New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 16:3-11

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!”

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

9Is it tooH4480smallהַמְעַ֣טham.'AtH4592an honorfor you that the Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478has singledH914you outH914from the congregationמֵעֲדַ֣תme.'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to bringלְהַקְרִ֥יבle.hak.RivH7126you nearH7126to Himself, to performלַעֲבֹ֗דla.'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? But are youseekingוּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֖םu.vi.kash.TemH1245the priesthoodכְּהֻנָּֽה׃ke.hu.NahH3550asH1571wellH1571?

11Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651you and your wholeוְכָל־ve.kholH3605groupעֲדָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Da.te.khaH5712are the ones 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?”

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