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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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Korah’s Rebellion

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.

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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 rose up before Moses, with a number of the people of Israel, 250 chiefs of the congregation, chosen from the assembly, well-known men.

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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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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?”

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

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When Moses heard it, he fell on his face,

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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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and he said to Korah and all his company, “In the morning the Lord will show who is his,a and who is holy, and will bring him near to him. The one whom he chooses he will bring near to him.

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

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Do this: take censers, Korah and all his company;

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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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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!”

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

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

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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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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,

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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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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?

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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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Therefore it is against the Lord that you and all your company have gathered together. What is Aaron that you grumble 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, and they said, “We will not come up.

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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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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?

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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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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 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 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.”

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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 Moses said to Korah, “Be present, you and all your company, before the Lord, you and they, and Aaron, tomorrow.

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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 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.”

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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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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.

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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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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.

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And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

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And the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

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“Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may 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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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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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?”

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So the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

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And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

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

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“Say to the congregation, Get away from the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”

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Then Moses rose 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 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 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.”

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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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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.

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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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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.

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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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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.

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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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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.”

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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 as soon as he had finished speaking all these words, the ground under them split apart.

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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 the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and all the people who belonged to Korah and all their goods.

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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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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.

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

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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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And fire came out from the Lord and consumed the 250 men offering the incense.

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Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

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b Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

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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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“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.

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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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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.”

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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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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,

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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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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.

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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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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.”

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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 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.

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Then Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of meeting.

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And Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of meeting,

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And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

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and the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

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

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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 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.”

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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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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.

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

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

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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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Now those who died in the plague were 14,700, besides those who died in the affair of Korah.

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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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And Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance of the tent of meeting, when the plague was stopped.

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