New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 16:1-7

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.KachH3947men,

2and they stoodוַיָּקֻ֙מוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.muH6965beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,together with someH376of the sonsמִבְּנֵֽי־mi.be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,250חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים וּמָאתָ֑יִםcha.mi.Shim u.ma.Ta.yimH3967 H2572leadersנְשִׂיאֵ֥יne.si.'EiH5387of the congregationעֵדָ֛ה'e.DahH5712chosenקְרִאֵ֥יke.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 groupעֲדָתוֹ֮a.da.ToH5712,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “TomorrowH1242morningבֹּ֠קֶרBo.kerH1242the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068will make knownוְיֹדַ֨עve.yo.Da'H3045whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is His, andwho is holyהַקָּד֖וֹשׁha.ka.Do.oshH6918,and will bringוְהִקְרִ֣יבve.hik.RivH7126that onenearH7126to Himself; indeed,the one whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He will chooseיִבְחַר־yiv.char-H977,He will bringיַקְרִ֥יבyak.RivH7126nearH7126to Himself.

6Doעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213thisH2088:takeקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947censersמַחְתּ֔וֹתmach.TotH4289for yourselves, Korahקֹ֖רַחKo.rachH7141andyour wholeוְכָל־ve.kholH3605groupעֲדָתֽוֹ׃a.da.ToH5712,

7and putוּתְנ֣וּu.te.NuH5414fireאֵ֡שׁ'eshH784in them, and placeוְשִׂימוּ֩ve.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!”

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