Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 16:21-45

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.

36And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

37Speakאֱמֹ֨ר'e.MorH559unto Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֜ר'el.'a.ZarH499the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548,that he take upוְיָרֵ֤םve.ya.RemH7311the censersהַמַּחְתֹּת֙ha.mach.TotH4289outמִבֵּ֣יןmi.BeinH996of the burningהַשְּׂרֵפָ֔הha.se.re.FahH8316,and scatterזְרֵה־ze.reh-H2219thou the fireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784yonderהָ֑לְאָהHal.'ahH1973;for they are hallowedקָדֵֽשׁוּ׃ka.De.shuH6942.

38The censersמַחְתּוֹת֩mach.tOtH4289of these sinnersהַֽחַטָּאִ֨יםha.cha.ta.'ImH2400against their own soulsבְּנַפְשֹׁתָ֗םbe.naf.sho.TamH5315,let them makeוְעָשׂ֨וּve.'a.SuH6213them broadרִקֻּעֵ֤יri.ku.'EiH7555platesפַחִים֙fa.ChimH6341fora coveringצִפּ֣וּיtzi.PuiH6826of the altarלַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַla.miz.Be.achH4196:for they offeredהִקְרִיבֻ֥םhik.ri.VumH7126them beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,therefore they are hallowedוַיִּקְדָּ֑שׁוּvai.yik.Da.shuH6942:and they shall be a signלְא֖וֹתle.'otH226unto the childrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

39And Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947the brasenהַנְּחֹ֔שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178censersמַחְתּ֣וֹתmach.TotH4289,wherewith they that were burntהַשְּׂרֻפִ֑יםha.se.ru.FimH8313had offeredהִקְרִ֖יבוּhik.Ri.vuH7126;and they were made broadוַֽיְרַקְּע֖וּםvay.ra.ke.'UmH7554plates fora coveringצִפּ֥וּיtzi.PuiH6826of the altarלַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃la.miz.Be.achH4196:

40To bea memorialזִכָּר֞וֹןzi.ka.RonH2146unto the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thatלְ֠מַעַןLe.ma.'anH4616 H834no strangerאִ֣ישׁ זָ֗ר'ish ZarH2114 H376, which isnot of the seedמִזֶּ֤רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233of Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175,come nearיִקְרַ֜בyik.RavH7126to offerלְהַקְטִ֥ירle.hak.TirH6999incenseקְטֹ֖רֶתke.To.retH7004beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;that he be not as Korahכְקֹ֙רַח֙khe.Ko.rachH7141,and as his companyוְכַ֣עֲדָת֔וֹve.Kha.'a.da.ToH5712:as Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696to him by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872.

41But on the morrowמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283all the congregationעֲדַ֤ת'a.DatH5712of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478murmuredוַיִּלֹּ֜נוּvai.yi.Lo.nuH3885against Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and against Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Ye have killedהֲמִתֶּ֖םha.mi.TemH4191the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

42And it came to pass, when the congregationהָֽעֵדָה֙ha.'e.DahH5712was gatheredבְּהִקָּהֵ֤לbe.hi.ka.HelH6950against Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and against Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,that they lookedוַיִּפְנוּ֙vai.yif.NuH6437toward the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150:and, behold, the cloudהֶעָנָ֑ןhe.'a.NanH6051coveredכִסָּ֖הוּkhi.Sa.huH3680it, and the gloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֖אvai.ye.Ra'H7200.

43And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935beforeפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440the tabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃ פmo.'EdH4150.

44And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

45Get you upהֵרֹ֗מּוּhe.Ro.muH7426from amongמִתּוֹךְ֙mi.toKhH8432this congregationהָעֵדָ֣הha.'e.DahH5712,that I may consumeוַאֲכַלֶּ֥הva.'a.kha.LehH3615them as in a momentכְּרָ֑גַעke.Ra.ga'H7281.And they fellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307upon their facesפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃pe.nei.HemH6440.

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