Now Korah [07141], the son [01121] of Izhar [03324], the son [01121] of Kohath [06955], the son [01121] of Levi [03878], and Dathan [01885] and Abiram [048], the sons [01121] of Eliab [0446], and On [0203], the son [01121] of Peleth [06431], sons [01121] of Reuben [07205], took [03947] men:
And they rose up [06965] before [06440] Moses [04872], with certain [0582] of the children [01121] of Israel [03478], two hundred [03967] and fifty [02572] princes [05387] of the assembly [05712], famous [07148] in the congregation [04150], men [0582] of renown [08034]:
And they gathered themselves together [06950] against Moses [04872] and against Aaron [0175], and said [0559] unto them, Ye take too much [07227] upon you, seeing all the congregation [05712] are holy [06918], every one of them, and the Lord [03068] is among [08432] them: wherefore then lift ye up [05375] yourselves above the congregation [06951] of the Lord [03068]?Ye take…: Heb. It is much for you
And when Moses [04872] heard [08085] it, he fell [05307] upon his face [06440]:
And he spake [01696] unto Korah [07141] and unto all his company [05712], saying [0559], Even to morrow [01242] the Lord [03068] will shew [03045] who are his, and who is holy [06918]; and will cause him to come near [07126] unto him: even him whom he hath chosen [0977] will he cause to come near [07126] unto him.
This do [06213]; Take [03947] you censers [04289], Korah [07141], and all his company [05712];
And put [05414] fire [0784] therein [02004], and put [07760] incense [07004] in them before [06440] the Lord [03068] to morrow [04279]: and it shall be that the man [0376] whom the Lord [03068] doth choose [0977], he shall be holy [06918]: ye take too much [07227] upon you, ye sons [01121] of Levi [03878].
And Moses [04872] said [0559] unto Korah [07141], Hear [08085], I pray you, ye sons [01121] of Levi [03878]:
Seemeth it but a small thing [04592] unto you, that the God [0430] of Israel [03478] hath separated [0914] you from the congregation [05712] of Israel [03478], to bring you near [07126] to himself to do [05647] the service [05656] of the tabernacle [04908] of the Lord [03068], and to stand [05975] before [06440] the congregation [05712] to minister [08334] unto them?
And he hath brought thee near [07126] to him, and all thy brethren [0251] the sons [01121] of Levi [03878] with thee: and seek [01245] ye the priesthood [03550] also?
For which cause [03651] both thou and all thy company [05712] are gathered together [03259] against the Lord [03068]: and what is Aaron [0175], that ye murmur [03885] [03885] against him?
And Moses [04872] sent [07971] to call [07121] Dathan [01885] and Abiram [048], the sons [01121] of Eliab [0446]: which said [0559], We will not come up [05927]:
Is it a small thing [04592] that [03588] thou hast brought us up [05927] out of a land [0776] that floweth [02100] with milk [02461] and honey [01706], to kill [04191] us in the wilderness [04057], except thou make [08323] thyself altogether [08323] a prince [08323] over us?
Moreover [0637] thou hast not brought [0935] us into a land [0776] that floweth [02100] with milk [02461] and honey [01706], or given [05414] us inheritance [05159] of fields [07704] and vineyards [03754]: wilt thou put out [05365] the eyes [05869] of these men [0582]? we will not come up [05927].put…: Heb. bore out
And Moses [04872] was very [03966] wroth [02734], and said [0559] unto the Lord [03068], Respect [06437] not thou their offering [04503]: I have not taken [05375] one [0259] ass [02543] from them, neither have I hurt [07489] one [0259] of them.
And Moses [04872] said [0559] unto Korah [07141], Be thou and all thy company [05712] before [06440] the Lord [03068], thou, and they, and Aaron [0175], to morrow [04279]:
And take [03947] every man [0376] his censer [04289], and put [05414] incense [07004] in them, and bring [07126] ye before [06440] the Lord [03068] every man [0376] his censer [04289], two hundred [03967] and fifty [02572] censers [04289]; thou also, and Aaron [0175], each [0376] of you his censer [04289].
And they took [03947] every man [0376] his censer [04289], and put [05414] fire [0784] in them, and laid [07760] incense [07004] thereon, and stood [05975] in the door [06607] of the tabernacle [0168] of the congregation [04150] with Moses [04872] and Aaron [0175].
And Korah [07141] gathered [06950] all the congregation [05712] against them unto the door [06607] of the tabernacle [0168] of the congregation [04150]: and the glory [03519] of the Lord [03068] appeared [07200] unto all the congregation [05712].
And the Lord [03068] spake [01696] unto Moses [04872] and unto Aaron [0175], saying [0559],
Separate [0914] yourselves from among [08432] this congregation [05712], that I may consume [03615] them in a moment [07281].
And they fell [05307] upon their faces [06440], and said [0559], O God [0410], the God [0430] of the spirits [07307] of all flesh [01320], shall one [0259] man [0376] sin [02398], and wilt thou be wroth [07107] with all the congregation [05712]?
And the Lord [03068] spake [01696] unto Moses [04872], saying [0559],
Speak [01696] unto the congregation [05712], saying [0559], Get you up [05927] from about [05439] the tabernacle [04908] of Korah [07141], Dathan [01885], and Abiram [048].
And Moses [04872] rose up [06965] and went [03212] unto Dathan [01885] and Abiram [048]; and the elders [02205] of Israel [03478] followed [03212] him [0310].
