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Numbers 16

Korah's Rebellion

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Now  aKorahh7141 the sonh1121 of Izharh3324, the sonh1121 of Kohathh6955, the sonh1121 of Levih3878, with  bDathanh1885 and Abiramh48, the sonsh1121 of Eliabh446, and Onh203 the sonh1121 of Pelethh6431, sonsh1121 of Reubenh7205, tookh3947 action,

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and they roseh6965 up beforeh6440 Mosesh4872,  1together with someh376 of the sonsh1121 of Israelh3478, two hundredh3967 and fiftyh2572 leadersh5387a of the congregationh5712,  2 achosenh7148 in the assemblyh4150, menh376 of renownh8034.

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They assembledh6950 together  aagainsth5921 Mosesh4872 and Aaronh175, and saidh559 to them, " 1 bYou have gone farh7227a enoughh7227a, for allh3605 the congregationh5712 are holyh6918, everyh3605 oneh3605 of them, and  cthe LORDh3068 is in their midsth8432; so whyh4069 do you exalth5375 yourselves aboveh5921 the assemblyh6951 of the LORDh3068?"

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When Mosesh4872 heardh8085 this,  ahe fellh5307 on his faceh6440;

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and he spokeh1696 to Korahh7141 and allh3605 his companyh5712, sayingh559, "Tomorrowh1242 morningh1242 the LORDh3068 will showh3045 whoh834 is His, and  awho is holyh6918, and will bringh7126 him nearh7126 to Himself; even  bthe one whomh834 He will chooseh977, He will bringh7126 nearh7126 to Himself.

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"Doh6213a thish2088: takeh3947 censersh4289 for yourselves, Korahh7141 and allh3605  1your companyh5712,

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and puth5414 fireh784 in them, and layh7760 incenseh7004 upon them in the presenceh6440 of the LORDh3068 tomorrowh4279; and the manh376 whomh834 the LORDh3068 choosesh977 shall be the oneh6918 whoh1931 is holyh6918.  1 aYou have gone farh7227a enoughh7227a, you sonsh1121 of Levih3878!"

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Then Mosesh4872 saidh559 to Korahh7141, "Hearh8085 nowh4994, you sonsh1121 of Levih3878,

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 ais it  1not enoughh4592 for you that the Godh430 of Israelh3478 has separatedh914 you from the rest of the congregationh5712 of Israelh3478,  bto bringh7126 you nearh7126 to Himself, to doh5647 the serviceh5656 of the tabernacleh4908 of the LORDh3068, and to standh5975 beforeh6440 the congregationh5712 to ministerh8334 to them;

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and that He has broughth7126 you nearh7126, Korah, and allh3605 your brothersh251, sonsh1121 of Levih3878, with you? And are you  aseekingh1245 for the priesthoodh3550 alsoh1571?

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"Thereforeh3651 you and allh3605 your companyh5712 are gatheredh3259 together  aagainsth5921 the LORDh3068; but as for Aaronh175,  1whoh4100 is he that  byou grumbleh3885b againsth5921 him?"

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Then Mosesh4872 senth7971  1a summonsh7121 to Dathanh1885 and Abiramh48, the sonsh1121 of Eliabh446; but they saidh559, "We will not comeh5927 up.

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"Is it  1not enoughh4592 that you have broughth5927 us up out of a  alandh776 flowingh2100 with milkh2461 and honeyh1706  bto have us dieh4191 in the wildernessh4057b, but you would alsoh1571 lordh8323 it overh5921 us?

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"Indeedh637, you have not broughth935 us  ainto a landh776 flowingh2100 with milkh2461 and honeyh1706, norh3808 have you givenh5414 us an inheritanceh5159 of  bfieldsh7704 and vineyardsh3754. Would you  1 cputh5365 out the eyesh5869 of  2theseh1992a menh376? We will not comeh5927 up!"

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Then Mosesh4872 becameh2734 veryh3966 angryh2734 and saidh559 to the LORDh3068, " aDo not regardh6437 their offeringh4503!  bI have not takenh5375 a singleh259 donkeyh2543 from them, norh3808 have I doneh7489a harmh7489a to anyh259 of them."

