Numbers 16:16-35

16And MosesH4872 saidH559 toH413 KorahH7141, “YouH859 and allH3605 your followersH5712 are to appearH1961 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068 tomorrowH4279—youH859 and theyH1992 and AaronH175. 17Each manH376 is to takeH3947 his censerH4289, placeH5414 incenseH7004 in itH5921, and presentH7126 it beforeH6440 the LORDH3068—250H2572H3967 censersH4289. YouH859 and AaronH175H376 are to present your censers as wellH4289.”

18So each manH376 tookH3947 his censerH4289, putH5414 fireH784 and incenseH7004 in itH5921, and stoodH5975 with MosesH4872 and AaronH175 at the entranceH6607 to the TentH168 of MeetingH4150. 19When KorahH7141 had gatheredH6950 his wholeH3605 assemblyH5712 against themH5921 atH413 the entranceH6607 to the TentH168 of MeetingH4150, the gloryH3519 of the LORDH3068 appearedH7200 toH413 the wholeH3605 congregationH5712.

20And the LORDH3068 saidH1696 toH413 MosesH4872H413 and AaronH175H559, 21“Separate yourselvesH914 fromH8432 thisH2063 congregationH5712 so that I may consumeH3615 themH853 in an instantH7281.”

22But Moses and Aaron fellH5307 facedownH5921H6440 and saidH559, “O GodH410, the GodH430 of the spiritsH7307 of allH3605 fleshH1320, when oneH259 manH376 sinsH2398, will You be angryH7107 withH5921 the wholeH3605 congregationH5712?”

23Then the LORDH3068 saidH1696 toH413 MosesH4872H559, 24“TellH1696H413 the congregationH5712H559 to move awayH5927 fromH5439 the dwellingsH4908 of KorahH7141, DathanH1885, and AbiramH48.”

25So MosesH4872 got upH6965 and wentH1980 toH413 DathanH1885 and AbiramH48, and the eldersH2205 of IsraelH3478 followedH1980 himH310. 26And he warnedH1696H413 the congregationH5712H559, “Move awayH5493 nowH4994 fromH5921 the tentsH168 of theseH428 wickedH7563 menH582. Do notH408 touchH5060 anythingH3605 that belongsH834 to them, orH6435 you will be swept awayH5595 because of allH3605 their sinsH2403.”

27So they moved awayH5927 fromH5921 the dwellingsH4908 of KorahH7141, DathanH1885, and AbiramH48. MeanwhileH5439, DathanH1885 and AbiramH48 had come outH3318 and stoodH5324 at the entrancesH6607 to their tentsH168 with their wivesH802 and childrenH1121 and infantsH2945.

28Then MosesH4872 saidH559, “This is howH2063 you will knowH3045 thatH3588 the LORDH3068 has sent meH7971 to doH6213 allH3605 theseH428 thingsH4639, forH3588 it was notH3808 my own doingH3820: 29IfH518 theseH428 men dieH4191 a natural deathH4194, or if they sufferH6485H5921 the fateH6486 of allH3605 menH120, then the LORDH3068 has notH3808 sent meH7971. 30But ifH518 the LORDH3068 brings aboutH1254 something unprecedentedH1278, and the earthH127 opensH6475 its mouthH6310 and swallowsH1104 themH853 andH853 allH3605 thatH834 belongs to them so that they go downH3381 aliveH2416 into SheolH7585, then you will knowH3045 thatH3588 theseH428 menH582 have treatedH5006 the LORD with contemptH3068.”

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As soon as Moses had finishedH3615 sayingH1696 allH3605 thisH428H1697, the groundH127 beneath themH8478 split openH1234, 32and the earthH776 openedH6605 its mouthH6310 and swallowedH1104 themH853 andH853 their householdsH1004—allH3605 Korah’sH7141 menH120 and allH3605 their possessionsH7399. 33TheyH1992 went downH3381 aliveH2416 into SheolH7585 with allH3605 they ownedH834. The earthH776 closedH3680 over themH5921, and they vanishedH6 fromH8432 the assemblyH6951.

34At their criesH6963, allH3605 the people of IsraelH3478 whoH834 were around themH5439 fledH5127, sayingH559, “The earthH776 mayH6435 swallow us tooH1104!” 35And fireH784 came forthH3318 from the LORDH3068 and consumedH398 the 250H2572H3967 menH376 who were offeringH7126 the incenseH7004.