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Numbers 16:16-35

16And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Korahקֹ֔רַחKo.rachH7141, “Youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605your followersעֲדָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Da.te.khaH5712are to appearהֱי֖וּhe.YuH1961beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068tomorrowמָחָֽר׃ma.CharH4279—youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859and theyוָהֵ֛םva.HemH1992and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175.

17Each manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376is to takeוּקְח֣וּ׀u.ke.ChuH3947his censerמַחְתָּת֗וֹmach.ta.ToH4289,placeוּנְתַתֶּ֤םu.ne.ta.TemH5414incenseקְטֹ֔רֶתke.To.retH7004in itעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921,and presentוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֞םve.hik.rav.TemH7126אִ֣ישׁ'ishH376itמַחְתָּת֔וֹmach.ta.ToH4289beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068—250חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וּמָאתַ֖יִםcha.mi.Shim u.ma.Ta.yimH2572 H3967censersמַחְתֹּ֑תmach.TotH4289.Youוְאַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH859and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ן אִ֥ישׁve.'a.ha.Ron 'ishH175 H376are to present your censers as wellמַחְתָּתֽוֹ׃mach.ta.ToH4289.”

18So each manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376tookוַיִּקְח֞וּvai.yik.ChuH3947his censerמַחְתָּת֗וֹmach.ta.ToH4289,putוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784עֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760and incenseקְטֹ֑רֶתke.To.retH7004in itעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921,and stoodוַֽיַּעַמְד֗וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975with Mosesוּמֹשֶׁ֥הu.mo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹֽן׃ve.'a.ha.RonH175at the entranceפֶּ֛תַחPe.tachH6607to the Tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150.

19When Korahקֹ֙רַח֙ko.rachH7141אֶת־'et-H853had gatheredוַיַּקְהֵ֨לvai.yak.HelH6950his wholeכָּל־kol-H3605assemblyהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712against themעֲלֵיהֶ֥ם'a.lei.HemH5921atאֶל־'el-H413the entranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607to the Tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,the gloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֥אvai.ye.Ra'H7200toאֶל־'el-H413the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ פha.'e.DahH5712.

20And the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥ה וְאֶֽל־mo.Sheh ve.'el-H4872 H413and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃'a.ha.Ron le.MorH175 H559,

21“Separate yourselvesהִבָּ֣דְל֔וּhi.Ba.de.LuH914fromמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063congregationהָעֵדָ֣הha.'e.DahH5712so that I may consumeוַאַכַלֶּ֥הva.'a.kha.LehH3615themאֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853in an instantכְּרָֽגַע׃ke.Ra.ga'H7281.”

22But Moses and Aaron fellוַיִּפְּל֤וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307facedownעַל־ פְּנֵיהֶם֙'al- pe.nei.HemH5921 H6440and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “O Godאֵ֕ל'elH410,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of the spiritsהָרוּחֹ֖תha.ru.ChotH7307of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605fleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320,when oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376sinsיֶחֱטָ֔אye.che.Ta'H2398,will You be angryתִּקְצֹֽף׃ פtik.TzofH7107withוְעַ֥לve.'AlH5921the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712?”

23Then the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃mo.Sheh le.MorH4872 H559,

24“Tellדַּבֵּ֥ר אֶל־da.Ber 'el-H1696 H413the congregationהָעֵדָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑רha.'e.Dah le.MorH5712 H559to move awayהֵֽעָלוּ֙he.'a.LuH5927fromמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439the dwellingsלְמִשְׁכַּן־le.mish.kan-H4908of Korahקֹ֖רַחKo.rachH7141,Dathanדָּתָ֥ןda.TanH1885,and Abiramוַאֲבִירָֽם׃va.'a.vi.RamH48.”

25So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872got upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980toאֶל־'el-H413Dathanדָּתָ֣ןda.TanH1885and Abiramוַאֲבִירָ֑םva.'a.vi.RamH48,and the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478followedוַיֵּלְכ֥וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980himאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310.

26And he warnedוַיְדַבֵּ֨ר אֶל־vay.da.Ber 'el-H1696 H413the congregationהָעֵדָ֜ה לֵאמֹ֗רha.'e.Dah le.MorH5712 H559, “Move awayס֣וּרוּSu.ruH5493nowנָ֡אna'H4994fromמֵעַל֩me.'AlH5921the tentsאָהֳלֵ֨י'o.ho.LeiH168of theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wickedהָֽרְשָׁעִים֙ha.re.sha.'ImH7563menהָאֲנָשִׁ֤יםha.'a.na.ShimH582.Do notוְאַֽל־ve.'al-H408touchתִּגְּע֖וּti.ge.'UH5060anythingבְּכָל־be.kholH3605that belongsאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834to them,orפֶּן־pen-H6435you will be swept awayתִּסָּפ֖וּti.sa.FuH5595because of allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their sinsחַטֹּאתָֽם׃cha.to.TamH2403.”

