Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 16:16-35

16And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Korahקֹ֔רַחKo.rachH7141,Be thou and all thy companyעֲדָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Da.te.khaH5712beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,thou, and they, and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175,to morrowמָחָֽר׃ma.CharH4279:

17And takeוּקְח֣וּ׀u.ke.ChuH3947every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his censerמַחְתָּת֗וֹmach.ta.ToH4289,and putוּנְתַתֶּ֤םu.ne.ta.TemH5414incenseקְטֹ֔רֶתke.To.retH7004in them, and bringוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֞םve.hik.rav.TemH7126ye beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his censerמַחְתָּת֔וֹmach.ta.ToH4289,two hundredוּמָאתַ֖יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967and fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572censersמַחְתֹּ֑תmach.TotH4289;thou also, and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of youhis censerמַחְתָּתֽוֹ׃mach.ta.ToH4289.

18And they tookוַיִּקְח֞וּvai.yik.ChuH3947every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his censerמַחְתָּת֗וֹmach.ta.ToH4289,and putוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784in them, and laidוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760incenseקְטֹ֑רֶתke.To.retH7004thereon, and stoodוַֽיַּעַמְד֗וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975in the doorפֶּ֛תַחPe.tachH6607of the tabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150with Mosesוּמֹשֶׁ֥הu.mo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹֽן׃ve.'a.ha.RonH175.

19And Korahקֹ֙רַח֙ko.rachH7141gatheredוַיַּקְהֵ֨לvai.yak.HelH6950all the congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712against them unto the doorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150:and the gloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֥אvai.ye.Ra'H7200unto all the congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ פha.'e.DahH5712.

20And Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and unto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21Separateהִבָּ֣דְל֔וּhi.Ba.de.LuH914yourselves from amongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432this congregationהָעֵדָ֣הha.'e.DahH5712,that I may consumeוַאַכַלֶּ֥הva.'a.kha.LehH3615them in a momentכְּרָֽגַע׃ke.Ra.ga'H7281.

22And they fellוַיִּפְּל֤וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307upon their facesפְּנֵיהֶם֙pe.nei.HemH6440,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,O Godאֵ֕ל'elH410,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of the spiritsהָרוּחֹ֖תha.ru.ChotH7307of all fleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320,shall oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376sinיֶחֱטָ֔אye.che.Ta'H2398,and wilt thou be wrothתִּקְצֹֽף׃ פtik.TzofH7107with all the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712?

23And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24Speakדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696unto the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Get you upהֵֽעָלוּ֙he.'a.LuH5927from aboutמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439the tabernacleלְמִשְׁכַּן־le.mish.kan-H4908of Korahקֹ֖רַחKo.rachH7141,Dathanדָּתָ֥ןda.TanH1885,and Abiramוַאֲבִירָֽם׃va.'a.vi.RamH48.

25And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872rose upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and wentH3212unto Dathanדָּתָ֣ןda.TanH1885and Abiramוַאֲבִירָ֑םva.'a.vi.RamH48;and the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478followedH3212himאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310.

26And he spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696unto the congregationהָעֵדָ֜הha.'e.DahH5712,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Departס֣וּרוּSu.ruH5493,I pray you, from the tentsאָהֳלֵ֨י'o.ho.LeiH168of these wickedהָֽרְשָׁעִים֙ha.re.sha.'ImH7563menהָאֲנָשִׁ֤יםha.'a.na.ShimH582,and touchתִּגְּע֖וּti.ge.'UH5060nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumedתִּסָּפ֖וּti.sa.FuH5595in all their sinsחַטֹּאתָֽם׃cha.to.TamH2403.

