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Numbers 16

1NowKorahקֹ֔רַחKo.rachH7141,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofIzharיִצְהָ֥רyitz.HarH3324,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofLeviH3878,withDathanוְדָתָ֨ןve.da.TanH1885andAbiramוַאֲבִירָ֜םva.'a.vi.RamH48,thesonsבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121ofEliabאֱלִיאָ֛ב'e.li.'AvH446,andOn,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPelethפֶּ֖לֶתPe.letH6431,sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵֽן׃re.'u.VenH7205,tookH3947men:

2andtheyroseH6965upbeforeMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,withcertainofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,twoוּמָאתָ֑יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967andfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572princesH5387ofthecongregationעֵדָ֛ה'e.DahH5712,calledtotheassemblyH5712,menH376ofrenown;

3andtheyassembledH6950themselvestogetheragainstMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andagainstAaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,andsaidH559untothem, YetakeH5375toomuchH7227uponyou,seeingallthecongregationהָֽעֵדָה֙ha.'e.DahH5712areholyקְדֹשִׁ֔יםke.do.ShimH6918,everyoneH6918ofthem,andJehovahisamongthem: whereforethenliftH5375yeupyourselvesabovetheassemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951ofJehovah?

4AndwhenMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872heardH8085it,hefellH5307uponhisfaceפָּנָֽיו׃pa.NavH6440:

5andhespake untoKorahקֹ֜רַחKo.rachH7141anduntoallhiscompanyעֲדָתוֹ֮a.da.ToH5712,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Inthemorningבֹּ֠קֶרBo.kerH1242Jehovahwillshowwhoarehis,andwhoisholyהַקָּד֖וֹשׁha.ka.Do.oshH6918,andwillcausehimtocomenearuntohim:evenhimwhomheshallchooseיִבְחַר־yiv.char-H977willhecausetocomenearuntohim.

6Thisdo:takeקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947youcensersמַחְתּ֔וֹתmach.TotH4289,Korahקֹ֖רַחKo.rachH7141,andallhiscompanyעֲדָתֽוֹ׃a.da.ToH5712;

7andputוּתְנ֣וּu.te.NuH5414fireאֵ֡שׁ'eshH784inthem,andputH5414incenseקְטֹ֜רֶתke.To.retH7004uponthembeforeJehovahto-morrow:anditshallbeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961thatthemanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376whomJehovahdothchooseיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977,heshallbeH1961holyהַקָּד֑וֹשׁha.ka.Do.oshH6918: yetaketoomuchH7227uponyou, yesonsH1121ofLeviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878.

8AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidH559untoKorahקֹ֑רַחKo.rachH7141,HearH8085now, yesonsH1121ofLeviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878:

9seemethitbutasmallהַמְעַ֣טham.'AtH4592thinguntoyou,thattheGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478hathseparatedH914youfromthecongregationמֵעֲדַ֣תme.'a.DatH5712ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,tobringלְהַקְרִ֥יבle.hak.RivH7126youneartohimself,todotheserviceעֲבֹדַת֙'a.vo.DatH5656ofthetabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908ofJehovah,andtostandוְלַעֲמֹ֛דve.la.'a.ModH5975beforethecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712toministeruntothem;

10andthathehathbroughtH7126theenear,andallthybrethrenthesonsH1121ofLeviלֵוִ֖יle.ViH3878withthee?andseekוּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֖םu.vi.kash.TemH1245yethepriesthoodכְּהֻנָּֽה׃ke.hu.NahH3550alsoגַּם־gam-H1571?

11Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thouandallthycompanyעֲדָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Da.te.khaH5712aregatheredהַנֹּעָדִ֖יםha.no.'a.DimH3259togetherH3259againstJehovah:andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.RonH175,whatishethatyemurmuragainsthim?

12AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872sentH7971tocallH7121Dathanלְדָתָ֥ןle.da.TanH1885andAbiramוְלַאֲבִירָ֖םve.la.'a.vi.RamH48,thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofEliabאֱלִיאָ֑ב'e.li.'AvH446;andtheysaidH559, Wewillnotcomeנַעֲלֶֽה׃na.'a.LehH5927up:

13isitasmallהַמְעַ֗טham.'AtH4592thingthatthou hastbroughtH5927usupoutofalandמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,tokillלַהֲמִיתֵ֖נוּla.ha.mi.Te.nuH4191usinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,butthoumustneedsmakethyselfalsoגַּם־gam-H1571aprinceoverus?

