7148 in the congregation 4150, men 582 of renown 8034:

16:3 And they gathered themselves together 6950 8735 against Moses 4872 and against Aaron 175, and said 559 8799 unto them, [Ye take] too much 7227 upon you, seeing all the congregation 5712 [are] holy 6918, every one of them, and the LORD 3068 [is] among 8432 them: wherefore then lift ye up 5375 8691 yourselves above the congregation 6951 of the LORD 3068?(Ye take…: Heb. It is much for you)

16:4 And when Moses 4872 heard 8085 8799 [it], he fell 5307 8799 upon his face 6440:

16:5 And he spake 1696 8762 unto Korah 7141 and unto all his company 5712, saying 559 8800, Even to morrow 1242 the LORD 3068 will shew 3045 8686 who [are] his, and [who is] holy 6918; and will cause [him] to come near 7126 8689 unto him: even [him] whom he hath chosen 977 8799 will he cause to come near 7126 8686 unto him.

16:6 This do 6213 8798; Take 3947 8798 you censers 4289, Korah 7141, and all his company 5712;

16:7 And put 5414 8798 fire 784 therein 2004, and put 7760 8798 incense 7004 in them before 6440 the LORD 3068 to morrow 4279: and it shall be [that] the man 376 whom the LORD 3068 doth choose 977 8799, he [shall be] holy 6918: [ye take] too much 7227 upon you, ye sons 1121 of Levi 3878.

16:8 And Moses 4872 said 559 8799 unto Korah 7141, Hear 8085 8798, I pray you, ye sons 1121 of Levi 3878:

16:9 [Seemeth it but] a small thing 4592 unto you, that the God 430 of Israel 3478 hath separated 914 8689 you from the congregation 5712 of Israel 3478, to bring you near 7126 8687 to himself to do 5647 8800 the service 5656 of the tabernacle 4908 of the LORD 3068, and to stand 5975 8800 before 6440 the congregation 5712 to minister 8334 8763 unto them?

16:10 And he hath brought thee near 7126 8686 [to him], and all thy brethren 251 the sons 1121 of Levi 3878 with thee: and seek 1245 8765 ye the priesthood 3550 also?

16:11 For which cause 3651 [both] thou and all thy company 5712 [are] gathered together 3259 8737 against the LORD 3068: and what [is] Aaron 175, that ye murmur 3885 8686 8675 3885 8735 against him?

16:12 And Moses 4872 sent 7971 8799 to call 7121 8800 Dathan 1885 and Abiram 48, the sons 1121 of Eliab 446: which said 559 8799, We will not come up 5927 8799:

16:13 [Is it] a small thing 4592 that 3588 thou hast brought us up 5927 8689 out of a land 776 that floweth 2100 8802 with milk 2461 and honey 1706, to kill 4191 8687 us in the wilderness 4057, except thou make 8323 0 thyself altogether 8323 8692 a prince 8323 8691 over us?

16:14 Moreover 637 thou hast not brought 935 8689 us into a land 776 that floweth 2100 8802 with milk 2461 and honey 1706, or given 5414 8799 us inheritance 5159 of fields 7704 and vineyards 3754: wilt thou put out 5365 8762 the eyes 5869 of these men 582? we will not come up 5927 8799.(put…: Heb. bore out)

16:15 And Moses 4872 was very 3966 wroth 2734 8799, and said 559 8799 unto the LORD 3068, Respect 6437 8799 not thou their offering 4503: I have not taken 5375 8804 one 259 ass 2543 from them, neither have I hurt 7489 8689 one 259 of them.

16:16 And Moses 4872 said 559 8799 unto Korah 7141, Be thou and all thy company 5712 before 6440 the LORD 3068, thou, and they, and Aaron 175, to morrow 4279:

16:17 And take 3947 8798 every man 376 his censer 4289, and put 5414 8804 incense 7004 in them, and bring 7126 8689 ye before 6440 the LORD 3068 every man 376 his censer 4289, two hundred 3967 and fifty 2572 censers 4289; thou also, and Aaron 175, each 376 [of you] his censer 4289.

