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Korah's Rebellion

And Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, made bold, and [with him] Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, the sons of Reuben;

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Rebellion Against Moses and Aaron

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;

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and they rose up against Moses, with two hundred and fifty men of the children of Israel, princes of the assembly, summoned to the council, men of renown;

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and they rose up before Moses with some of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation, representatives of the congregation, men of renown.

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and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, It is enough; for all the assembly, all of them are holy, and Jehovah is among them; and why do ye lift up yourselves above the congregation of Jehovah?

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They gathered together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “You [a]take too much upon yourselves, for all the congregation is holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?”

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When Moses heard this, he fell on his face.

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So when Moses heard it, he fell on his face;

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And he spoke to Korah and to all his band, saying, Even to-morrow will Jehovah make known who is his, and who is holy; and he will cause him to come near to him; and him whom he has chosen, him will he cause to come near to him.

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and he spoke to Korah and all his company, saying, “Tomorrow morning the Lord will show who is His and who is holy,[b] and will cause him to come near to Him. That one whom He chooses He will cause to come near to Him.

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This do: take you censers, Korah, and all his band,

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Do this: Take censers, Korah and all your company;

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and put fire therein, and lay incense thereon before Jehovah to-morrow; and it shall be that the man whom Jehovah doth choose, he shall be holy. It is enough, ye sons of Levi!

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put fire in them and put incense in them before the Lord tomorrow, and it shall be that the man whom the Lord chooses is the holy one. You take too much upon yourselves, you sons of Levi!”

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And Moses said to Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi!

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Then Moses said to Korah, “Hear now, you sons of Levi:

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Is it too little for you, that the God of Israel has separated you from the assembly of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the work of the tabernacle of Jehovah, and to stand before the assembly to minister to them?

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Is it a small thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to Himself, to do the work of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to serve them;

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-- that he has brought thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee; and seek ye now the priesthood also?

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and that He has brought you near to Himself, you and all your brethren, the sons of Levi, with you? And are you seeking the priesthood also?

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For which cause thou and all thy band are banded together against Jehovah; and Aaron, who is he that ye murmur against him?

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Therefore you and all your company are gathered together against the Lord. And what is Aaron that you complain against him?”

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And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; but they said, We will not come up!

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And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come up!

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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, that thou must make thyself altogether a ruler over us?

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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 should keep acting like a prince over us?

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Moreover, thou hast not brought us into a land flowing 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!

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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!”

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Then Moses was very wroth, and said to Jehovah, Have no regard to their oblation: not one ass have I taken from them, neither have I hurt one of them.

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Then Moses was very angry, and said to the Lord, “Do not [c]respect their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them, nor have I hurt one of them.”

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And Moses said to Korah, Be thou and all thy band before Jehovah, thou, and they, and Aaron, to-morrow.

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And Moses said to Korah, “Tomorrow, you and all your company be present before the Lord — you and they, as well as Aaron.

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And take each his censer, and put incense thereon, and present before Jehovah every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; and thou, and Aaron, each his censer.

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Let each take his censer and put incense in it, and each of you bring his censer before the Lord, two hundred and fifty censers; both you and Aaron, each with his censer.”

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And they took each his censer, and put fire on them, and laid incense thereon, and stood before the entrance to the tent of meeting, as well as Moses and Aaron.

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So every man took his censer, put fire in it, laid incense on it, and stood at the door of the tabernacle of meeting with Moses and Aaron.

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And Korah gathered the whole assembly against them to the entrance of the tent of meeting. And the glory of Jehovah appeared to all the assembly.

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And Korah gathered all the congregation against them at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. Then the glory of the Lord appeared to all the congregation.

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And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

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And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

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Separate yourselves from the midst of this assembly, and I will consume them in a moment.

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“Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.”

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And they fell on their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh! shall *one* man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with the whole assembly?

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Then they fell[d] on their faces, and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and You be angry with all the congregation?”

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Moses Separates the People

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

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So the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

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Speak unto the assembly, saying, Get you up from about the habitation of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.

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“Speak to the congregation, saying, ‘Get away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.’ ”

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And Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.

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Then Moses rose and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him.

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And he spoke to the assembly, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye perish in all their sins.

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And he spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart now from the tents of these wicked men! Touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins.”

