Num 16 | ABEn | STEP | And Korah spoke, the son of Izhar, son of Kohath son of Levi; and Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth son of Reuben.

Numbers 16

CHAPTER 16 Korah Complains against Moses

1 And Korah spoke, the son of Izhar, son of Kohath son of Levi; and Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth son of Reuben. 2 And they rose up before Moses, and men of the sons of Israel -- fifty and two hundred, chiefs of the congregation, summoned counselors, and [²men ¹famous]. 3 They stood together against Moses and Aaron. And said to them, Let this suffice to you, that all the congregation are all holy -- and [²is among ³them ¹the lord]; and why do you stand against the congregation of the lord? 4 And hearing, Moses fell upon his face. 5 And he spoke to Korah and to all the congregation, saying, [²has visited ³and ⁴knows ¹God] the ones being his; and the ones holy he led to himself; and whom he chose not for himself, he led not to himself. 6 This you do! You take to yourselves censers, Korah and all his gathering! 7 And put [²upon ³them ¹fire]! And put upon them incense before the lord tomorrow! And it will be the man who ever the lord should choose, this one shall be holy. Let it be suitable to you sons of Levi! 8 And Moses said to Korah, Listen to me sons of Levi! 9 [³a small thing ¹Is ²this] for you, that [²separated ³you ¹God] from the congregation of Israel, and led you to himself to officiate the ministrations of the tent of the lord, and to stand before the congregation to serve to them? 10 And he led you, and all your brethren of the sons of Levi with you, and do you seek to officiate as priest also? 11 Thus you and all your gathering are gathering together against God. And [³Aaron ¹who ²is] that you complain against him? 12 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab. And they said, We do not ascend to you. 13 Is this a small thing that you led us from a land flowing milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, that you rule us, and be a ruler, 14 and into a land flowing milk and honey you brought us, and you gave to us a lot of inheritance of field and vineyards? [²the ³eyes ⁴of those men ¹Would you have cut out]? We do not ascend. 15 And Moses was weighed down exceedingly. And he said to the lord, Do not take heed to their sacrifice, [²not ⁴the desire ⁵of any one ⁶of them ¹I have ³taken], nor inflicted evil on any one of them. 16 And Moses said to Korah, Sanctify your congregation, and come prepared before the lord, you and they, and Aaron tomorrow! 17 And let [²take ¹each] his censer! and you shall put [²upon ³them ¹incense], and [²shall bring ³before ⁴the lord ¹each] his censer, fifty and two hundred censers; and you and Aaron each shall bring his censer. 18 And [²took ¹each] his own censer, and they put upon them fire, and they put upon them incense. And stood by the doors of the tent of testimony Moses and Aaron. 19 And [²rose up together ³against ⁴them ¹Korah], the whole of his congregation, by the door of the tent of the testimony. And appeared the glory of the lord to all the congregation. 20 And the lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 21 Sever yourselves from the midst of this congregation! and I will completely consume them at once. 22 And they fell upon their face. And they said, The God, the God of the spirits and of all flesh, if [²man ¹one] sinned, shall there be upon all the congregation the anger of the lord? 23 And the lord said to Moses, saying, 24 Speak to the congregation! saying, Withdraw round about from the congregation of Korah, and Dathan, and Abiram! 25 And Moses rose up, and went to Dathan and Abiram. And went with him all the elders of Israel. 26 And he spoke to the congregation, saying, Sever from the tents [³men ²recalcitrant ¹of these], and do not touch of all as much as is to them. You should not be destroyed together in all their sin. 27 And [⁵left ⁶from ⁷the ⁸tent ⁹of Korah ¹both ²Dathan ³and ⁴Abiram] round about. And Dathan and Abiram came forth and stood by the doors of their tents, and their wives, and their children, and their belongings. 28 And Moses said, By this you shall know that the lord sent me to execute all these works, that they are not of myself. 29 If by the common death of all men these shall die; or if according to the review of all men the visit of death shall be theirs -- [²has not ¹then the lord] sent me. 30 But if by a visible manifestation the lord shall show, and [³opening ¹the ²earth] its mouth shall swallow them, and their houses, and their tents, and all as much as is theirs, and they shall go down alive into Hades, then you shall know that [²provoked ¹these men] the lord.

The Earth Swallows Korah

31 And as he ceased speaking all these words, [³was torn ¹the ²earth] underneath them. 32 And [³was opened ¹the ²earth], and it swallowed them, and their houses, and all the men of the ones being with Korah, and all their cattle. 33 And these went down, and all as many as is to them, alive into Hades; and [³covered ⁴them ¹the ²earth], and they were destroyed from out of the midst of the congregation. 34 And all Israel round about them fled from their sound, saying, Lest at any time [³shall swallow ⁴us ¹the ²earth]. 35 And fire came forth from the lord, and it devoured the fifty and two hundred men of the ones offering the incense. 36 And the lord spoke to Moses, saying, 37 Speak to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, Do away with the censers from the midst of the ones having been incinerated, and [³fire ²alien ¹sow this] there! 38 For they sanctified the censers of these sinners by their lives. And make them into scales hammered out for adornment to the altar! for they were brought near before the lord, and were sanctified. And they became for a sign to the sons of Israel. 39 And [⁶took ¹Eleazar ²son ³of Aaron ⁴the ⁵priest] the censers of brass, as many as [³brought near ¹the ²men having been incinerated]; and they added them as an adornment to the altar, 40 as a memorial for the sons of Israel, how that not [³come forward ¹should anyone ²foreign ⁴who ⁶not ⁵is] of the seed of Aaron, to place incense before the lord; so that he shall not be as Korah, and the ones conspiring with him, as the lord spoke by the hand of Moses to him.

Israel Grumbles against Moses and Aaron

41 And [⁴grumbled ¹the ²sons ³of Israel] the next day against Moses and Aaron, saying, You have killed the people of the lord. 42 And it came to pass in the gathering together the congregation against Moses and Aaron, that they advanced against the tent of the testimony; and thus [³covered ⁴it ¹the ²cloud], and there appeared the glory of the lord. 43 And [⁴entered ¹Moses ²and ³Aaron] by the front of the tent of the testimony. 44 And the lord spoke to Moses, saying, 45 Withdraw from the midst of this congregation, and I shall completely consume them at once. And they fell upon their face. 46 And Moses said to Aaron, Take the censer, and place upon it fire from the altar, and put upon it incense, and carry it quickly into the congregation, and make atonement for them! [³came forth ¹For ²anger] from the face of the lord; it has begun to devastate the people. 47 And Aaron took just as [²spoke ³to him ¹Moses]; and he ran into the congregation, for already had commenced the devastation among the people. And he put the incense, and he made atonement for the people. 48 And he stood between the ones having died and the ones living, and [³abated ¹the ²devastation]. 49 And [⁶were ¹the ones ²having died ³in ⁴the ⁵devastation] fourteen thousand and seven hundred, apart from the ones having died because of Korah. 50 And Aaron returned to Moses at the door of the tent of the testimony, and [³abated ¹the ²devastation].