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| 1 | Then, behold, Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and also On the son of Peleth, of the sons of Ruben, | Now Korah the son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men. | Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and certain Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—became insolent | |
| 2 | rose up against Moses, with two hundred fifty others of the sons of Israel, leading men of the assembly, and who, at the time of a council, would be called by name. | And they rose up before Moses, with a number of the people of Israel, 250 chiefs of the congregation, chosen from the assembly, well-known men. | and rose up against Moses. With them were 250 Israelite men, well-known community leaders who had been appointed members of the council. | |
| 3 | And when they had stood against Moses and Aaron, they said: “Let it be sufficient for you that the entire multitude is of holy ones, and that the Lord is among them. Why do you elevate yourselves above the people of the Lord?” | They assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron and said to them, “You have gone too far! For all in the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?” | They came as a group to oppose Moses and Aaron and said to them, “You have gone too far! The whole community is holy, every one of them, and the LORD is with them. Why then do you set yourselves above the LORD’s assembly?” | |
| 4 | When Moses had heard this, he fell prone on his face. | When Moses heard it, he fell on his face, | When Moses heard this, he fell facedown. | |
| 5 | And speaking to Korah, and to the entire multitude, he said: “In the morning, the Lord will cause it to be known who belongs to him, and which holy ones he will join to himself. And whomever he will choose, they shall be close to him. | and he said to Korah and all his company, “In the morning the LORD will show who is his, and who is holy, and will bring him near to him. The one whom he chooses he will bring near to him. | Then he said to Korah and all his followers: “In the morning the LORD will show who belongs to him and who is holy, and he will have that person come near him. The man he chooses he will cause to come near him. | |
| 6 | Therefore, do this: Each one of you, Korah and all your associates, take your censer, | Do this: take censers, Korah and all his company; | You, Korah, and all your followers are to do this: Take censers | |
| 7 | and drawing fire into it tomorrow, place incense upon it before the Lord. And whomever he will choose, the same shall be holy. You sons of Levi have been raised up greatly.” | put fire in them and put incense on them before the LORD tomorrow, and the man whom the LORD chooses shall be the holy one. You have gone too far, sons of Levi!” | and tomorrow put burning coals and incense in them before the LORD. The man the LORD chooses will be the one who is holy. You Levites have gone too far!” | |
| 8 | And he said again to Korah: “Listen, sons of Levi. | And Moses said to Korah, “Hear now, you sons of Levi: | Moses also said to Korah, “Now listen, you Levites! | |
| 9 | Is it a small thing to you, that the God of Israel has separated you from all the people, and has joined you to himself, so that you would serve him in the rituals of the tabernacle, and stand before gatherings of the people, and minister to him? | is it too small a thing for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself, to do service in the tabernacle of the LORD and to stand before the congregation to minister to them, | Isn’t it enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the rest of the Israelite community and brought you near himself to do the work at the LORD’s tabernacle and to stand before the community and minister to them? | |
| 10 | Was the reason that he caused you and all your brothers, the sons of Levi, to approach him, so that you would even claim for yourselves the priesthood too, | and that he has brought you near him, and all your brothers the sons of Levi with you? And would you seek the priesthood also? | He has brought you and all your fellow Levites near himself, but now you are trying to get the priesthood too. | |
| 11 | and so that your entire group would stand against the Lord? For what is Aaron that you should murmur against him?” | Therefore it is against the LORD that you and all your company have gathered together. What is Aaron that you grumble against him?” | It is against the LORD that you and all your followers have banded together. Who is Aaron that you should grumble against him?” | |
| 12 | Therefore, Moses sent to call for Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, who responded: “We will not come. | And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and they said, “We will not come up. | Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab. But they said, “We will not come! | |
| 13 | Is it a small matter to you, that you have led us away from a land that was flowing with milk and honey, so as to kill us in the desert, unless you could also be a ruler over us? | Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, that you must also make yourself a prince over us? | Isn’t it enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness? And now you also want to lord it over us! | |
| 14 | You have led us, it is true, to a land that flows with streams of milk and honey, and you have given us possession of fields and vineyards. But will you also tear out our eyes? We will not come.” | Moreover, you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you put out the eyes of these men? We will not come up.” | Moreover, you haven’t brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey or given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Do you want to treat these men like slaves? No, we will not come!” | |
| 15 | And Moses, being very angry, said to the Lord: “Do not look with favor on their sacrifices. You know that I have not accepted from them, at any time, so much as a young donkey, nor have I afflicted any of them.” | And Moses was very angry and said to the LORD, “Do not respect their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them, and I have not harmed one of them.” | Then Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, “Do not accept their offering. I have not taken so much as a donkey from them, nor have I wronged any of them.” | |
| 16 | And he said to Korah: “You and your congregation, stand alone before the Lord, and apart from Aaron, tomorrow. | And Moses said to Korah, “Be present, you and all your company, before the LORD, you and they, and Aaron, tomorrow. | Moses said to Korah, “You and all your followers are to appear before the LORD tomorrow—you and they and Aaron. | |
