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| 1 | Now Korah son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took | 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 | two hundred fifty prominent Israelite men who were leaders of the community and representatives in the assembly, and they rebelled against Moses. | 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 | They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, “You have gone too far! Everyone in the entire community is holy, and the LORD is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the LORD’s assembly? ” | 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 heard this, he fell facedown. | When Moses heard it, he fell on his face, | When Moses heard this, he fell facedown. | |
| 5 | Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to him, who is set apart, and the one he will let come near him. He will let the one he chooses come near 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 | Korah, you and all your followers are to do this: take firepans, and tomorrow | Do this: take censers, Korah and all his company; | You, Korah, and all your followers are to do this: Take censers | |
| 7 | place fire in them and put incense on them before the LORD. Then the man the LORD chooses will be the one who is set apart. It is you Levites who have gone too far! ” | 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 | Moses also told Korah, “Now listen, Levites! | And Moses said to Korah, “Hear now, you sons of Levi: | Moses also said to Korah, “Now listen, you Levites! | |
| 9 | Isn’t it enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the Israelite community to bring you near to himself, to perform the work at the LORD’s tabernacle, and to stand before the community to minister to them? | 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 | He has brought you near, and all your fellow Levites who are with you, but you are pursuing the priesthood as well. | 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 | Therefore, it is you and all your followers who have conspired against the LORD! As for Aaron, who is he that you should complain about 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 | Moses sent for Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “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 not enough that you brought us up from a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness? Do you also have to appoint yourself as 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 | Furthermore, you didn’t bring us to a land flowing with milk and honey or give us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you gouge out the eyes of these men? 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 | Then Moses became angry and said to the LORD, “Don’t respect their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them or mistreated a single one 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 | So Moses told Korah, “You and all your followers are to appear before the LORD tomorrow—you, they, and Aaron. | 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 | Each of you is to take his firepan, place incense on it, and present his firepan before the LORD—250 firepans. You and Aaron are each to present your firepan also.” | 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 | Each man took his firepan, placed fire in it, put incense on it, and stood at the entrance to the tent of meeting along with Moses and Aaron. | 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 | After Korah assembled the whole community against them at the entrance to the tent of meeting, the glory of the LORD appeared to the whole community. | 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 | The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, | And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, | The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, | |
| 21 | “Separate yourselves from this community so I may consume them instantly.” | “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 Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “God, God who gives breath to all, when one man sins, will you vent your wrath on the whole community? ” | 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 | The LORD replied to Moses, | And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, | Then the LORD said to Moses, | |
| 24 | “Tell the community: Get away from the dwellings of Korah, 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 | Moses got 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 | He warned the community, “Get away now from the tents of these wicked men. Don’t touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all 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 | So they got away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Meanwhile, Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the entrance of their tents with their wives, children, and infants. | 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 | Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD sent me to do all these things and that it was not of my own will: | 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 die naturally as all people would, and suffer the fate of all, then the LORD has not sent 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 brings about something unprecedented, and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them along with all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have despised 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 | Just as he finished speaking all these words, the ground beneath them split open. | 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 | The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households, all Korah’s people, and all their possessions. | 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 | They went down alive into Sheol with all that belonged to them. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly. | 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 | At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled because they thought, “The earth may swallow us too! ” | 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 | Fire also came out from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were presenting 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 | Then the LORD spoke to Moses: | Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, | The LORD said to Moses, | |
| 37 | “Tell Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to remove the firepans from the burning debris, because they are holy, and scatter the fire far away. | “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 | As for the firepans of those who sinned at the cost of their own lives, make them into hammered sheets as plating for the altar, for they presented them before the LORD, and the firepans are holy. They will be a sign to the Israelites.” | 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 | So the priest Eleazar took the bronze firepans that those who were burned had presented, and they were hammered into plating for 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 | just as the LORD commanded him through Moses. It was to be a reminder for the Israelites that no unauthorized person outside the lineage of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the LORD and become like Korah and his followers. | 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 | The next day the entire Israelite community complained about Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the LORD’s people! ” | 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 | When the community assembled against them, Moses and Aaron turned toward the tent of meeting, and suddenly the cloud covered it, and the LORD’s glory appeared. | 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 went to the front of the tent of meeting, | 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 | “Get away from this community so that I may consume them instantly.” But they fell facedown. | “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 | Then Moses told Aaron, “Take your firepan, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the community and make atonement for them, because wrath has come from the LORD; the plague has begun.” | 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 | So Aaron took his firepan as Moses had ordered, ran into the middle of the assembly, and saw that the plague had begun among the people. After he added incense, he made atonement for the people. | 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 | He stood between the dead and the living, and the plague was halted. | 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 those who died from the plague numbered 14,700, in addition to those who died because of the Korah incident. | 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 | Aaron then returned to Moses at the entrance to the tent of meeting, since the plague had been halted. | 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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