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Numbers 16:1-40

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.

34AndallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatwereroundH5439aboutthemfledH5127attheircry;fortheysaidH559,Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776swallowתִּבְלָעֵ֖נוּtiv.la.'E.nuH1104usup!

35AndtherecameH3318outafireוְאֵ֥שׁve.'EshH784fromJehovah,andconsumedH398thetwoוּמָאתַ֙יִם֙u.ma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967andfiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376thathadpresentedH7126incenseהַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ פha.ke.To.retH7004.

36And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

37Speak to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning; and scatter the fire afar; for they are hallowed,

38the censers of these sinners who have forfeited their life; and they shall make them into broad plates for the covering of the altar; for they presented them before Jehovah, therefore they are hallowed; and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.

39And Eleazar the priest took the copper censers, which they that were burnt had presented; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:

40as a memorial to the children of Israel, that no stranger who is not of the seed of Aaron come near to burn incense before Jehovah, that he be not as Korah, and as his band, — as Jehovah had said to him through Moses.

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