Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 16:1-7

1Now Korahקֹ֔רַחKo.rachH7141sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Izharיִצְהָ֥רyitz.HarH3324,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Leviלֵוִ֑יle.ViH3881,along with some Reubenitesבְּנֵ֧י רְאוּבֵֽן׃be.Nei re.'u.VenH1121 H7205—Dathanוְדָתָ֨ןve.da.TanH1885and Abiramוַאֲבִירָ֜םva.'a.vi.RamH48,sonsבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eliabאֱלִיאָ֛ב'e.li.'AvH446,and Onוְא֥וֹןve.'onH203sonבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Pelethפֶּ֖לֶתPe.letH6431—conductedוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947

2a rebellionוַיָּקֻ֙מוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.muH6965againstלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,along with 250חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים וּמָאתָ֑יִםcha.mi.Shim u.ma.Ta.yimH2572 H3967menH582of Israelמִבְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לmi.be.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478renownedשֵֽׁם׃ShemH8034as leadersנְשִׂיאֵ֥יne.si.'EiH5387of the congregationעֵדָ֛ה'e.DahH5712and representativesקְרִאֵ֥יke.ri.'EiH7148in the assemblyמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150.

3They came togetherוַיִּֽקָּהֲל֞וּvai.yi.ka.ha.LuH6950againstעַל־'al-H5921Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andוְעַֽל־ve.'al-H5921Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175and told themוַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֲלֵהֶם֮vai.yo.me.Ru 'a.le.HemH559 H413, “You have takentoo muchרַב־rav-H7227upon yourselves!Forכִּ֤יkiH3588everyoneכָל־khol-H3605in the entireכֻּלָּ֣םku.LamH3605congregationהָֽעֵדָה֙ha.'e.DahH5712is holyקְדֹשִׁ֔יםke.do.ShimH6918,and the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068is in their midstוּבְתוֹכָ֖םu.ve.to.KhamH8432.Whyוּמַדּ֥וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069then do you exaltתִּֽתְנַשְּׂא֖וּtit.na.se.'UH5375yourselves aboveעַל־'al-H5921the assemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?”

4When Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872heard thisוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085,he fellוַיִּפֹּ֖לvai.yi.PolH5307facedownעַל־ פָּנָֽיו׃'al- pa.NavH5921 H6440.

5Then he saidוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Korahקֹ֜רַח וְאֶֽל־Ko.rach ve.'el-H7141 H413and allכָּל־kol-H3605his followersעֲדָתוֹ֮ לֵאמֹר֒a.da.To le.MorH5712 H559, “Tomorrow morningבֹּ֠קֶרBo.kerH1242the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853will revealוְיֹדַ֨עve.yo.Da'H3045who belongsאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834to Himandוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853who is holyהַקָּד֖וֹשׁha.ka.Do.oshH6918,and He will bring that person nearוְהִקְרִ֣יבve.hik.RivH7126to Himselfאֵלָ֑יו'e.LavH413וְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853.The oneאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He choosesיִבְחַר־yiv.char-H977He will bring nearיַקְרִ֥יבyak.RivH7126to Himselfאֵלָֽיו׃'e.LavH413.

6You,Korahקֹ֖רַחKo.rachH7141,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605your followersעֲדָתֽוֹ׃a.da.ToH5712are to doעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213as followsזֹ֖אתzotH2063:Takeקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947censersמַחְתּ֔וֹתmach.TotH4289,

7and tomorrowמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279you are to placeוּתְנ֣וּu.te.NuH5414fireאֵ֡שׁ'eshH784and incenseקְטֹ֜רֶתke.To.retH7004עֲלֵיהֶ֨ן'a.lei.HenH5921in themוְשִׂימוּ֩ve.si.MuH7760in the presenceלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068.Then the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068choosesיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977will beוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961the oneה֣וּאhu'H1931who is holyהַקָּד֑וֹשׁha.ka.Do.oshH6918.It is you sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878who have taken too muchרַב־rav-H7227upon yourselves!”

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