27So they gat upוַיֵּעָל֗וּvai.ye.'a.LuH5927from the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּן־mish.kan-H4908of Korahקֹ֛רֶחKo.rechH7141,Dathanדָּתָ֥ןda.TanH1885,and Abiramוַאֲבִירָ֖םva.'a.vi.RamH48,on every sideמִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.VivH5439:and Dathanוְדָתָ֨ןve.da.TanH1885and Abiramוַאֲבִירָ֜םva.'a.vi.RamH48came outיָצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318,and stoodנִצָּבִ֗יםni.tza.VimH5324in the doorפֶּ֚תַחPe.tachH6607of their tentsאָֽהֳלֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ho.lei.HemH168,and their wivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֥םu.ne.shei.HemH802,and their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,and their little childrenוְטַפָּֽם׃ve.ta.PamH2945.

28And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559,Hereby ye shall knowתֵּֽדְע֔וּןte.de.'UnH3045that Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hath sentשְׁלָחַ֔נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me to doלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213all these worksהַֽמַּעֲשִׂ֖יםha.ma.'a.SimH4639; for I have not done themof mine own mindמִלִּבִּֽי׃mi.li.BiH3820.

29If these men dieיְמֻת֣וּןye.mu.TunH4191the common deathכְּמ֤וֹתke.MotH4194of all menהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120,or if they be visitedיִפָּקֵ֖דyi.pa.KedH6485after the visitationוּפְקֻדַּת֙u.fe.ku.DatH6486of all menהָ֣אָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120; thenYhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath not sentשְׁלָחָֽנִי׃she.la.Cha.niH7971me.

30But if Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068makeיִבְרָ֣אyiv.Ra'H1254a new thingבְּרִיאָ֞הbe.ri.'AhH1278,and the earthהָאֲדָמָ֤הha.'a.da.MahH127openוּפָצְתָ֨הu.fa.tze.TahH6475her mouthפִּ֙יהָ֙pi.haH6310,and swallow them upוּבָלְעָ֤הu.val.'AhH1104, with all that appertainunto them, and they go downוְיָרְד֥וּve.ya.re.DuH3381quickחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416into the pitשְׁאֹ֑לָהshe.'O.lahH7585;then ye shall understandוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that these menהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםha.'a.na.ShimH582have provokedנִֽאֲצ֛וּni.'a.TzuH5006Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

31And it came to pass, as he had made an endכְּכַלֹּת֔וֹke.kha.lo.ToH3615of speakingלְדַבֵּ֕רle.da.BerH1696all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,that the groundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127clave asunderוַתִּבָּקַ֥עva.ti.ba.Ka'H1234that was under them:

32And the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776openedוַתִּפְתַּ֤חva.tif.TachH6605her mouthפִּ֔יהָPi.haH6310,and swallowed them upוַתִּבְלַ֥עva.tiv.La'H1104,and their householdsבָּתֵּיהֶ֑םba.tei.HemH1004,and all the menהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120that appertainedunto Korahלְקֹ֔רַחle.Ko.rachH7141, and all theirgoodsהָרֲכֽוּשׁ׃ha.ra.KhushH7399.

33They, and all that appertainedto them, went downוַיֵּ֨רְד֜וּvai.Ye.re.DuH3381aliveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416into the pitשְׁאֹ֑לָהshe.'O.lahH7585,and the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776closedוַתְּכַ֤סva.te.KhasH3680upon them: and they perishedוַיֹּאבְד֖וּvai.yoe.DuH6from amongמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the congregationהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951.

34And all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478that wereround aboutסְבִיבֹתֵיהֶ֖םse.vi.vo.tei.HemH5439them fledנָ֣סוּNa.suH5127at the cryלְקֹלָ֑םle.ko.LamH6963of them: for they saidאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559,Lest the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776swallow us upתִּבְלָעֵ֖נוּtiv.la.'E.nuH1104also.

35And there came outיָצְאָ֖הya.tze.'AhH3318a fireוְאֵ֥שׁve.'EshH784from Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and consumedוַתֹּ֗אכַלva.To.khalH398the two hundredוּמָאתַ֙יִם֙u.ma.Ta.yimH3967and fiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376that offeredמַקְרִיבֵ֖יmak.ri.VeiH7126incenseהַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ פha.ke.To.retH7004.

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