16:1 And Core the son of Isaar the son of
Caath the so of Levi, and Dathan and Abiron, sons of Eliab, and Aun the son
of Phaleth the son of Ruben, spoke;
16:2 and rose up before Moses, and two hundred and fifty men of the sons of
Israel, chiefs of the assembly, chosen councillors, and men of renown.
16:3 They rose up against Moses and Aaron, and said, Let it be enough for
you that all the congregation [are] holy, and Yehovah [is] among them; and
why do ye set up yourselves against the congregation of Yehovah?
16:4 And when Moses heard it, he fell on his face.
16:5 And he spoke to Core and all his assembly, saying, Elohim has visited and
known those that are his and who are holy, and has brought them to himself;
and whom he has chosen for himself, he has brought to himself.
16:6 This do ye: take to yourselves censers, Core and all his company;
16:7 and put fire on them, and put incense on them before Yehovah
to-morrow; and it shall come to pass that the man whom Yehovah has chosen,
he shall be holy: let it be enough for you, ye sons of Levi.
16:8 And Moses said to Core, Hearken to me, ye sons of Levi.
16:9 Is it a little thing for you, that the Elohim of Israel has separated you
from the congregation of Israel, and brought you near to himself to minister
in the services of the tabernacle of Yehovah, and to stand before the
tabernacle to minister for them?
16:10 And he has brought thee near and all thy brethren the sons of Levi
with thee, and do ye seek to be priests also?
16:11 Thus [it is with] thee and all thy congregation which is gathered
together against Elohim: and who is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?
16:12 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiron sons of Eliab; and they said,
We will not go up.
16:13 Is it a little thing that thou hast brought us up to a land flowing
with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, [and] that thou
altogether rulest over us?
16:14 Thou art a prince, and hast thou brought us into a land flowing with
milk and honey, and hast thou given us an inheritance of land and vineyards?
wouldest thou have put out the eyes of those men we will not go up.
16:15 And Moses was exceeding indignant, and said to Yehovah, Do thou take
no heed to their sacrifice: I have not taken away the desire of any one of
them, neither have I hurt any one of them.
16:16 And Moses said to Core, Sanctify thy company, and be ready before the
Lord, thou and Aaron and they, to-morrow.
16:17 And take each man his censer, and ye shall put incense upon them, and
shall bring each one his censer before Yehovah, two hundred and fifty
censers, and thou and Aaron shall bring each his censer.
16:18 And each man took his censer, and they put on them fire, and laid
incense on them; and Moses and Aaron stood by the doors of the tabernacle of
witness.
16:19 And Core raised up against them all his company by the door of the
tabernacle of witness; and the glory of Yehovah appeared to all the
congregation.
16:20 And Yehovah spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
16:21 Separate your selves from the midst of this congregation, and I will
consume them at once.
16:22 And they fell on their faces, and said, O Elohim, the Elohim of spirits and
of all flesh, if one man has sinned, [shall] the wrath of Yehovah [be] upon
the whole congregation?
16:23 And Yehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
16:24 Speak to the congregation, saying, Depart from the company of Core
round about.
16:25 And Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiron, and all the elders of
Israel went with him.
16:26 And he spoke to the congregation, saying, Separate yourselves from the
tents of these stubborn men, and touch nothing that belongs to them, lest ye
be consumed with them in all their sin.
16:27 And they stood aloof from the tent of Core round about; and Dathan and
Abiron went forth and stood by the doors of their tents, and their wives and
their children and their store.
16:28 And Moses said, Hereby shall ye know that Yehovah has sent me to
perform all these works, that [I have] not [done them] of myself.
16:29 If these men shall die according to the death of all men, if also
their visitation shall be according to the visitation of all men, then the
Lord has not sent me.
16:30 But if Yehovah shall shew by a wonder, and the earth shall open her
mouth and swallow them up, and their houses, and their tents, and all that
belongs to them, and they shall go down alive into Sheol, then ye shall know
that these men have provoked Yehovah.
16:31 And when he ceased speaking all these words, the ground clave asunder
beneath them.
16:32 And the ground opened, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and
all the men that were with Core, and their cattle.
16:33 And they went down and all that they had, alive into Sheol; and the
ground covered them, and they perished from the midst of the congregation.