14Moreoverthou hastnotbroughtH935usintoalandאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776flowingזָבַ֨תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֤בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבַשׁ֙u.de.VashH1706,norgivenH5414usinheritanceנַחֲלַ֖תna.cha.LatH5159offieldsשָׂדֶ֣הsa.DehH7704andvineyardsוָכָ֑רֶםva.Kha.remH3754: wilt thouputH5414outtheeyesהַעֵינֵ֞יha.'ei.NeiH5869ofthesemenH376?wewillnotcomeH935up.

15AndMosesלְמֹשֶׁה֙le.mo.ShehH4872wasveryH3966wroth,andsaidH559untoJehovah,Respectnotthoutheirofferingמִנְחָתָ֑םmin.cha.TamH4503:IhavenottakenH5375oneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259assfromthem,neitherhaveIhurtoneאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259ofthem.

16AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidH559untoKorahקֹ֔רַחKo.rachH7141,Beהֱי֖וּhe.YuH1961thouandallthycompanyעֲדָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Da.te.khaH5712beforeJehovah, thou,andthey,andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175, to-morrow:

17andtakeוּקְח֣וּ׀u.ke.ChuH3947yeeverymanH376hiscenserמַחְתָּת֗וֹmach.ta.ToH4289,andputוּנְתַתֶּ֤םu.ne.ta.TemH5414incenseקְטֹ֔רֶתke.To.retH7004uponthem,andbringוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֞םve.hik.rav.TemH7126yebeforeJehovaheverymanH376hiscenserמַחְתָּת֔וֹmach.ta.ToH4289,twohundredוּמָאתַ֖יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967andfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572censersמַחְתֹּ֑תmach.TotH4289; thoualso,andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175,eachhiscenserמַחְתָּתֽוֹ׃mach.ta.ToH4289.

18AndtheytookH3947everymanH376hiscenserמַחְתָּת֗וֹmach.ta.ToH4289,andputוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784inthem,andlaidincenseקְטֹ֑רֶתke.To.retH7004thereon,andstoodH5975atthedoorH6607ofthetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150withMosesוּמֹשֶׁ֥הu.mo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹֽן׃ve.'a.ha.RonH175.

19AndKorahקֹ֙רַח֙ko.rachH7141assembledH6950allthecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712againstthemuntothedoorH6607ofthetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150:andthegloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519ofJehovahappearedוַיֵּרָ֥אvai.ye.Ra'H7200untoallthecongregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ פha.'e.DahH5712.

20AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872anduntoAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21Separateהִבָּ֣דְל֔וּhi.Ba.de.LuH914yourselvesfromamongthiscongregationהָעֵדָ֣הha.'e.DahH5712,thatImayconsumetheminamomentכְּרָֽגַע׃ke.Ra.ga'H7281.

22AndtheyfellH5307upontheirfacesH6440,andsaidH559,OGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430,theGodH430ofthespiritsH7307ofallfleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320,shalloneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376sinיֶחֱטָ֔אye.che.Ta'H2398,andwilt thoubewrothwithallthecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712?

23AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24Speakדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696untothecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,GetyouupfromaboutthetabernacleH4908ofKorahקֹ֖רַחKo.rachH7141,Dathanדָּתָ֥ןda.TanH1885,andAbiramוַאֲבִירָֽם׃va.'a.vi.RamH48.

25AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872roseH6965upandwentuntoDathanדָּתָ֣ןda.TanH1885andAbiramוַאֲבִירָ֑םva.'a.vi.RamH48;andtheeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478followedhim.

26Andhespake untothecongregationהָעֵדָ֜הha.'e.DahH5712,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,DepartH5493,Iprayyou,fromthetentsאָהֳלֵ֨י'o.ho.LeiH168ofthesewickedהָֽרְשָׁעִים֙ha.re.sha.'ImH7563menH376,andtouchתִּגְּע֖וּti.ge.'UH5060nothingoftheirs,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435yebeconsumedinalltheirsinsחַטֹּאתָֽם׃cha.to.TamH2403.

