New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 16:16-35

16Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Korahקֹ֔רַחKo.rachH7141, “You and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605your companyעֲדָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Da.te.khaH5712be presentהֱי֖וּhe.YuH1961beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068tomorrowמָחָֽר׃ma.CharH4279,both you and they along with Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175.

17Eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of you takeוּקְח֣וּ׀u.ke.ChuH3947his firepanמַחְתָּת֗וֹmach.ta.ToH4289and putוּנְתַתֶּ֤םu.ne.ta.TemH5414incenseקְטֹ֔רֶתke.To.retH7004onit, and eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of you bringוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֞םve.hik.rav.TemH7126his censerמַחְתָּת֔וֹmach.ta.ToH4289beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,two hundredוּמָאתַ֖יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967and fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572firepansמַחְתֹּ֑תmach.TotH4289;also you and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175shalleachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376bringhis firepanמַחְתָּתֽוֹ׃mach.ta.ToH4289.”

18So they eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376tookוַיִּקְח֞וּvai.yik.ChuH3947his owncenserמַחְתָּת֗וֹmach.ta.ToH4289and putוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784onit, and laidוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760incenseקְטֹ֑רֶתke.To.retH7004onit; and they stoodוַֽיַּעַמְד֗וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975at the doorwayפֶּ֛תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150,with Mosesוּמֹשֶׁ֥הu.mo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹֽן׃ve.'a.ha.RonH175.

19Thus Korahקֹ֙רַח֙ko.rachH7141assembledוַיַּקְהֵ֨לvai.yak.HelH6950allכָּל־kol-H3605the congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712againstעֲלֵיהֶ֥ם'a.lei.HemH5921them at the doorwayפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150. Andthe gloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֥אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to allכָּל־kol-H3605the congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ פha.'e.DahH5712.

20Then the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21“Separateהִבָּ֣דְל֔וּhi.Ba.de.LuH914yourselves from amongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432thisH2088congregationהָעֵדָ֣הha.'e.DahH5712,that I may consumeוַאַכַלֶּ֥הva.'a.kha.LehH3615them instantlyכְּרָֽגַע׃ke.Ra.ga'H7281.”

22But they fellוַיִּפְּל֤וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307on their facesפְּנֵיהֶם֙pe.nei.HemH6440and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “O Godאֵ֕ל'elH410,Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of the spiritsהָרוּחֹ֖תha.ru.ChotH7307of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605fleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320,when oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376sinsיֶחֱטָ֔אye.che.Ta'H2398,will You be angryתִּקְצֹֽף׃ פtik.TzofH7107with the entireכָּל־kol-H3605congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712?”

23Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24“Speakדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696to the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘GetH5927backH5927from aroundמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439the dwellingsלְמִשְׁכַּן־le.mish.kan-H4908of Korahקֹ֖רַחKo.rachH7141,Dathanדָּתָ֥ןda.TanH1885and Abiramוַאֲבִירָֽם׃va.'a.vi.RamH48.’”

25Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Dathanדָּתָ֣ןda.TanH1885and Abiramוַאֲבִירָ֑םva.'a.vi.RamH48,with the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478followingוַיֵּלְכ֥וּ אַחֲרָ֖יוvai.ye.le.Khu 'a.cha.RavH1980 H310him,

26and he spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696to the congregationהָעֵדָ֜הha.'e.DahH5712,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Departס֣וּרוּSu.ruH5493nowנָ֡אna'H4994from the tentsאָהֳלֵ֨י'o.ho.LeiH168of theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wickedהָֽרְשָׁעִים֙ha.re.sha.'ImH7563menH376,and touchתִּגְּע֖וּti.ge.'UH5060nothingוְאַֽל־ בְּכָל־ve.'al- be.kholH408 H3605that belongs to them,orפֶּן־pen-H6435you will be sweptתִּסָּפ֖וּti.sa.FuH5595awayH5595in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their sinחַטֹּאתָֽם׃cha.to.TamH2403.”

