Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 16:1-7

1Now Korahקֹ֔רַחKo.rachH7141,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Izharיִצְהָ֥רyitz.HarH3324,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of LeviH3878,and Dathanוְדָתָ֨ןve.da.TanH1885and Abiramוַאֲבִירָ֜םva.'a.vi.RamH48,the sonsבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121of Eliabאֱלִיאָ֛ב'e.li.'AvH446,and Onוְא֥וֹןve.'onH203,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Pelethפֶּ֖לֶתPe.letH6431,sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵֽן׃re.'u.VenH7205,tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947men:

2And they rose upוַיָּקֻ֙מוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.muH6965beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,with certainוַאֲנָשִׁ֥יםva.'a.na.ShimH582of the childrenמִבְּנֵֽי־mi.be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,two hundredוּמָאתָ֑יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967and fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572princesנְשִׂיאֵ֥יne.si.'EiH5387of the assemblyעֵדָ֛ה'e.DahH5712,famousקְרִאֵ֥יke.ri.'EiH7148in the congregationמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150,menאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582of renownשֵֽׁם׃ShemH8034:

3And they gathered themselves togetherוַיִּֽקָּהֲל֞וּvai.yi.ka.ha.LuH6950against Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and against Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto them, Ye taketoo muchרַב־rav-H7227upon you, seeing all the congregationהָֽעֵדָה֙ha.'e.DahH5712areholyקְדֹשִׁ֔יםke.do.ShimH6918,every one of them, and Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068isamongוּבְתוֹכָ֖םu.ve.to.KhamH8432them: wherefore then lift ye upתִּֽתְנַשְּׂא֖וּtit.na.se.'UH5375yourselves above the congregationקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?

4And when Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it,he fellוַיִּפֹּ֖לvai.yi.PolH5307upon his faceפָּנָֽיו׃pa.NavH6440:

5And he spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696unto Korahקֹ֜רַחKo.rachH7141and unto all his companyעֲדָתוֹ֮a.da.ToH5712,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Even to morrowבֹּ֠קֶרBo.kerH1242Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068will shewוְיֹדַ֨עve.yo.Da'H3045who are his, and who isholyהַקָּד֖וֹשׁha.ka.Do.oshH6918; and will cause himto come nearוְהִקְרִ֣יבve.hik.RivH7126unto him: even himwhom he hath chosenיִבְחַר־yiv.char-H977will he cause to come nearיַקְרִ֥יבyak.RivH7126unto him.

6This doעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213;Takeקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947you censersמַחְתּ֔וֹתmach.TotH4289,Korahקֹ֖רַחKo.rachH7141,and all his companyעֲדָתֽוֹ׃a.da.ToH5712;

7And putוּתְנ֣וּu.te.NuH5414fireאֵ֡שׁ'eshH784thereinH2004,and putוְשִׂימוּ֩ve.si.MuH7760incenseקְטֹ֜רֶתke.To.retH7004in them beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068to morrowמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279: and it shall be thatthe manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376whom Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068doth chooseיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977, he shall beholyהַקָּד֑וֹשׁha.ka.Do.oshH6918: ye taketoo muchרַב־rav-H7227upon you, ye sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878.

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