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Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and
Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:
Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with
Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took `
men '
:
And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly
, famous
in
the congregation
, men of renown :
and they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the congregation
, called
to
the assembly
, men of renown ;
And they gathered
themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the
LORD
is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation
of the
LORD
?
and they assembled
themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and Jehovah
is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the assembly
of Jehovah
?
And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:
And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:
And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even
to
morrow
the LORD
will show who are his, and who is holy ;
and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath
chosen
will he cause to come near unto him.
and he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, In
the morning
Jehovah
will show who are his, and who is holy ,
and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he shall
choose
will he cause to come near unto him.
This do ;
Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
This do :
take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
And put fire therein
, and put incense in
them before the
LORD
to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the
LORD
doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.
and put fire in
them
, and put incense upon
them before Jehovah
to -
morrow: and it shall be that the man whom Jehovah
doth choose, he `
shall be '
holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.
And Moses said unto Korah, Hear ,
I
pray
you
, ye sons of Levi:
And Moses said unto Korah, Hear now
, ye sons of Levi:
Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the
LORD
, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them ?
`
seemeth it but '
a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself ,
to do the service of the tabernacle of Jehovah
, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them ;
And he hath brought thee near to
him
, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee :
and seek ye the priesthood also?
and that
he hath brought thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee ?
and seek ye the priesthood also?
For
which
cause
both
thou and all thy company are gathered together against the
LORD
: and what
is
Aaron, that ye murmur against him?
Therefore
thou and all thy company are gathered together against Jehovah
: and Aaron, what
is
he
that ye murmur against him?
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab :
which
said, We will not come up:
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab ;
and
they
said, We will not come up:
Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that
floweth
with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except
thou make thyself altogether
a prince over us?
is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land flowing
with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, but
thou must
needs
make thyself also
a prince over us?
Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that
floweth
with milk and honey, or
given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.
Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land flowing
with milk and honey, nor
given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.
And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the
LORD
, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.
And Moses was very wroth, and said unto Jehovah
, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.
And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the
LORD
, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow:
And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before Jehovah
, thou, and they, and Aaron, to -
morrow:
And take every man his censer, and put incense in
them, and bring ye before the
LORD
every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each of
you
his censer.
and take ye
every man his censer, and put incense upon
them, and bring ye before Jehovah
every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each his censer.
And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in
the door of the tabernacle
of the
congregation
with Moses and Aaron.
And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood at
the door of the tent
of meeting
with Moses and Aaron.
And Korah gathered
all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle
of the
congregation
: and the glory of the
LORD
appeared unto all the congregation.
And Korah assembled
all the congregation against them unto the door of the tent
of meeting
: and the glory of Jehovah
appeared unto all the congregation.
And the
LORD
spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
And Jehovah
spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.
Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.
And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?
And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?
And the
LORD
spake unto Moses, saying,
And Jehovah
spake unto Moses, saying,
Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.
And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.
And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.
And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.
So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in
the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children
.
So they gat them
up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood at
the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little ones
.
And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the
LORD
hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.
And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that Jehovah
hath sent me to do all these works; for `
I have '
not `
done them '
of mine own mind.
If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the
LORD
hath not sent me.
If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then Jehovah
hath not sent me.
But if the
LORD
make a new thing, and the earth
open her
mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick
into the
pit
; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked
the
LORD
.
But if Jehovah
make a new thing, and the ground
open its
mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down alive
into Sheol
; then ye shall understand that these men have despised
Jehovah
.
And it came to pass, as he had
made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them :
And it came to pass, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them ;
And the earth opened her
mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses
, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
and the earth opened its
mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households
, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the
pit,
and the earth closed upon them :
and they perished from among the congregation
.
So
they, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into Sheol:
and the earth closed upon them ,
and they perished from among the assembly
.
And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them :
for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also
.
And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them ;
for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up.
And there
came
out
a
fire from the
LORD
, and consumed
the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
And fire came
forth
from Jehovah
, and devoured
the two hundred and fifty men that offered the
incense.
And the
LORD
spake unto Moses, saying,
And Jehovah
spake unto Moses, saying,
Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are hallowed.
Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are holy,
The censers of these sinners against their own souls,
let them make
them
broad
plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the
LORD,
therefore they are hallowed:
and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.
even
the censers of these sinners against their own lives;
and
let them be
made
beaten
plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before Jehovah;
therefore they are holy;
and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.
And Eleazar the priest took the brazen censers, wherewith
they that were burnt had offered; and they were
made
broad
plates
for a covering of the altar :
And Eleazar the priest took the brazen censers, which
they that were burnt had offered; and they beat
them
out
for a covering of the altar ,
To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which
is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer
incense before the
LORD
; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the
LORD
said
to
him by the
hand
of
Moses.
to be a memorial unto the children of Israel, to
the
end
that no stranger, that
is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to burn
incense before Jehovah
; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as Jehovah
spake
unto
him by Moses.
But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the
LORD
.
But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of Jehovah
.
And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered
against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle
of the
congregation
: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the
LORD
appeared.
And it came to pass, when the congregation was assembled
against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tent
of meeting
: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of Jehovah
appeared.
And Moses and Aaron came before
the tabernacle
of the congregation
.
And Moses and Aaron came to
the front
of the tent
of
meeting
.
And the
LORD
spake unto Moses, saying,
And Jehovah
spake unto Moses, saying,
Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as
in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a
censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put
on
incense, and go
quickly unto the congregation, and make an
atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the
LORD
; the plague is begun.
And Moses said unto Aaron, Take they
censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and lay
incense thereon
, and carry
it
quickly unto the congregation, and make atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from Jehovah
; the plague is begun.
And Aaron took as Moses commanded
, and ran into the midst of the congregation
; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an
atonement for the people.
And Aaron took as Moses spake
, and ran into the midst of the assembly
; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on the
incense, and made atonement for the people.
And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
Now they that died in
the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside
them that died about the matter of Korah.
Now they that died by
the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides
them that died about the matter of Korah.
And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle
of the
congregation
: and the plague was stayed.
And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tent
of meeting
: and the plague was stayed.
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