And he spake [01696] unto the congregation [05712], saying [0559], Depart [05493], I pray you, from the tents [0168] of these wicked [07563] men [0582], and touch [05060] nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed [05595] in all their sins [02403].
So they gat up [05927] from the tabernacle [04908] of Korah [07141], Dathan [01885], and Abiram [048], on every side [05439]: and Dathan [01885] and Abiram [048] came out [03318], and stood [05324] in the door [06607] of their tents [0168], and their wives [0802], and their sons [01121], and their little children [02945].
And Moses [04872] said [0559], Hereby ye shall know [03045] that the Lord [03068] hath sent [07971] me to do [06213] all these works [04639]; for I have not done them of mine own mind [03820].
If these men die [04191] the common death [04194] of all men [0120], or if they be visited [06485] after the visitation [06486] of all men [0120]; then the Lord [03068] hath not sent [07971] me.the common…: Heb. as every man dieth
But if the Lord [03068] make [01254] a new thing [01278], and the earth [0127] open [06475] her mouth [06310], and swallow them up [01104], with all that appertain unto them, and they go down [03381] quick [02416] into the pit [07585]; then ye shall understand [03045] that these men [0582] have provoked [05006] the Lord [03068].make…: Heb. create a creature
And it came to pass, as he had made an end [03615] of speaking [01696] all these words [01697], that the ground [0127] clave asunder [01234] that was under them:
And the earth [0776] opened [06605] her mouth [06310], and swallowed them up [01104], and their houses [01004], and all the men [0120] that appertained unto Korah [07141], and all their goods [07399].
They, and all that appertained to them, went down [03381] alive [02416] into the pit [07585], and the earth [0776] closed [03680] upon them: and they perished [06] from among [08432] the congregation [06951].
And all Israel [03478] that were round about [05439] them fled [05127] at the cry [06963] of them: for they said [0559], Lest the earth [0776] swallow us up [01104] also.
And there came out [03318] a fire [0784] from the Lord [03068], and consumed [0398] the two hundred [03967] and fifty [02572] men [0376] that offered [07126] incense [07004].
And the Lord [03068] spake [01696] unto Moses [04872], saying [0559],
Speak [0559] unto Eleazar [0499] the son [01121] of Aaron [0175] the priest [03548], that he take up [07311] the censers [04289] out [0996] of the burning [08316], and scatter [02219] thou the fire [0784] yonder [01973]; for they are hallowed [06942].
The censers [04289] of these sinners [02400] against their own souls [05315], let them make [06213] them broad [07555] plates [06341] for a covering [06826] of the altar [04196]: for they offered [07126] them before [06440] the Lord [03068], therefore they are hallowed [06942]: and they shall be a sign [0226] unto the children [01121] of Israel [03478].
And Eleazar [0499] the priest [03548] took [03947] the brasen [05178] censers [04289], wherewith they that were burnt [08313] had offered [07126]; and they were made broad [07554] plates for a covering [06826] of the altar [04196]:
To be a memorial [02146] unto the children [01121] of Israel [03478], that [04616] [0834] no stranger [02114] [0376], which is not of the seed [02233] of Aaron [0175], come near [07126] to offer [06999] incense [07004] before [06440] the Lord [03068]; that he be not as Korah [07141], and as his company [05712]: as the Lord [03068] said [01696] to him by the hand [03027] of Moses [04872].
But on the morrow [04283] all the congregation [05712] of the children [01121] of Israel [03478] murmured [03885] against Moses [04872] and against Aaron [0175], saying [0559], Ye have killed [04191] the people [05971] of the Lord [03068].
And it came to pass, when the congregation [05712] was gathered [06950] against Moses [04872] and against Aaron [0175], that they looked [06437] toward the tabernacle [0168] of the congregation [04150]: and, behold, the cloud [06051] covered [03680] it, and the glory [03519] of the Lord [03068] appeared [07200].
And Moses [04872] and Aaron [0175] came [0935] before [06440] the tabernacle [0168] of the congregation [04150].
And the Lord [03068] spake [01696] unto Moses [04872], saying [0559],
Get you up [07426] from among [08432] this congregation [05712], that I may consume [03615] them as in a moment [07281]. And they fell [05307] upon their faces [06440].
And Moses [04872] said [0559] unto Aaron [0175], Take [03947] a censer [04289], and put [05414] fire [0784] therein from off [06440] the altar [04196], and put [07760] on incense [07004], and go [03212] quickly [04120] unto the congregation [05712], and make an atonement [03722] for them: for there is wrath [07110] gone out [03318] from the Lord [03068]; the plague [05063] is begun [02490].
And Aaron [0175] took [03947] as Moses [04872] commanded [01696], and ran [07323] into the midst [08432] of the congregation [06951]; and, behold, the plague [05063] was begun [02490] among the people [05971]: and he put [05414] on incense [07004], and made an atonement [03722] for the people [05971].
And he stood [05975] between the dead [04191] and the living [02416]; and the plague [04046] was stayed [06113].
Now they that died [04191] in the plague [04046] were fourteen [06240] [0702] thousand [0505] and seven [07651] hundred [03967], beside them that died [04191] about the matter [01697] of Korah [07141].
And Aaron [0175] returned [07725] unto Moses [04872] unto the door [06607] of the tabernacle [0168] of the congregation [04150]: and the plague [04046] was stayed [06113].