Numbers 16:30-50 ▼

30 And if Jehovah shall create a creation, and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed them and all which is to them, and they went down living to hades; and ye know that these men rejected Jehovah,

31 And it shall be as he finished to speak all these words, the earth shall cleave asunder which is under them:

32 And the earth shall open her mouth and shall swallow them and their houses, and all the men which to Korah, and all the possessions.

33 And they went down, and all which is to them, living, to hades, and the earth shall cover over them; and they shall perish from the midst of the gathering.

34 And all Israel which were round about them fled at their voice: for they said, Lest the earth shall swallow us.

35 And a fire will come forth from Jehovah and will consume the fifty and two hundred men bringing the incense.

36 And Jehovah will speak to Moses, saying,

37 Say to Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, and he shall take up the censers from the midst of the burning, and scatter the fire afar off; for they were consecrated.

38 The censers of these sinners against their souls, and they made them beaten plates, a covering for the altar: for they brought them before Jehovah, and they will be consecrated: and they will be for a sign to the sons of Israel.

39 And Eleazar the priest will take the brazen censers, which they being burnt brought near; and they shall beat them out a covering for the altar,

40 A remembrance to the sons of Israel, so that a man, a stranger, shall not come near, he who is not from the seed of Aaron, to burn incense before Jehovah; and he shall not be as Korah and as his assembly: as Jehovah spake to him by the hand of Moses.

41 And all the assembly of the sons of Israel will murmur on the morrow against Moses, and against Aaron, saying, Ye killed the people of Jehovah.

42 And it shall be in the gathering together of the assembly against Moses and against Aaron, and they shall turn towards the tent of appointment; and behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of Jehovah will be seen.

43 And Moses will go, and Aaron, before the tent of appointment.

44 And Jehovah will speak to Moses, saying,

45 Lift up yourselves from the midst of this assembly, and I will consume them as in a moment. And they will fall upon their faces.

46 And Moses will say to Aaron, Take a censer and give upon it fire from off the altar, and put incense, and go quickly to the assembly, and expiate for them: for anger went forth from before Jehovah; for it began smiting.

47 And Aaron will take as Moses spake, and he will run into the midst of the assembly; and behold, it began smiting among the people: and he will give incense and will expiate for the people.

48 And he will stand between the dead and between the living; and the smiting will be withheld.

49 And they dying in the smiting will be fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides they dying for the words of Korah.

50 And Aaron will turn back to Moses to the door of the tent of appointment: and the smiting was withheld.