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Numbers 16:1-33

1AndKorahקֹ֔רַחKo.rachH7141,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofIzharיִצְהָ֥רyitz.HarH3324,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofLeviH3878,madebold,and[withhim]Dathanוְדָתָ֨ןve.da.TanH1885andAbiramוַאֲבִירָ֜םva.'a.vi.RamH48,thesonsבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121ofEliabאֱלִיאָ֛ב'e.li.'AvH446,andOn,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPelethפֶּ֖לֶתPe.letH6431,thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵֽן׃re.'u.VenH7205;

2andtheyroseH6965upagainstMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,withtwoוּמָאתָ֑יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967andfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572menH376ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,princesH5387oftheassemblyH5712, summonedtothecouncil,menH376ofrenown;

3andtheygatheredthemselvestogetheragainstMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andagainstAaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,andsaidH559tothem,Itisenoughרַב־rav-H7227;foralltheassemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951,allofthemareholyקְדֹשִׁ֔יםke.do.ShimH6918,andJehovahisamongthem;andwhyוּמַדּ֥וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069doyeliftH5375upyourselvesabovethecongregationהָֽעֵדָה֙ha.'e.DahH5712ofJehovah?

4WhenMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872heardH8085this,hefellH5307onhisfaceפָּנָֽיו׃pa.NavH6440.

5AndhespokeH1696toKorahקֹ֜רַחKo.rachH7141andtoallhisband,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Evento-morrowwillJehovahmakeוְיֹדַ֨עve.yo.Da'H3045knownH3045whoishis,andwhoisholyהַקָּד֖וֹשׁha.ka.Do.oshH6918;andhewillcausehimtocomeneartohim;andhimwhomhehaschosenיִבְחַר־yiv.char-H977,himwillhecausetocomeneartohim.

6Thisdo:takeקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947youcensersמַחְתּ֔וֹתmach.TotH4289,Korahקֹ֖רַחKo.rachH7141,andallhisband,

7andputוּתְנ֣וּu.te.NuH5414fireאֵ֡שׁ'eshH784therein,andlayincenseקְטֹ֜רֶתke.To.retH7004thereonbeforeJehovahto-morrow;anditshallbeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961thatthemanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376whomJehovahdothchooseיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977,heshallbeH1961holyהַקָּד֑וֹשׁha.ka.Do.oshH6918.Itisenoughרַב־rav-H7227, yesonsH1121ofLeviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878!

8AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidH559toKorahקֹ֑רַחKo.rachH7141,HearH8085,Iprayyou, yesonsH1121ofLeviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878!

9IsittoolittleH4592foryou,thattheGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478hasseparatedH914youfromtheassemblyH5712ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,tobringלְהַקְרִ֥יבle.hak.RivH7126youneartohimselftodotheworkH5656ofthetabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908ofJehovah,andtostandוְלַעֲמֹ֛דve.la.'a.ModH5975beforetheassemblyH5712toministertothem?

10—thathehasbroughtH7126theenear,andallthybrethrenthesonsH1121ofLeviלֵוִ֖יle.ViH3878withthee;andseekוּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֖םu.vi.kash.TemH1245yenowthepriesthoodכְּהֻנָּֽה׃ke.hu.NahH3550alsoגַּם־gam-H1571?

11Forwhichcause thouandallthybandarebandedtogetherH3259againstJehovah;andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.RonH175,whoishethatyemurmuragainsthim?

12AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872sentH7971tocallH7121Dathanלְדָתָ֥ןle.da.TanH1885andAbiramוְלַאֲבִירָ֖םve.la.'a.vi.RamH48,thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofEliabאֱלִיאָ֑ב'e.li.'AvH446;buttheysaidH559, Wewillnotcomeנַעֲלֶֽה׃na.'a.LehH5927up!

13Isitasmallהַמְעַ֗טham.'AtH4592thingthatthou hastbroughtH5927usupoutofalandמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,tokillלַהֲמִיתֵ֖נוּla.ha.mi.Te.nuH4191usinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,thatthoumustmakethyself altogetheraruleroverus?

14Moreover, thou hastnotbroughtH935usintoalandאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776flowingזָבַ֨תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֤בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבַשׁ֙u.de.VashH1706,orgivenH5414usinheritanceנַחֲלַ֖תna.cha.LatH5159offieldsשָׂדֶ֣הsa.DehH7704andvineyardsוָכָ֑רֶםva.Kha.remH3754: wilt thouputH5414outtheeyesהַעֵינֵ֞יha.'ei.NeiH5869ofthesemenH376?wewillnotcomeH935up!

15ThenMosesלְמֹשֶׁה֙le.mo.ShehH4872wasveryH3966wroth,andsaidH559toJehovah,Havenoregardtotheiroblation:notoneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259asshaveItakenH5375fromthem,neitherhaveIhurtoneאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259ofthem.

16AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidH559toKorahקֹ֔רַחKo.rachH7141,Beהֱי֖וּhe.YuH1961thouandallthybandbeforeJehovah, thou,andthey,andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175, to-morrow.