16:18 And they took 3947 8799 every man 376 his censer 4289, and put 5414 8799 fire 784 in them, and laid 7760 8799 incense 7004 thereon, and stood 5975 8799 in the door 6607 of the tabernacle 168 of the congregation 4150 with Moses 4872 and Aaron 175.

16:19 And Korah 7141 gathered 6950 8686 all the congregation 5712 against them unto the door 6607 of the tabernacle 168 of the congregation 4150: and the glory 3519 of the LORD 3068 appeared 7200 8735 unto all the congregation 5712.

16:20 And the LORD 3068 spake 1696 8762 unto Moses 4872 and unto Aaron 175, saying 559 8800,

16:21 Separate 914 8734 yourselves from among 8432 this congregation 5712, that I may consume 3615 8762 them in a moment 7281.

16:22 And they fell 5307 8799 upon their faces 6440, and said 559 8799, O God 410, the God 430 of the spirits 7307 of all flesh 1320, shall one 259 man 376 sin 2398 8799, and wilt thou be wroth 7107 8799 with all the congregation 5712?

16:23 And the LORD 3068 spake 1696 8762 unto Moses 4872, saying 559 8800,

16:24 Speak 1696 8761 unto the congregation 5712, saying 559 8800, Get you up 5927 8734 from about 5439 the tabernacle 4908 of Korah 7141, Dathan 1885, and Abiram 48.

16:25 And Moses 4872 rose up 6965 8799 and went 3212 8799 unto Dathan 1885 and Abiram 48; and the elders 2205 of Israel 3478 followed 3212 8799 him 310.

16:26 And he spake 1696 8762 unto the congregation 5712, saying 559 8800, Depart 5493 8798, I pray you, from the tents 168 of these wicked 7563 men 582, and touch 5060 8799 nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed 5595 8735 in all their sins 2403.

16:27 So they gat up 5927 8735 from the tabernacle 4908 of Korah 7141, Dathan 1885, and Abiram 48, on every side 5439: and Dathan 1885 and Abiram 48 came out 3318 8804, and stood 5324 8737 in the door 6607 of their tents 168, and their wives 802, and their sons 1121, and their little children 2945.

16:28 And Moses 4872 said 559 8799, Hereby ye shall know 3045 8799 that the LORD 3068 hath sent 7971 8804 me to do 6213 8800 all these works 4639; for [I have] not [done them] of mine own mind 3820.

16:29 If these men die 4191 8799 the common death 4194 of all men 120, or if they be visited 6485 8735 after the visitation 6486 of all men 120; [then] the LORD 3068 hath not sent 7971 8804 me.(the common…: Heb. as every man dieth)

16:30 But if the LORD 3068 make 1254 8799 a new thing 1278, and the earth 127 open 6475 8804 her mouth 6310, and swallow them up 1104 8804, with all that [appertain] unto them, and they go down 3381 8804 quick 2416 into the pit 7585; then ye shall understand 3045 8804 that these men 582 have provoked 5006 8765 the LORD 3068.(make…: Heb. create a creature)

16:31 And it came to pass, as he had made an end 3615 8763 of speaking 1696 8763 all these words 1697, that the ground 127 clave asunder 1234 8735 that [was] under them:

16:32 And the earth 776 opened 6605 8799 her mouth 6310, and swallowed them up 1104 8799, and their houses 1004, and all the men 120 that [appertained] unto Korah 7141, and all [their] goods 7399.

16:33 They, and all that [appertained] to them, went down 3381 8799 alive 2416 into the pit 7585, and the earth 776 closed 3680 8762 upon them: and they perished 6 8799 from among 8432 the congregation 6951.

16:34 And all Israel 3478 that [were] round about 5439 them fled 5127 8804 at the cry 6963 of them: for they said 559 8804, Lest the earth 776 swallow us up 1104 8799 [also].

