Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 16:4-11

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.

8And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Korahקֹ֑רַחKo.rachH7141,Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085,I pray you, ye sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878:

9Seemeth it buta small thingהַמְעַ֣טham.'AtH4592unto you, that the Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478hath separatedהִבְדִּיל֩hiv.DilH914you from the congregationמֵעֲדַ֣תme.'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to bring you nearלְהַקְרִ֥יבle.hak.RivH7126to himself to doלַעֲבֹ֗דla.'a.VodH5647the serviceעֲבֹדַת֙'a.vo.DatH5656of the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and to standוְלַעֲמֹ֛דve.la.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712to ministerלְשָׁרְתָֽם׃le.sha.re.TamH8334unto them?

10And he hath brought thee nearוַיַּקְרֵב֙vai.yak.RevH7126to him,and all thy brethrenאַחֶ֥יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Leviלֵוִ֖יle.ViH3878with thee: and seekוּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֖םu.vi.kash.TemH1245ye the priesthoodכְּהֻנָּֽה׃ke.hu.NahH3550also?

11For which causeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651boththou and all thy companyעֲדָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Da.te.khaH5712aregathered togetherהַנֹּעָדִ֖יםha.no.'a.DimH3259against Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and what isAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.RonH175,that ye murmurתַלִּ֖ינוּti.lo.nuH3885against him?

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