17Andtakeוּקְח֣וּ׀u.ke.ChuH3947eachhiscenserמַחְתָּת֗וֹmach.ta.ToH4289,andputוּנְתַתֶּ֤םu.ne.ta.TemH5414incenseקְטֹ֔רֶתke.To.retH7004thereon,andpresentH7126beforeJehovaheverymanH376hiscenserמַחְתָּת֔וֹmach.ta.ToH4289,twohundredוּמָאתַ֖יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967andfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572censersמַחְתֹּ֑תmach.TotH4289;andthou,andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175,eachhiscenserמַחְתָּתֽוֹ׃mach.ta.ToH4289.

18AndtheytookH3947eachhiscenserמַחְתָּת֗וֹmach.ta.ToH4289,andputוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784onthem,andlaidincenseקְטֹ֑רֶתke.To.retH7004thereon,andstoodH5975beforetheentranceפֶּ֛תַחPe.tachH6607tothetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150,aswellasMosesוּמֹשֶׁ֥הu.mo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹֽן׃ve.'a.ha.RonH175.

19AndKorahקֹ֙רַח֙ko.rachH7141gatheredthewholeassemblyH5712againstthemtotheentranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607ofthetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150.Andthegloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519ofJehovahappearedוַיֵּרָ֥אvai.ye.Ra'H7200toalltheassemblyH5712.

20AndJehovahspokeH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872andtoAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21Separateהִבָּ֣דְל֔וּhi.Ba.de.LuH914yourselvesfromthemidstH8432ofthisassemblyH5712,andIwillconsumetheminamomentכְּרָֽגַע׃ke.Ra.ga'H7281.

22AndtheyfellH5307ontheirfacesH6440,andsaidH559,OGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430,theGodH430ofthespiritsH7307ofallfleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320!shalloneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376sinיֶחֱטָ֔אye.che.Ta'H2398,andwilt thoubewrothwiththewholeassemblyH5712?

23AndJehovahspokeH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24Speakדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696untotheassemblyH5712,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,GetyouupfromaboutthehabitationofKorahקֹ֖רַחKo.rachH7141,Dathanדָּתָ֥ןda.TanH1885,andAbiramוַאֲבִירָֽם׃va.'a.vi.RamH48.

25AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872roseH6965upandwenttoDathanדָּתָ֣ןda.TanH1885andAbiramוַאֲבִירָ֑םva.'a.vi.RamH48;andtheeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478followedhim.

26AndhespokeH1696totheassemblyH5712,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,DepartH5493,Iprayyou,fromthetentsאָהֳלֵ֨י'o.ho.LeiH168ofthesewickedהָֽרְשָׁעִים֙ha.re.sha.'ImH7563menH376,andtouchתִּגְּע֖וּti.ge.'UH5060nothingoftheirs,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435yeperishinalltheirsinsחַטֹּאתָֽם׃cha.to.TamH2403.

27AndtheygotupfromthehabitationofKoran,Dathanדָּתָ֥ןda.TanH1885,andAbiramוַאֲבִירָ֖םva.'a.vi.RamH48,oneveryside.AndDathanוְדָתָ֨ןve.da.TanH1885andAbiramוַאֲבִירָ֜םva.'a.vi.RamH48cameH3318out,andstoodנִצָּבִ֗יםni.tza.VimH5324intheentranceפֶּ֚תַחPe.tachH6607oftheirtentsאָֽהֳלֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ho.lei.HemH168,andtheirwivesH802,andtheirsonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,andtheirlittleוְטַפָּֽם׃ve.ta.PamH2945onesH2945.

28AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehH4872saidH559, Hereby yeshallknowתֵּֽדְע֔וּןte.de.'UnH3045thatJehovahhassentH7971metodoallthesedeedsH4639,fortheyarenotoutofmyownheartמִלִּבִּֽי׃mi.li.BiH3820:

29ifthesemenH120dieיְמֻת֣וּןye.mu.TunH4191asallmenH120dieH4191,andarevisitedיִפָּקֵ֖דyi.pa.KedH6485withthevisitationofallmenH120,JehovahhasnotsentH7971me;

30butifJehovahmakeH3045anewthing,andthegroundהָאֲדָמָ֤הha.'a.da.MahH127openוּפָצְתָ֨הu.fa.tze.TahH6475itsmouthפִּ֙יהָ֙pi.haH6310,andswallowוּבָלְעָ֤הu.val.'AhH1104themup,andallthattheyhave,andtheygoוְיָרְד֥וּve.ya.re.DuH3381downaliveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416intoSheolשְׁאֹ֑לָהshe.'O.lahH7585,thenyeshallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045thatthesemenH376havedespisedJehovah.

31AnditcametopasswhenhehadendedH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֕רle.da.BerH1696allthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,thatthegroundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127clave apartthatwasH1961underthem.

32Andtheearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776openedוַתִּפְתַּ֤חva.tif.TachH6605itsmouthפִּ֔יהָPi.haH6310,andswallowedוַתִּבְלַ֥עva.tiv.La'H1104themup,andtheirhouseholdsH1004,andallthemenH120thatbelongedtoKorahלְקֹ֔רַחle.Ko.rachH7141,andalltheirpropertyהָרֲכֽוּשׁ׃ha.ra.KhushH7399.

33AndtheywentH3381downוַיֵּ֨רְד֜וּvai.Ye.re.DuH3381,theyandallthattheyhad,aliveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416intoSheolשְׁאֹ֑לָהshe.'O.lahH7585,andtheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776coveredוַתְּכַ֤סva.te.KhasH3680them;andtheyperishedוַיֹּאבְד֖וּvai.yoe.DuH6fromamongthecongregation.

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