27SotheygatthemupfromthetabernacleH4908ofKorahקֹ֛רֶחKo.rechH7141,Dathanדָּתָ֥ןda.TanH1885,andAbiramוַאֲבִירָ֖םva.'a.vi.RamH48,oneveryside:andDathanוְדָתָ֨ןve.da.TanH1885andAbiramוַאֲבִירָ֜םva.'a.vi.RamH48cameH3318out,andstoodנִצָּבִ֗יםni.tza.VimH5324atthedoorH6607oftheirtentsאָֽהֳלֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ho.lei.HemH168,andtheirwivesH802,andtheirsonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,andtheirlittleוְטַפָּֽם׃ve.ta.PamH2945onesH2945.

28AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehH4872saidH559, Hereby yeshallknowתֵּֽדְע֔וּןte.de.'UnH3045thatJehovahhathsentH7971metodoalltheseworksהַֽמַּעֲשִׂ֖יםha.ma.'a.SimH4639;forIhavenotdonethemofmine ownmind.

29IfthesemenH120dieיְמֻת֣וּןye.mu.TunH4191thecommondeathH4191ofallmenH120,oriftheybevisitedיִפָּקֵ֖דyi.pa.KedH6485afterthevisitationofallmenH120;thenJehovahhathnotsentH7971me.

30ButifJehovahmakeH3045anewthing,andthegroundהָאֲדָמָ֤הha.'a.da.MahH127openוּפָצְתָ֨הu.fa.tze.TahH6475itsmouthפִּ֙יהָ֙pi.haH6310,andswallowוּבָלְעָ֤הu.val.'AhH1104themup,withallthatappertain untothem,andtheygoוְיָרְד֥וּve.ya.re.DuH3381downaliveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416intoSheolשְׁאֹ֑לָהshe.'O.lahH7585;thenyeshallunderstandthatthesemenH376havedespisedJehovah.

31Anditcametopass,ashemadeanendH3615ofspeakingלְדַבֵּ֕רle.da.BerH1696allthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,thatthegroundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127clave asunderthatwasH1961underthem;

32andtheearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776openedוַתִּפְתַּ֤חva.tif.TachH6605itsmouthפִּ֔יהָPi.haH6310,andswallowedוַתִּבְלַ֥עva.tiv.La'H1104themup,andtheirhouseholdsH1004,andallthemenH120thatappertained untoKorahלְקֹ֔רַחle.Ko.rachH7141,andalltheirgoods.

33Sothey,andallthatappertainedtothem,wentH3381downוַיֵּ֨רְד֜וּvai.Ye.re.DuH3381aliveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416intoSheolשְׁאֹ֑לָהshe.'O.lahH7585:andtheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776closeduponthem,andtheyperishedוַיֹּאבְד֖וּvai.yoe.DuH6fromamongtheassemblyהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951.

34AndallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatwereroundH5439aboutthemfledH5127atthecryofthem;fortheysaidH559,Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776swallowתִּבְלָעֵ֖נוּtiv.la.'E.nuH1104usup.

35Andfireוְאֵ֥שׁve.'EshH784cameH3318forthיָצְאָ֖הya.tze.'AhH3318fromJehovah,anddevouredH398thetwoוּמָאתַ֙יִם֙u.ma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967andfiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376thatofferedtheincenseהַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ פha.ke.To.retH7004.

36And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

37Speak 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 holy,

38even 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 Jehovah; therefore they are holy; and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.

39And Eleazar the priest took the brazen censers, which they that were burnt had offered; and they beat them out for a covering of the altar,

40to be a memorial unto the children of Israel, to the end that no stranger, that is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to burn incense before Jehovah; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as Jehovah spake unto him by Moses.

41But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of Jehovah.

42And it came to pass, 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 Jehovah appeared.

43And Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of meeting.

44And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

45Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.

46And Moses said unto Aaron, Take thy censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and lay incense thereon, and carry it quickly unto the congregation, and make atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from Jehovah; the plague is begun.

47And Aaron took as Moses spake, 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.

48And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.

49Now they that died by the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides them that died about the matter of Korah.

50And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tent of meeting: and the plague was stayed.

Commentaries on Numbers 16

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