Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 16:4-11

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!”

8Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872also saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Korahקֹ֑רַחKo.rachH7141, “Nowנָ֖אna'H4994listenשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085,you sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878!

9Is it not enoughהַמְעַ֣טham.'AtH4592foryou thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853has separated youהִבְדִּיל֩hiv.DilH914from the congregationמֵעֲדַ֣תme.'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and brought you nearלְהַקְרִ֥יבle.hak.RivH7126אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853to Himselfאֵלָ֑יו'e.LavH413to performלַעֲבֹ֗דla.'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853the workעֲבֹדַת֙'a.vo.DatH5656at the LORD’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908,and to standוְלַעֲמֹ֛דve.la.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712to minister to themלְשָׁרְתָֽם׃le.sha.re.TamH8334?

10He has brought you nearוַיַּקְרֵב֙vai.yak.RevH7126אֹֽתְךָ֔'o.te.KhaH853וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853, youand allכָּל־kol-H3605your fellowאַחֶ֥יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251אִתָּ֑ךְ'i.TakhH854Levitesבְנֵי־ לֵוִ֖יve.nei- le.ViH1121 H3878,but you are seekingוּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֖םu.vi.kash.TemH1245the priesthoodכְּהֻנָּֽה׃ke.hu.NahH3550as wellגַּם־gam-H1571.

11Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,it is youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605your followersעֲדָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Da.te.khaH5712who have conspiredהַנֹּעָדִ֖יםha.no.'a.DimH3259againstעַל־'al-H5921the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068!As for Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.RonH175,whoמַה־mah-H4100is heה֔וּאHu'H1931thatכִּ֥יkiH3588you should grumbleתַלִּ֖ינוּti.lo.nuH3885against himעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921?”

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