| 17 | Let each one of you take censers, and place incense in them, offering to the Lord two hundred fifty censers. Let Aaron also hold his censer.” | And let every one of you take his censer and put incense on it, and every one of you bring before the LORD his censer, 250 censers; you also, and Aaron, each his censer.” | Each man is to take his censer and put incense in it—250 censers in all—and present it before the LORD. You and Aaron are to present your censers also.” | |
| 18 | When they had done this, Moses and Aaron stood up, | So every man took his censer and put fire in them and laid incense on them and stood at the entrance of the tent of meeting with Moses and Aaron. | So each of them took his censer, put burning coals and incense in it, and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the tent of meeting. | |
| 19 | and, having crowded the entire multitude close to them at the door of the tabernacle, the glory of the Lord appeared to them all. | Then Korah assembled all the congregation against them at the entrance of the tent of meeting. And the glory of the LORD appeared to all the congregation. | When Korah had gathered all his followers in opposition to them at the entrance to the tent of meeting, the glory of the LORD appeared to the entire assembly. | |
| 20 | And the Lord, speaking to Moses and Aaron, said: | And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, | The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, | |
| 21 | “Separate yourselves from the midst of this congregation, so that I may suddenly destroy them.” | “Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.” | “Separate yourselves from this assembly so I can put an end to them at once.” | |
| 22 | But they fell prone on their faces, and they said, “O most strong One, the God of the spirits of all flesh, should your anger rage against all, for the sin of one?” | And they fell on their faces and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and will you be angry with all the congregation?” | But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and cried out, “O God, the God who gives breath to all living things, will you be angry with the entire assembly when only one man sins?” | |
| 23 | And the Lord said to Moses: | And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, | Then the LORD said to Moses, | |
| 24 | “Instruct the entire people to separate from the tents of Korah, and Dathan, and Abiram.” | “Say to the congregation, Get away from the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.” | “Say to the assembly, ‘Move away from the tents of Korah, Dathan and Abiram.’” | |
| 25 | And Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiram. And the elders of Israel followed him, | Then Moses rose and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him. | Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him. | |
| 26 | and he said to the crowd, “Withdraw from the tabernacles of these impious men, and touch nothing which pertains to them, lest you become involved in their sins.” | And he spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart, please, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be swept away with all their sins.” | He warned the assembly, “Move back from the tents of these wicked men! Do not touch anything belonging to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.” | |
| 27 | And when they had withdrawn from their tents all around, Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the entrance of their pavilions, with their wives and children, and with all their associates. | So they got away from the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. And Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the door of their tents, together with their wives, their sons, and their little ones. | So they moved away from the tents of Korah, Dathan and Abiram. Dathan and Abiram had come out and were standing with their wives, children and little ones at the entrances to their tents. | |
| 28 | And Moses said: “By this shall you know that the Lord has sent me to do all that you discern, and that I have not brought these things out of my own heart: | And Moses said, “Hereby you shall know that the LORD has sent me to do all these works, and that it has not been of my own accord. | Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things and that it was not my idea: | |
| 29 | If these men pass away by the common death of men, or if they will be visited by a scourge, of a kind by which others are often visited, then the Lord did not send me. | If these men die as all men die, or if they are visited by the fate of all mankind, then the LORD has not sent me. | If these men die a natural death and suffer the fate of all mankind, then the LORD has not sent me. | |
| 30 | But if the Lord accomplishes something new, so that the earth opens its mouth and swallows them whole, along with everything that belongs to them, and they descend alive into the underworld, then you shall know that they have blasphemed the Lord.” | But if the LORD creates something new, and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that belongs to them, and they go down alive into Sheol, then you shall know that these men have despised the LORD.” | But if the LORD brings about something totally new, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them, with everything that belongs to them, and they go down alive into the realm of the dead, then you will know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt.” | |
| 31 | Therefore, as soon as he had ceased to speak, the earth broke open under their feet. | And as soon as he had finished speaking all these words, the ground under them split apart. | As soon as he finished saying all this, the ground under them split apart | |
| 32 | And opening its mouth, it devoured them with their tabernacles and their entire substance. | And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and all the people who belonged to Korah and all their goods. | and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households, and all those associated with Korah, together with their possessions. | |
| 33 | And they descended alive, the ground closing around them, into the underworld, and they perished from the midst of the mulititude. | So they and all that belonged to them went down alive into Sheol, and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly. | They went down alive into the realm of the dead, with everything they owned; the earth closed over them, and they perished and were gone from the community. | |
| 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.” | And all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up!” | At their cries, all the Israelites around them fled, shouting, “The earth is going to swallow us too!” | |