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Mosesh4872 saidh559 to Korahh7141, "You and allh3605 your companyh5712 be presenth1961 beforeh6440 the LORDh3068 tomorrowh4279, both you and they along with Aaronh175.

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"Eachh376 of you takeh3947 his firepanh4289 and puth5414 incenseh7004 on  1it, and eachh376 of you bringh7126 his censerh4289 beforeh6440 the LORDh3068, two hundredh3967 and fiftyh2572 firepansh4289; also you and Aaronh175 shall eachh376 bring his firepanh4289."

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So they eachh376 tookh3947 his own censerh4289 and puth5414 fireh784 on  1it, and laidh7760 incenseh7004 on  1it; and they stoodh5975 at the doorwayh6607 of the tenth168 of meetingh4150, with Mosesh4872 and Aaronh175.

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Thus Korahh7141 assembledh6950 allh3605 the congregationh5712 againsth5921 them at the doorwayh6607 of the tenth168 of meetingh4150. And  athe gloryh3519b of the LORDh3068 appearedh7200 to allh3605 the congregationh5712.

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Then the LORDh3068 spokeh1696 to Mosesh4872 and Aaronh175, sayingh559,

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aSeparateh914 yourselves from amongh8432 thish2088 congregationh5712,  bthat I may consumeh3615 them instantlyh7281."

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But they fellh5307 on their facesh6440 and saidh559, "O Godh410,  aGodh430 of the spiritsh7307 of allh3605 fleshh1320,  bwhen oneh259 manh376 sinsh2398, will You be angryh7107 with the entireh3605 congregationh5712?"

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Then the LORDh3068 spokeh1696 to Mosesh4872, sayingh559,

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"Speakh1696 to the congregationh5712, sayingh559, ` aGeth5927 backh5927 from aroundh5439 the dwellingsh4908 of Korahh7141, Dathanh1885 and Abiramh48.' "

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Then Mosesh4872 aroseh6965 and wenth1980 to Dathanh1885 and Abiramh48, with the eldersh2205 of Israelh3478 followingh1980h310 him,

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and he spokeh1696 to the congregationh5712, sayingh559, " aDeparth5493 nowh4994 from the tentsh168 of theseh428 wickedh7563 menh376, and touchh5060 nothingh408h3605 that belongs to them,  borh6435 you will be swepth5595 awayh5595 in allh3605 their sinh2403b."

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So they goth5927 backh5927 from aroundh5439 the dwellingsh4908 of Korahh7141, Dathanh1885 and Abiramh48; and Dathanh1885 and Abiramh48 cameh3318 out and stoodh5324 at the doorwayh6607 of their tentsh168, along with their wivesh802 and  atheir sonsh1121 and their littleh2945 onesh2945.

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Mosesh4872 saidh559, "By thish2088 you shall knowh3045 that  athe LORDh3068 has senth7971 me to doh6213a allh3605 theseh428 deedsh4639; for this is not  1my doingh4480h3820.

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"Ifh518 theseh428 menh428 dieh4191  1the deathh4194 of allh3605 menh120 or  2if they sufferh6485 the  afateh6486 of allh3605 menh120, then the LORDh3068 has not senth7971 me.

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"But  aifh518 the LORDh3068  1bringsh1254a abouth1254a an entirelyh1278 newh1278 thingh1278 and the groundh127 opensh6475 its mouthh6310 and swallowsh1104 them up with allh3605 that is theirsh1992a, and they  bdescendh3381 aliveh2416a into  2Sheolh7585, then you will understandh3045 that theseh428 menh376 have spurnedh5006 the LORDh3068."

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As he finishedh3615 speakingh1696 allh3605 theseh428 wordsh1697, the groundh127 that was underh8478 them splith1234 openh1234;

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and  athe earthh776 openedh6605a its mouthh6310 and swallowedh1104 them up, and their householdsh1004, and  ballh3605 the menh120 whoh834 belonged to Korahh7141 with their possessionsh7399.

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So they and allh3605 that belonged to them wenth3381 downh3381 aliveh2416a to  1Sheolh7585; and the earthh776 closedh3680 overh5921 them, and they perishedh6 from the midsth8432 of the assemblyh6951.

