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Numbers 16:1-33

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.

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