New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 16:35-40

35Fireוְאֵ֥שׁve.'EshH784also cameH3318outH3318from the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and consumedוַתֹּ֗אכַלva.To.khalH398the250הַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים וּמָאתַ֙יִם֙ha.cha.mi.Shim u.ma.Ta.yimH3967 H2572menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376who were offeringמַקְרִיבֵ֖יmak.ri.VeiH7126the incenseהַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ פha.ke.To.retH7004.

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

37“Tellאֱמֹ֨ר'e.MorH559Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֜ר'el.'a.ZarH499,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548,that he shall pickH7311upH7311the censersהַמַּחְתֹּת֙ha.mach.TotH4289from the midstמִבֵּ֣יןmi.BeinH996of the burnedהַשְּׂרֵפָ֔הha.se.re.FahH8316areaH8316,becauseכִּ֖יkiH3588they areH6942holyקָדֵֽשׁוּ׃ka.De.shuH6942;and you are to scatterזְרֵה־ze.reh-H2219theburningH784coalsH784fartherH1973awayH1973.

38As for the censersמַחְתּוֹת֩mach.tOtH4289of theseהָאֵ֜לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menH2400whoH2400have sinnedH2400at the cost of their own livesבְּנַפְשֹׁתָ֗םbe.naf.sho.TamH5315,have them madeוְעָשׂ֨וּve.'a.SuH6213into hammeredרִקֻּעֵ֤יri.ku.'EiH7555sheetsפַחִים֙fa.ChimH6341as platingצִפּ֣וּיtzi.PuiH6826for the altarלַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַla.miz.Be.achH4196,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588they did presentהִקְרִיבֻ֥םhik.ri.VumH7126them beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and they areH6942holyוַיִּקְדָּ֑שׁוּvai.yik.Da.shuH6942; and they shallserveוְיִֽהְי֥וּve.yih.YuH1961as a signלְא֖וֹתle.'otH226to the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”

39So the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947the bronzeהַנְּחֹ֔שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178censersמַחְתּ֣וֹתmach.TotH4289whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the men who were burnedהַשְּׂרֻפִ֑יםha.se.ru.FimH8313had offeredהִקְרִ֖יבוּhik.Ri.vuH7126,and they hammeredH7554them outH7554as platingצִפּ֥וּיtzi.PuiH6826for the altarלַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃la.miz.Be.achH4196,

40as a reminderזִכָּר֞וֹןzi.ka.RonH2146to the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478soלְ֠מַעַןLe.ma.'anH4616thatH4616noH3808laymanאִ֣ישׁ זָ֗ר'ish ZarH376 H2114, anyonewhoH834was not of thedescendantsמִזֶּ֤רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233of Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175,would approachיִקְרַ֜בyik.RavH7126to burnלְהַקְטִ֥ירle.hak.TirH6999incenseקְטֹ֖רֶתke.To.retH7004beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;then he would not becomeיִהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961like Korahכְקֹ֙רַח֙khe.Ko.rachH7141and his groupוְכַ֣עֲדָת֔וֹve.Kha.'a.da.ToH5712--justH3512asH3512the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had spokenדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696to himthroughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872.

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