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Allh3605 Israelh3478 whoh834 were aroundh5439 them fledh5127 at their  1outcryh6963, for they saidh559, "The earthh776 may swallowh1104 us up!"

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 aFireh784 also cameh3318 forthh3318 from the LORDh3068 and consumedh398 the  btwo hundredh3967 and fiftyh2572 menh376 who were offeringh7126 the incenseh7004.

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 1Then the LORDh3068 spokeh1696 to Mosesh4872, sayingh559,

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"Sayh559 to Eleazarh499, the sonh1121 of Aaronh175 the priesth3548, that he shall takeh7311 up the censersh4289 out of the midsth996 of the  1blazeh8316, for they are holyh6942; and you scatterh2219 the  2burningh784 coalsh784 abroadh1973.

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"As for the censersh4289 of theseh428  1menh2400h5315 whoh2400 have sinnedh2400 at the cost of their livesh5315, let them be madeh6213a into hammeredh7555 sheetsh6341b for a platingh6826 of the altarh4196, sinceh3588 they did presenth7126 them beforeh6440 the LORDh3068 and they are holyh6942; and  athey shall be for a signh226 to the sonsh1121 of Israelh3478."

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So Eleazarh499 the priesth3548 tookh3947 the bronzeh5178 censersh4289 whichh834 the men who were burnedh8313 had offeredh7126, and they hammeredh7554 them out as a platingh6826 for the altarh4196,

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as a  1reminderh2146 to the sonsh1121 of Israelh3478 that  anoh3808  2laymanh2114a whoh834 is not of the  3descendantsh2233 of Aaronh175 should comeh7126 nearh7126  bto burnh6999 incenseh7004 beforeh6440 the LORDh3068; so that he will not becomeh1961 like Korahh7141 and his companyh5712--justh3512c as the LORDh3068 had spokenh1696 to him  4throughh3027 Mosesh4872.

Murmuring and Plague

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But on the nexth4283 dayh4283 allh3605 the congregationh5712 of the sonsh1121 of Israelh3478  agrumbledh3885b againsth5921 Mosesh4872 and Aaronh175, sayingh559, "You are the ones who have causedh4191 the deathh4191 of the LORD'Sh3068 peopleh5971a."

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It cameh1961 about, however, when the congregationh5712 had assembledh6950 againsth5921 Mosesh4872 and Aaronh175, that they turnedh6437 towardh413 the tenth168 of meetingh4150, and beholdh2009, the cloudh6051 coveredh3680 it and  athe gloryh3519b of the LORDh3068 appearedh7200.

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Then Mosesh4872 and Aaronh175 cameh935 to the fronth6440 of the tenth168 of meetingh4150,

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and the LORDh3068 spokeh1696 to Mosesh4872, sayingh559,

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1 aGeth7426a awayh7426a from amongh8432 thish2088 congregationh5712, that I may consumeh3615 them instantlyh7281." Then they fellh5307 on their facesh6440.

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Mosesh4872 saidh559 to Aaronh175, "Takeh3947 your censerh4289 and puth5414 in it fireh784 from the altarh4196, and layh7760 incenseh7004 on it; then bringh1980 it quicklyh4120 to the congregationh5712 and  amakeh3722a atonementh3722a for them, for  bwrathh7110a has goneh3318 forthh3318 from the LORDh3068, the plagueh5063 has begunh2490c!"

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Then Aaronh175 tookh3947 it as Mosesh4872 had spokenh1696, and ranh7323 into the midsth8432 of the assemblyh6951, for beholdh2009, the plagueh5063 had begunh2490c among the peopleh5971a.  aSo he puth5414 on the incenseh7004 and madeh3722a atonementh3722a for the peopleh5971a.

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He tookh5975 his standh5975 betweenh996 the deadh4191 and the livingh2416a, so that the plagueh4046 was checkedh6113.

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 aBut those who diedh4191 by the plagueh4046 were 14,700h702h6240h505h7651h3967, besidesh4480h905 those who  bdiedh4191 on accounth5921h1697 of Korahh7141.

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Then Aaronh175 returnedh7725 to Mosesh4872 at the doorwayh6607 of the tenth168 of meetingh4150, for the plagueh4046 had been checkedh6113.



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