27So they gotH5927backH5927from aroundמִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.VivH5439the dwellingsמִשְׁכַּן־mish.kan-H4908of Korahקֹ֛רֶחKo.rechH7141,Dathanדָּתָ֥ןda.TanH1885and Abiramוַאֲבִירָ֖םva.'a.vi.RamH48;and Dathanוְדָתָ֨ןve.da.TanH1885and Abiramוַאֲבִירָ֜םva.'a.vi.RamH48cameיָצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318out andstoodנִצָּבִ֗יםni.tza.VimH5324at the doorwayפֶּ֚תַחPe.tachH6607of their tentsאָֽהֳלֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ho.lei.HemH168,along with their wivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֥םu.ne.shei.HemH802andtheir sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121and their littleוְטַפָּֽם׃ve.ta.PamH2945onesH2945.

28Mosesמֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, “By thisH2088you shall knowתֵּֽדְע֔וּןte.de.'UnH3045thatthe Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068has sentשְׁלָחַ֔נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me to doלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428deedsהַֽמַּעֲשִׂ֖יםha.ma.'a.SimH4639; for this is notmy doingמִלִּבִּֽי׃mi.li.BiH4480 H3820.

29Ifאִם־'im-H518theseH428menH428dieיְמֻת֣וּןye.mu.TunH4191the deathכְּמ֤וֹתke.MotH4194of allכָּל־kol-H3605menהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120orif they sufferיִפָּקֵ֖דyi.pa.KedH6485thefateוּפְקֻדַּת֙u.fe.ku.DatH6486of allכָּל־kol-H3605menהָ֣אָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120, thenthe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has not sentשְׁלָחָֽנִי׃she.la.Cha.niH7971me.

30Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068bringsH1254aboutH1254an entirelyH1278newH1278thingH1278and the groundהָאֲדָמָ֤הha.'a.da.MahH127opensוּפָצְתָ֨הu.fa.tze.TahH6475its mouthפִּ֙יהָ֙pi.haH6310and swallowsוּבָלְעָ֤הu.val.'AhH1104them up with allכָּל־kol-H3605that is theirsH1992, and theydescendוְיָרְד֥וּve.ya.re.DuH3381aliveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416intoSheolשְׁאֹ֑לָהshe.'O.lahH7585,then you will understandוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menH376have spurnedנִֽאֲצ֛וּni.'a.TzuH5006the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

31As he finishedכְּכַלֹּת֔וֹke.kha.lo.ToH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֕רle.da.BerH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,the groundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127that was underתַּחְתֵּיהֶֽם׃tach.tei.HemH8478them splitוַתִּבָּקַ֥עva.ti.ba.Ka'H1234openH1234;

32andthe earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776openedוַתִּפְתַּ֤חva.tif.TachH6605its mouthפִּ֔יהָPi.haH6310and swallowedוַתִּבְלַ֥עva.tiv.La'H1104them up, and their householdsבָּתֵּיהֶ֑םba.tei.HemH1004, andallH3605the menהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belonged to Korahלְקֹ֔רַחle.Ko.rachH7141with theirpossessionsהָרֲכֽוּשׁ׃ha.ra.KhushH7399.

33So they and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that belonged to them wentH3381downוַיֵּ֨רְד֜וּvai.Ye.re.DuH3381aliveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416toSheolשְׁאֹ֑לָהshe.'O.lahH7585;and the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776closedוַתְּכַ֤סva.te.KhasH3680overעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921them, and they perishedוַיֹּאבְד֖וּvai.yoe.DuH6from the midstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the assemblyהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951.

34Allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834werearoundסְבִיבֹתֵיהֶ֖םse.vi.vo.tei.HemH5439them fledנָ֣סוּNa.suH5127at theiroutcryלְקֹלָ֑םle.ko.LamH6963,for they saidאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, “The earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776may swallowתִּבְלָעֵ֖נוּtiv.la.'E.nuH1104us up!”

35Fireוְאֵ֥שׁve.'EshH784also cameH3318forthיָצְאָ֖הya.tze.'AhH3318from the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and consumedוַתֹּ֗אכַלva.To.khalH398thetwo hundredוּמָאתַ֙יִם֙u.ma.Ta.yimH3967and fiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376who were offeringמַקְרִיבֵ֖יmak.ri.VeiH7126the incenseהַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ פha.ke.To.retH7004.

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