[1] 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]: [2] and they rose up before Moses, with certain of the
children of Israel, two hundred fifty princes of the congregation, called
to the assembly, men of renown; [3] and they assembled themselves together
against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, You take too much on
you, seeing all the congregation are holy, everyone of them, and Yahweh is
among them: why then lift you up yourselves above the assembly of Yahweh?
[4] When Moses heard it, he fell on his face: [5] and he spoke to Korah and
to all his company, saying, In the morning Yahweh will show who are his,
and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to him: even him whom he
shall choose will he cause to come near to him. [6] This do: take you
censers, Korah, and all his company; [7] and put fire in them, and put
incense on them before Yahweh tomorrow: and it shall be that the man whom
Yahweh does choose, he [shall be] holy: you take too much on you, you sons
of Levi. [8] Moses said to Korah, Hear now, you sons of Levi: [9] [seems it
but] 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 service
of the tent of Yahweh, and to stand before the congregation to minister to
them; [10] and that he has brought you near, and all your brothers the sons
of Levi with you? and seek you the priesthood also? [11] Therefore you and
all your company are gathered together against Yahweh: and Aaron, what is
he who you murmur against him? [12] Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram,
the sons of Eliab; and they said, We won`t come up: [13] 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, but you must needs make yourself also
a prince over us? [14] Moreover you haven`t 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 won`t come up. [15] Moses was very
angry, and said to Yahweh, "Don`t respect their offering: I have not taken
one donkey from them, neither have I hurt one of them." [16] Moses said to
Korah, Be you and all your company before Yahweh, you, and they, and Aaron,
tomorrow: [17] and take every man his censer, and put incense on them, and
bring you before Yahweh every man his censer, two hundred fifty censers;
you also, and Aaron, each his censer. [18] 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. [19] Korah assembled all the
congregation against them to the door of the tent of meeting: and the glory
of Yahweh appeared to all the congregation. [20] Yahweh spoke to Moses and
to Aaron, saying, [21] Separate yourselves from among this congregation,
that I may consume them in a moment. [22] They fell on their faces, and
said, God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and will
you be angry with all the congregation? [23] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
[24] Speak to the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tent of
Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. [25] Moses rose up and went to Dathan and
Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him. [26] He spoke to the
congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked
men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins.
[27] So they got them up from the tent 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. [28] Moses
said, Hereby you shall know that Yahweh has sent me to do all these works;
for [I have] not [done them] of my own mind. [29] If these men die the
common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all
men; then Yahweh hasn`t sent me. [30] But if Yahweh make a new thing, and
the ground open its mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain to
them, and they go down alive into Sheol; then you shall understand that
these men have despised Yahweh. [31] It happened, as he made an end of
speaking all these words, that the ground split apart that was under them;
[32] and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, and their
households, and all the men who appertained to Korah, and all their goods.
[33] So they, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into Sheol:
and the earth closed on them, and they perished from among the assembly.
[34] All Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them; for
they said, Lest the earth swallow us up. [35] Fire came forth from Yahweh,
and devoured the two hundred fifty men who offered the incense. [36] Yahweh
spoke to Moses, saying, [37] Speak to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest,
that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter you the fire
yonder; for they are holy, [38] 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 Yahweh; therefore they are holy; and
they shall be a sign to the children of Israel. [39] Eleazar the priest
took the brazen censers, which those who were burnt had offered; and they
beat them out for a covering of the altar, [40] to be a memorial to the
children of Israel, to the end that no stranger, who isn`t of the seed of
Aaron, comes near to burn incense before Yahweh; that he not be as Korah,
and as his company: as Yahweh spoke to him by Moses. [41] But on the next
day all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses
and against Aaron, saying, You have killed the people of Yahweh. [42] It
happened, 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 Yahweh appeared. [43] Moses and Aaron came to
the front of the tent of meeting. [44] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, [45]
Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a
moment. They fell on their faces. [46] Moses said to Aaron, Take they
censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and lay incense thereon,
and carry it quickly to the congregation, and make atonement for them: for
there is wrath gone out from Yahweh; the plague is begun. [47] Aaron took
as Moses spoke, 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. [48] He stood between the dead and the living;
and the plague was stayed. [49] Now those who died by the plague were
fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides those who died about the
matter of Korah. [50] Aaron returned to Moses to the door of the tent of
meeting: and the plague was stayed.

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