| 35 | Then, too, a fire, going forth from the Lord, put to death the two hundred fifty men who were offering the incense. | And fire came out from the LORD and consumed the 250 men offering the incense. | And fire came out from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense. | |
| 36 | And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: | Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, | The LORD said to Moses, | |
| 37 | “Instruct Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, to take up the censers which lie in the burning, and to scatter the fire to one side and another, because they were sanctified | “Tell Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest to take up the censers out of the blaze. Then scatter the fire far and wide, for they have become holy. | “Tell Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, to remove the censers from the charred remains and scatter the coals some distance away, for the censers are holy— | |
| 38 | in the deaths of these sinners. And let him form them into plates, and affix them to the altar, because incense had been offered in them to the Lord, and they were sanctified, and so that the sons of Israel may discern in them a sign and a memorial.” | As for the censers of these men who have sinned at the cost of their lives, let them be made into hammered plates as a covering for the altar, for they offered them before the LORD, and they became holy. Thus they shall be a sign to the people of Israel.” | the censers of the men who sinned at the cost of their lives. Hammer the censers into sheets to overlay the altar, for they were presented before the LORD and have become holy. Let them be a sign to the Israelites.” | |
| 39 | Therefore, Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers, by which those whom the burning devoured had made an offering, and he formed them into plates, affixing them to the altar, | So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers, which those who were burned had offered, and they were hammered out as a covering for the altar, | So Eleazar the priest collected the bronze censers brought by those who had been burned to death, and he had them hammered out to overlay the altar, | |
| 40 | so that the sons of Israel would have, thereafter, something to admonish them, lest any stranger, or anyone who is not of the offspring of Aaron, might approach to offer incense to the Lord, and lest he endure what happened to Korah, and to all his congregation, when the Lord spoke to Moses. | to be a reminder to the people of Israel, so that no outsider, who is not of the descendants of Aaron, should draw near to burn incense before the LORD, lest he become like Korah and his company—as the LORD said to him through Moses. | as the LORD directed him through Moses. This was to remind the Israelites that no one except a descendant of Aaron should come to burn incense before the LORD, or he would become like Korah and his followers. | |
| 41 | Then, the following day, the entire multitude of the sons of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron, saying: “You have put to death the people of the Lord.” | But on the next day all the congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and against Aaron, saying, “You have killed the people of the LORD.” | The next day the whole Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. “You have killed the LORD’s people,” they said. | |
| 42 | And when there arose a sedition, and the tumult increased, | And when the congregation had assembled against Moses and against Aaron, they turned toward the tent of meeting. And behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared. | But when the assembly gathered in opposition to Moses and Aaron and turned toward the tent of meeting, suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared. | |
| 43 | Moses and Aaron fled to the tabernacle of the covenant. But after they had entered it, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared. | And Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of meeting, | Then Moses and Aaron went to the front of the tent of meeting, | |
| 44 | And the Lord said to Moses: | and the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, | and the LORD said to Moses, | |
| 45 | “Withdraw from the midst of this multitude, and I will destroy them immediately.” And while they were lying on the ground, | “Get away from the midst of this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.” And they fell on their faces. | “Get away from this assembly so I can put an end to them at once.” And they fell facedown. | |
| 46 | Moses said to Aaron: “Take the censer, and draw fire into it from the altar; place incense upon it, and continue on, quickly, to the people, to pray for them. For already wrath has gone forth from the Lord, and the scourge rages.” | And Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, and put fire on it from off the altar and lay incense on it and carry it quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, for wrath has gone out from the LORD; the plague has begun.” | Then Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer and put incense in it, along with burning coals from the altar, and hurry to the assembly to make atonement for them. Wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has started.” | |
| 47 | When Aaron had done this, and he ran into the midst of the multitude, which the burning fire was now destroying, and he offered the incense. | So Aaron took it as Moses said and ran into the midst of the assembly. And behold, the plague had already begun among the people. And he put on the incense and made atonement for the people. | So Aaron did as Moses said, and ran into the midst of the assembly. The plague had already started among the people, but Aaron offered the incense and made atonement for them. | |
| 48 | And standing between the dead and the living, he prayed for the people, and the scourge ceased. | And he stood between the dead and the living, and the plague was stopped. | He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague stopped. | |
| 49 | But the number of those who were struck down was fourteen thousand men, and seven hundred, aside from those who had perished in the sedition of Korah. | Now those who died in the plague were 14,700, besides those who died in the affair of Korah. | But 14,700 people died from the plague, in addition to those who had died because of Korah. | |
| 50 | And Aaron returned to Moses at the door of the tabernacle of the covenant, after the destruction quieted. | And Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance of the tent of meeting, when the plague was stopped. | Then Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance to the tent of meeting, for the plague had stopped. | |
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