16:34 And all Israel round about them fled from the sound of them, for they
said, Lest the earth swallow us up [also].
16:35 And fire went forth from Yehovah, and devoured the two hundred and
fifty men that offered incense.
16:36 And Yehovah said to Moses,
16:37 and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, Take up the brazen censers
out of the midst of the men that have been burnt, and scatter the strange
fire yonder, for they have sanctified the censers
16:38 of these sinners against their own souls, and do thou make them beaten
plates a covering to the altar, because they were brought before Yehovah
and hallowed; and they became a sign to the children of Israel.
16:39 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest took the brazen censers, which
the men who had been burnt brought near, and they put them as a covering on
the altar:
16:40 a memorial to the children of Israel that no stranger might draw nigh,
who is not of the seed of Aaron, to offer incense before Yehovah; so he
shall not be as Core and as they that conspired with him, as Yehovah spoke
to him by the hand of Moses.
16:41 And the children of Israel murmured the next day against Moses and
Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of Yehovah.
16:42 And it came to pass when the congregation combined against Moses and
Aaron, that they ran impetuously to the tabernacle of witness; and the cloud
covered it, and the glory of Yehovah appeared.
16:43 And Moses and Aaron went in, in front of the tabernacle of witness.
16:44 And Yehovah spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
16:45 Depart out of the midst of this congregation, and I will consume them
at once: and they fell upon their faces.
16:46 And Moses said to Aaron, Take a censer, and put on it fire from the
altar, and put incense on it, and carry it away quickly into the camp, and
make atonement for them; for wrath is gone forth from the presence of the
Lord, it has begun to destroy the people.
16:47 And Aaron took as Moses spoke to him, and ran among the congregation,
for already the plague had begun among the people; and he put on incense,
and made an atonement for the people.
16:48 And he stood between the dead and the living, and the plague ceased.
16:49 And they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven
hundred, besides those that died on account of Core.
16:50 And Aaron returned to Moses to the door of the tabernacle of witness,
and the plague ceased. |
16:1 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:
16:2 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:
16:3 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 Yehovah is among them: wherefore then lift
ye up yourselves above the congregation of Yehovah?
16:4 And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:
16:5 And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to
morrow Yehovah 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.
16:6 This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
16:7 And put fire therein, and put incense in them before Yehovah to
morrow: and it shall be that the man whom Yehovah doth choose, he shall be
holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.
16:8 And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:
16:9 Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the Elohim of Israel hath
separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself
to do the service of the tabernacle of Yehovah, and to stand before the
congregation to minister unto them?
16:10 And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of
Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?
16:11 For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together
against Yehovah: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?
16:12 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which
said, We will not come up:
16:13 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?
16:14 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.
16:15 And Moses was very wroth, and said unto Yehovah, Respect not thou
their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one
of them.
16:16 And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the
Yehovah, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow:
16:17 And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye
before Yehovah every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou
also, and Aaron, each of you his censer.
16:18 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.
16:19 And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of
the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of Yehovah appeared unto
all the congregation.
16:20 And Yehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
16:21 Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume
them in a moment.
16:22 And they fell upon their faces, and said, O Elohim, the Elohim of the
spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the
congregation?
16:23 And Yehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
16:24 Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the
tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
16:25 And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of
Israel followed him.
16:26 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.
16:27 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.
16:28 And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that Yehovah hath sent me to do
all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.
16:29 If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited
after the visitation of all men; then Yehovah hath not sent me.
16:30 But if Yehovah 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
Yehovah.
16:31 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:
16:32 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.
16:33 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.
16:34 And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for
they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.
16:35 And there came out a fire from Yehovah, and consumed the two hundred
and fifty men that offered incense.
16:36 And Yehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
16:37 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.
16:38 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
Yehovah, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the
children of Israel.
16:39 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:
16:40 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 Yehovah;
that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as Yehovah said to him by the
hand of Moses.
16:41 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 Yehovah.
16:42 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 Yehovah
appeared.
16:43 And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.
16:44 And Yehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
16:45 Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in
a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
16:46 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 Yehovah; the
plague is begun.
16:47 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.
16:48 And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was
stayed.
16:49 Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven
hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.
16:50 And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the
congregation: and the plague was stayed. |