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Numbers 16:1-15

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.

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