16:35 And there came out 3318 8804 a fire 784 from the LORD 3068, and consumed 398 8799 the two hundred 3967 and fifty 2572 men 376 that offered 7126 8688 incense 7004.

16:36 And the LORD 3068 spake 1696 8762 unto Moses 4872, saying 559 8800,

16:37 Speak 559 8798 unto Eleazar 499 the son 1121 of Aaron 175 the priest 3548, that he take up 7311 8686 the censers 4289 out 996 of the burning 8316, and scatter 2219 8798 thou the fire 784 yonder 1973; for they are hallowed 6942 8804.

16:38 The censers 4289 of these sinners 2400 against their own souls 5315, let them make 6213 8804 them broad 7555 plates 6341 [for] a covering 6826 of the altar 4196: for they offered 7126 8689 them before 6440 the LORD 3068, therefore they are hallowed 6942 8799: and they shall be a sign 226 unto the children 1121 of Israel 3478.

16:39 And Eleazar 499 the priest 3548 took 3947 8799 the brasen 5178 censers 4289, wherewith they that were burnt 8313 8803 had offered 7126 8689; and they were made broad 7554 8762 [plates for] a covering 6826 of the altar 4196:

16:40 [To be] a memorial 2146 unto the children 1121 of Israel 3478, that 834 4616 no stranger 376 2114 8801, which [is] not of the seed 2233 of Aaron 175, come near 7126 8799 to offer 6999 8687 incense 7004 before 6440 the LORD 3068; that he be not as Korah 7141, and as his company 5712: as the LORD 3068 said 1696 8765 to him by the hand 3027 of Moses 4872.

16:41 But on the morrow 4283 all the congregation 5712 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478 murmured 3885 8735 against Moses 4872 and against Aaron 175, saying 559 8800, Ye have killed 4191 8689 the people 5971 of the LORD 3068.

16:42 And it came to pass, when the congregation 5712 was gathered 6950 8736 against Moses 4872 and against Aaron 175, that they looked 6437 8799 toward the tabernacle 168 of the congregation 4150: and, behold, the cloud 6051 covered 3680 8765 it, and the glory 3519 of the LORD 3068 appeared 7200 8735.

16:43 And Moses 4872 and Aaron 175 came 935 8799 before 6440 the tabernacle 168 of the congregation 4150.

16:44 And the LORD 3068 spake 1696 8762 unto Moses 4872, saying 559 8800,

16:45 Get you up 7426 8734 from among 8432 this congregation 5712, that I may consume 3615 8762 them as in a moment 7281. And they fell 5307 8799 upon their faces 6440.

16:46 And Moses 4872 said 559 8799 unto Aaron 175, Take 3947 8798 a censer 4289, and put 5414 8798 fire 784 therein from off 6440 the altar 4196, and put 7760 8798 on incense 7004, and go 3212 8685 quickly 4120 unto the congregation 5712, and make an atonement 3722 8761 for them: for there is wrath 7110 gone out 3318 8804 from the LORD 3068; the plague 5063 is begun 2490 8689.

16:47 And Aaron 175 took 3947 8799 as Moses 4872 commanded 1696 8765, and ran 7323 8799 into the midst 8432 of the congregation 6951; and, behold, the plague 5063 was begun 2490 8689 among the people 5971: and he put 5414 8799 on incense 7004, and made an atonement 3722 8762 for the people 5971.

16:48 And he stood 5975 8799 between the dead 4191 8801 and the living 2416; and the plague 4046 was stayed 6113 8735.

16:49 Now they that died 4191 8801 in the plague 4046 were fourteen 702 6240 thousand 505 and seven 7651 hundred 3967, beside them that died 4191 8801 about the matter 1697 of Korah 7141.

16:50 And Aaron 175 returned 7725 8799 unto Moses 4872 unto the door 6607 of the tabernacle 168 of the congregation 4150: and the plague 4046 was stayed 6113 8738.

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