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And they got up from the habitation of Koran, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side. And Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the entrance of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little ones.

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So they got away from around the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram; and Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the door of their tents, with their wives, their sons, and their little children.

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And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that Jehovah has sent me to do all these deeds, for they are not out of my own heart:

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And Moses said: “By this you shall know that the Lord has sent me to do all these works, for I have not done them of my own will.

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if these men die as all men die, and are visited with the visitation of all men, Jehovah has not sent me;

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If these men die naturally like all men, or if they are visited by the common fate of all men, then the Lord has not sent me.

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but if Jehovah make a new thing, and the ground open its mouth, and swallow them up, and all that they have, and they go down alive into Sheol, then ye shall know that these men have despised Jehovah.

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But if the Lord creates a new thing, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that belongs to them, and they go down alive into the pit, then you will understand that these men have rejected the Lord.”

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The Earth Swallows Up Korah

And it came to pass when he had ended speaking all these words, that the ground clave apart that was under them.

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Now it came to pass, as he finished speaking all these words, that the ground split apart under them,

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And the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men that belonged to Korah, and all their property.

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and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and all the men with Korah, with all their goods.

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And they went down, they and all that they had, alive into Sheol, and the earth covered them; and they perished from among the congregation.

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So they and all those with them went down alive into the pit; the earth closed over them, and they perished from among the assembly.

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And all Israel that were round about them fled at their cry; for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up!

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Then all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up also!”

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And there came out a fire from Jehovah, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that had presented incense.

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And a fire came out from the Lord and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering incense.

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The Censers Reserved for Holy Use

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

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Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

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Speak to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning; and scatter the fire afar; for they are hallowed,

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“Tell Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, to pick up the censers out of the blaze, for they are holy, and scatter the fire some distance away.

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the censers of these sinners who have forfeited their life; and they shall make them into broad plates for the covering of the altar; for they presented them before Jehovah, therefore they are hallowed; and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.

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The censers of these men who sinned [e]against their own souls, let them be made into hammered plates as a covering for the altar. Because they presented them before the Lord, therefore they are holy; and they shall be a sign to the children of Israel.”

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And Eleazar the priest took the copper censers, which they that were burnt had presented; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:

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So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers, which those who were burned up had presented, and they were hammered out as a covering on the altar,

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as a memorial to the children of Israel, that no stranger who is not of the seed of Aaron come near to burn incense before Jehovah, that he be not as Korah, and as his band, -- as Jehovah had said to him through Moses.

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to be a [f]memorial to the children of Israel that no outsider, who is not a descendant of Aaron, should come near to offer incense before the Lord, that he might not become like Korah and his companions, just as the Lord had said to him through Moses.

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Murmuring and Plague

And the whole assembly of the children of Israel murmured on the morrow against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of Jehovah.

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Complaints of the People

On the next day all the congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the people of the Lord.”

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And it came to pass, when the assembly was gathered together 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.

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Now it happened, when the congregation had gathered against Moses and Aaron, that they turned toward the tabernacle of meeting; and suddenly the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared.

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And Moses and Aaron went before the tent of meeting.

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Then Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of meeting.

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And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

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And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

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Get you up from the midst of this assembly, and I will consume them in a moment. And they fell on their faces.

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“Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.”
And they fell on their faces.

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And Moses said to Aaron, Take the censer, and put fire thereon from off the altar, and lay on incense, and carry it quickly to the assembly, and make atonement for them; for there is wrath gone out from Jehovah: the plague is begun.

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So Moses said to Aaron, “Take a censer and put fire in it from the altar, put incense on it, and take it quickly to the congregation and make [g]atonement for them; for wrath has gone out from the Lord. The plague has begun.”

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And Aaron took as Moses had said, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and behold, the plague had begun among the people; and he put on incense, and made atonement for the people.

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Then Aaron took it as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the assembly; and already the plague had begun among the people. So he put in the incense and made atonement for the people.

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And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.

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And he stood between the dead and the living; so the plague was stopped.

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Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand seven hundred, besides them that had died because of the matter of Korah.

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Now those who died in the plague were fourteen thousand seven hundred, besides those who died in the Korah incident.

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And Aaron returned to Moses to the entrance of the tent of meeting; and the plague was stayed.

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So Aaron returned to Moses at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, for the plague had stopped.

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