27So they moved awayוַיֵּעָל֗וּvai.ye.'a.LuH5927fromמֵעַ֧לme.'AlH5921the dwellingsמִשְׁכַּן־mish.kan-H4908of Korahקֹ֛רֶחKo.rechH7141,Dathanדָּתָ֥ןda.TanH1885,and Abiramוַאֲבִירָ֖םva.'a.vi.RamH48.Meanwhileמִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.VivH5439,Dathanוְדָתָ֨ןve.da.TanH1885and Abiramוַאֲבִירָ֜םva.'a.vi.RamH48had come outיָצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318and stoodנִצָּבִ֗יםni.tza.VimH5324at the entrancesפֶּ֚תַחPe.tachH6607to their tentsאָֽהֳלֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ho.lei.HemH168with their wivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֥םu.ne.shei.HemH802and childrenוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121and infantsוְטַפָּֽם׃ve.ta.PamH2945.

28Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, “This is howבְּזֹאת֙be.zoTH2063you will knowתֵּֽדְע֔וּןte.de.'UnH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068has sent meשְׁלָחַ֔נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971to doלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213אֵ֥ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַֽמַּעֲשִׂ֖יםha.ma.'a.SimH4639,forכִּי־ki-H3588it was notלֹ֖אlo'H3808my own doingמִלִּבִּֽי׃mi.li.BiH3820:

29Ifאִם־'im-H518theseאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428men dieיְמֻת֣וּןye.mu.TunH4191a natural deathכְּמ֤וֹתke.MotH4194כָּל־kol-H3605הָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120,or if they sufferיִפָּקֵ֖ד עֲלֵיהֶ֑םyi.pa.Ked 'a.lei.HemH6485 H5921the fateוּפְקֻדַּת֙u.fe.ku.DatH6486of allכָּל־kol-H3605menהָ֣אָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120,then the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has notלֹ֥אlo'H3808sent meשְׁלָחָֽנִי׃she.la.Cha.niH7971.

30But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068brings aboutיִבְרָ֣אyiv.Ra'H1254something unprecedentedבְּרִיאָ֞הbe.ri.'AhH1278,and the earthהָאֲדָמָ֤הha.'a.da.MahH127אֶת־'et-H853opensוּפָצְתָ֨הu.fa.tze.TahH6475its mouthפִּ֙יהָ֙pi.haH6310and swallowsוּבָלְעָ֤הu.val.'AhH1104themאֹתָם֙'o.TamH853andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belongs to themso that they go downוְיָרְד֥וּve.ya.re.DuH3381aliveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416into Sheolשְׁאֹ֑לָהshe.'O.lahH7585,then you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045thatכִּ֧יkiH3588theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428אֶת־'et-H853menהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםha.'a.na.ShimH582have treatedנִֽאֲצ֛וּni.'a.TzuH5006the LORD with contemptיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

31וַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961As soon as Moses had finishedכְּכַלֹּת֔וֹke.kha.lo.ToH3615sayingלְדַבֵּ֕רle.da.BerH1696אֵ֥ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּהha.de.va.Rim ha.'E.lehH428 H1697,the groundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834beneath themתַּחְתֵּיהֶֽם׃tach.tei.HemH8478split openוַתִּבָּקַ֥עva.ti.ba.Ka'H1234,

32and the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776אֶת־'et-H853openedוַתִּפְתַּ֤חva.tif.TachH6605its mouthפִּ֔יהָPi.haH6310and swallowedוַתִּבְלַ֥עva.tiv.La'H1104themאֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853their householdsבָּתֵּיהֶ֑םba.tei.HemH1004וְאֵ֤תve.'EtH853—allכָּל־kol-H3605Korah’sלְקֹ֔רַחle.Ko.rachH7141וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853menהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834and allכָּל־kol-H3605their possessionsהָרֲכֽוּשׁ׃ha.ra.KhushH7399.

33Theyהֵ֣םhemH1992went downוַיֵּ֨רְד֜וּvai.Ye.re.DuH3381aliveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416into Sheolשְׁאֹ֑לָהshe.'O.lahH7585with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605they ownedאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834.The earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776closedוַתְּכַ֤סva.te.KhasH3680over themעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921,and they vanishedוַיֹּאבְד֖וּvai.yoe.DuH6fromמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the assemblyהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951.

34At their criesלְקֹלָ֑םle.ko.LamH6963,allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the people of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834werearound themסְבִיבֹתֵיהֶ֖םse.vi.vo.tei.HemH5439fledנָ֣סוּNa.suH5127כִּ֣יkiH3588,sayingאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, “The earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776mayפֶּן־pen-H6435swallow us tooתִּבְלָעֵ֖נוּtiv.la.'E.nuH1104!”

35And fireוְאֵ֥שׁve.'EshH784came forthיָצְאָ֖הya.tze.'AhH3318מֵאֵ֣תme.'EtH854from the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and consumedוַתֹּ֗אכַלva.To.khalH398אֵ֣ת'etH853the 250הַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים וּמָאתַ֙יִם֙ha.cha.mi.Shim u.ma.Ta.yimH2572 H3967menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376who were offeringמַקְרִיבֵ֖יmak.ri.VeiH7126the incenseהַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ פha.ke.To.retH7004.

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