Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 16:18-21

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.

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