New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 16:21-45

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.

36Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

37“Sayאֱמֹ֨ר'e.MorH559to Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֜ר'el.'a.ZarH499,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548,that he shall takeוְיָרֵ֤םve.ya.RemH7311up the censersהַמַּחְתֹּת֙ha.mach.TotH4289out of the midstמִבֵּ֣יןmi.BeinH996of theblazeהַשְּׂרֵפָ֔הha.se.re.FahH8316,for they are holyקָדֵֽשׁוּ׃ka.De.shuH6942;and you scatterזְרֵה־ze.reh-H2219theburningH784coalsH784abroadהָ֑לְאָהHal.'ahH1973.

38As for the censersמַחְתּוֹת֩mach.tOtH4289of theseהָאֵ֜לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menH2400 H5315whoH2400have sinnedH2400at the cost of their livesH5315,let them be madeוְעָשׂ֨וּve.'a.SuH6213into hammeredרִקֻּעֵ֤יri.ku.'EiH7555sheetsפַחִים֙fa.ChimH6341for a platingצִפּ֣וּיtzi.PuiH6826of the altarלַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַla.miz.Be.achH4196,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588they did presentהִקְרִיבֻ֥םhik.ri.VumH7126them beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and they are holyוַיִּקְדָּ֑שׁוּvai.yik.Da.shuH6942; andthey shall be for a signלְא֖וֹתle.'otH226to the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”

39So Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947the bronzeהַנְּחֹ֔שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178censersמַחְתּ֣וֹתmach.TotH4289whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the men who were burnedהַשְּׂרֻפִ֑יםha.se.ru.FimH8313had offeredהִקְרִ֖יבוּhik.Ri.vuH7126,and they hammeredוַֽיְרַקְּע֖וּםvay.ra.ke.'UmH7554them out as a platingצִפּ֥וּיtzi.PuiH6826for the altarלַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃la.miz.Be.achH4196,

40as areminderזִכָּר֞וֹןzi.ka.RonH2146to the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatnoH3808laymanזָ֗רZarH2114whoH834is not of thedescendantsמִזֶּ֤רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233of Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175should comeH7126nearH7126to burnלְהַקְטִ֥ירle.hak.TirH6999incenseקְטֹ֖רֶתke.To.retH7004beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;so that he will not becomeיִהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961like Korahכְקֹ֙רַח֙khe.Ko.rachH7141and his companyוְכַ֣עֲדָת֔וֹve.Kha.'a.da.ToH5712--justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had spokenדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696to himthroughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872.

41But on the nextמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283dayH4283allכָּל־kol-H3605the congregationעֲדַ֤ת'a.DatH5712of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478grumbledוַיִּלֹּ֜נוּvai.yi.Lo.nuH3885againstH5921Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “You are the ones who have causedH4191the deathH4191of the Lord’sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971.”

42It cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about, however, when the congregationהָֽעֵדָה֙ha.'e.DahH5712had assembledבְּהִקָּהֵ֤לbe.hi.ka.HelH6950againstH5921Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,that they turnedוַיִּפְנוּ֙vai.yif.NuH6437towardאֶל־'el-H413the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,the cloudהֶעָנָ֑ןhe.'a.NanH6051coveredכִסָּ֖הוּkhi.Sa.huH3680it andthe gloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֖אvai.ye.Ra'H7200.

43Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the frontפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃ פmo.'EdH4150,

44and the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

45“GetH7426awayH7426from amongמִתּוֹךְ֙mi.toKhH8432thisH2088congregationהָעֵדָ֣הha.'e.DahH5712,that I may consumeוַאֲכַלֶּ֥הva.'a.kha.LehH3615them instantlyכְּרָ֑גַעke.Ra.ga'H7281.”Then they fellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307on their facesפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃pe.nei.HemH6440.

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