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Numbers 16:41-50

41The next dayמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationעֲדַ֤ת בְּנֵֽי־'a.Dat be.nei-H5712 H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478grumbledוַיִּלֹּ֜נוּvai.yi.Lo.nuH3885againstעַל־'al-H5921Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥ה וְעַֽל־mo.Sheh ve.'al-H4872 H5921and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Youאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859have killedהֲמִתֶּ֖םha.mi.TemH4191אֶת־'et-H853the LORD’sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971!”

42Butוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961when the congregationהָֽעֵדָה֙ha.'e.DahH5712gatheredבְּהִקָּהֵ֤לbe.hi.ka.HelH6950against themעַל־'al-H5921,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣ה וְעַֽל־mo.Sheh ve.'al-H4872 H5921and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175turnedוַיִּפְנוּ֙vai.yif.NuH6437towardאֶל־'el-H413the Tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֔ד וְהִנֵּ֥הmo.'Ed ve.hi.NehH4150 H2009,and suddenly the cloudהֶעָנָ֑ןhe.'a.NanH6051covered itכִסָּ֖הוּkhi.Sa.huH3680and the gloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֖אvai.ye.Ra'H7200.

43Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175wentוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the frontפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of the Tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃ פmo.'EdH4150,

44and the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃mo.Sheh le.MorH4872 H559,

45“Get awayהֵרֹ֗מּוּhe.Ro.muH7426fromמִתּוֹךְ֙mi.toKhH8432thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063congregationהָעֵדָ֣הha.'e.DahH5712so that I may consumeוַאֲכַלֶּ֥הva.'a.kha.LehH3615themאֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853in an instantכְּרָ֑גַעke.Ra.ga'H7281.”And Moses and Aaron fellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307facedownעַל־ פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃'al- pe.nei.HemH5921 H6440.

46Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶֽל־'el-H413Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175, “Takeקַ֣חkachH3947אֶת־'et-H853your censerהַ֠מַּחְתָּהHa.mach.tahH4289,placeוְתֶן־ve.ten-H5414fireאֵ֜שׁ'eshH784fromעָלֶ֨יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ וְשִׂ֣יםha.miz.Be.ach ve.SimH4196 H7760in itמֵעַ֤לme.'AlH5921,and add incenseקְטֹ֔רֶתke.To.retH7004.Goוְהוֹלֵ֧ךְve.ho.LekhH1980quicklyמְהֵרָ֛הme.he.RahH4120toאֶל־'el-H413the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712and make atonementוְכַפֵּ֣רve.kha.PerH3722for themעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588wrathהַקֶּ֛צֶףha.Ke.tzefH7110has comeיָצָ֥אya.Tza'H3318out fromמִלִּפְנֵ֥יmi.lif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068;the plagueהַנָּֽגֶף׃ha.Na.gefH5063has begunהֵחֵ֥לhe.ChelH2490.”

47So Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the censerasכַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀ka.'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872had orderedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696and ranוַיָּ֙רָץ֙vai.Ya.rotzH7323intoאֶל־'el-H413the midstתּ֣וֹךTokhH8432of the assemblyהַקָּהָ֔ל וְהִנֵּ֛הha.ka.Hal ve.hi.NehH6951 H2009.And seeing that the plagueהַנֶּ֖גֶףha.Ne.gefH5063had begunהֵחֵ֥לhe.ChelH2490among the peopleבָּעָ֑ם וַיִּתֵּן֙ba.'Am vai.yi.TenH5971 H5414אֶֽת־'et-H853,he offered the incenseהַקְּטֹ֔רֶתha.ke.To.retH7004and made atonementוַיְכַפֵּ֖רvay.kha.PerH3722forעַל־'al-H5921the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

48He stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975betweenH996the livingהַֽחַיִּ֑יםha.chai.YimH2416and the deadהַמֵּתִ֖יםha.me.TimH4191,and the plagueהַמַּגֵּפָֽה׃ha.ma.ge.FahH4046was haltedוַתֵּעָצַ֖רva.te.'a.TzarH6113.

49וַיִּהְי֗וּvai.yih.YuH1961But those who diedהַמֵּתִים֙ha.me.TimH4191from the plagueבַּמַּגֵּפָ֔הba.ma.ge.FahH4046numbered 14,700אַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֛ר אֶ֖לֶף וּשְׁבַ֣ע מֵא֑וֹת'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.Sar 'E.lef u.she.Va' me.'otH702 H6240 H505 H7651 H3967,in addition toמִלְּבַ֥דmi.le.VadH905those who had diedהַמֵּתִ֖יםha.me.TimH4191onעַל־'al-H5921accountדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Korahקֹֽרַח׃Ko.rachH7141.

50Then Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872atאֶל־'el-H413the entranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607to the Tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,since the plagueוְהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הve.ham.ma.ge.FahH4046had been haltedנֶעֱצָֽרָה׃ פne.'e.Tza.rahH6113.

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