New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 16:1-15

1NowKorahקֹ֔רַחKo.rachH7141the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Izharיִצְהָ֥רyitz.HarH3324,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of LeviH3878, withDathanוְדָתָ֨ןve.da.TanH1885and Abiramוַאֲבִירָ֜םva.'a.vi.RamH48,the sonsבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121of Eliabאֱלִיאָ֛ב'e.li.'AvH446,and Onוְא֥וֹןve.'onH203the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Pelethפֶּ֖לֶתPe.letH6431,sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵֽן׃re.'u.VenH7205,tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947action,

2and they roseוַיָּקֻ֙מוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.muH6965up beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,together with someH376of the sonsמִבְּנֵֽי־mi.be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,two hundredוּמָאתָ֑יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967and fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572leadersנְשִׂיאֵ֥יne.si.'EiH5387of the congregationעֵדָ֛ה'e.DahH5712,chosenקְרִאֵ֥יke.ri.'EiH7148in the assemblyמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150,menH376of renownשֵֽׁם׃ShemH8034.

3They assembledוַיִּֽקָּהֲל֞וּvai.yi.ka.ha.LuH6950togetheragainstH5921Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to them, “You have gone farH7227enoughרַב־rav-H7227,for allH3605the congregationהָֽעֵדָה֙ha.'e.DahH5712are holyקְדֹשִׁ֔יםke.do.ShimH6918,everyH3605oneH3605of them, andthe Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068is in their midstוּבְתוֹכָ֖םu.ve.to.KhamH8432;so whyוּמַדּ֥וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069do you exaltתִּֽתְנַשְּׂא֖וּtit.na.se.'UH5375yourselves aboveH5921the assemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?”

4When Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085this,he fellוַיִּפֹּ֖לvai.yi.PolH5307on his faceפָּנָֽיו׃pa.NavH6440;

5and he spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696to Korahקֹ֜רַחKo.rachH7141and allכָּל־kol-H3605his companyעֲדָתוֹ֮a.da.ToH5712,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “TomorrowH1242morningבֹּ֠קֶרBo.kerH1242the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068will showוְיֹדַ֨עve.yo.Da'H3045whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is His, andwho is holyהַקָּד֖וֹשׁha.ka.Do.oshH6918,and will bringוְהִקְרִ֣יבve.hik.RivH7126himnearH7126to Himself; eventhe one whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He will chooseיִבְחַר־yiv.char-H977,He will bringיַקְרִ֥יבyak.RivH7126nearH7126to Himself.

6Doעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213thisH2088:takeקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947censersמַחְתּ֔וֹתmach.TotH4289for yourselves, Korahקֹ֖רַחKo.rachH7141and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605your companyעֲדָתֽוֹ׃a.da.ToH5712,

7and putוּתְנ֣וּu.te.NuH5414fireאֵ֡שׁ'eshH784in them, and layוְשִׂימוּ֩ve.si.MuH7760incenseקְטֹ֜רֶתke.To.retH7004upon them in the presenceלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068tomorrowמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279;and the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068choosesיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977shall bethe oneH6918whoה֣וּאhu'H1931is holyH6918.You have gone farH7227enoughרַב־rav-H7227,you sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878!”

8Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Korahקֹ֑רַחKo.rachH7141, “Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085nowנָ֖אna'H4994,you sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878,

9is itnot enoughהַמְעַ֣טham.'AtH4592for you that the Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478has separatedהִבְדִּיל֩hiv.DilH914you from the rest ofthe congregationמֵעֲדַ֣תme.'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to bringלְהַקְרִ֥יבle.hak.RivH7126you nearH7126to Himself, to doלַעֲבֹ֗דla.'a.VodH5647the serviceעֲבֹדַת֙'a.vo.DatH5656of the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and to standוְלַעֲמֹ֛דve.la.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712to ministerלְשָׁרְתָֽם׃le.sha.re.TamH8334to them;

10and that He has broughtH7126you nearH7126, Korah,and allכָּל־kol-H3605your brothersאַחֶ֥יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251,sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Leviלֵוִ֖יle.ViH3878, with you? And are youseekingוּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֖םu.vi.kash.TemH1245for the priesthoodכְּהֻנָּֽה׃ke.hu.NahH3550alsoגַּם־gam-H1571?

11Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651you and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605your companyעֲדָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Da.te.khaH5712are gatheredהַנֹּעָדִ֖יםha.no.'a.DimH3259togetheragainstעַל־'al-H5921the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;but as for Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.RonH175,whoמַה־mah-H4100is he thatyou grumbleתַלִּ֖ינוּti.lo.nuH3885againstעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921him?”

12Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971a summonsלִקְרֹ֛אlik.Ro'H7121to Dathanלְדָתָ֥ןle.da.TanH1885and Abiramוְלַאֲבִירָ֖םve.la.'a.vi.RamH48,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Eliabאֱלִיאָ֑ב'e.li.'AvH446;but they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “We will not comeנַעֲלֶֽה׃na.'a.LehH5927up.

13Is itnot enoughהַמְעַ֗טham.'AtH4592that you have broughtהֶֽעֱלִיתָ֙נוּ֙he.'e.li.Ta.nuH5927us up out of alandמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706to have us dieלַהֲמִיתֵ֖נוּla.ha.mi.Te.nuH4191in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,but you would alsoגַּם־gam-H1571lordH8323it overעָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921us?

14Indeedאַ֡ף'afH637,you have not broughtהֲבִ֣יאֹתָ֔נוּha.Vi.'o.Ta.nuH935usinto a landאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776flowingזָבַ֨תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֤בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבַשׁ֙u.de.VashH1706,norH3808have you givenוַתִּ֨תֶּן־va.Ti.ten-H5414us an inheritanceנַחֲלַ֖תna.cha.LatH5159offieldsשָׂדֶ֣הsa.DehH7704and vineyardsוָכָ֑רֶםva.Kha.remH3754. Would youputתְּנַקֵּ֖רte.na.KerH5365out the eyesהַעֵינֵ֞יha.'ei.NeiH5869oftheseהָהֵ֛םha.HemH1992menH376?We will not comeנַעֲלֶֽה׃na.'a.LehH5927up!”

15Then Mosesלְמֹשֶׁה֙le.mo.ShehH4872becameH2734veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966angryH2734and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “Do not regardתֵּ֖פֶןTe.fenH6437their offeringמִנְחָתָ֑םmin.cha.TamH4503!I have not takenנָשָׂ֔אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375a singleאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259donkeyחֲמ֨וֹרcha.MorH2543from them, norH3808have I doneH7489harmהֲרֵעֹ֖תִיha.re.'O.tiH7489to anyאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259of them.”

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