Revised Version 1895

Numbers 16:1-15

1NowKorahקֹ֔רַחKo.rachH7141, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofIzharיִצְהָ֥רyitz.HarH3324, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofLeviH3878, withDathanוְדָתָ֨ןve.da.TanH1885andAbiramוַאֲבִירָ֜םva.'a.vi.RamH48, thesonsבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121ofEliabאֱלִיאָ֛ב'e.li.'AvH446, and On, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPelethפֶּ֖לֶתPe.letH6431,sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵֽן׃re.'u.VenH7205,tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947menH1121:

2and theyroseH6965upH6965beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, withcertainH376of thechildrenמִבְּנֵֽי־mi.be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,twoוּמָאתָ֑יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967andfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572princesנְשִׂיאֵ֥יne.si.'EiH5387of thecongregationעֵדָ֛ה'e.DahH5712,calledH8034to theassemblyH5712,menH376ofrenownH8034:

3and theyassembledוַיִּֽקָּהֲל֞וּvai.yi.ka.ha.LuH6950themselvesH5921togetherH5921againstH5921Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andagainstH5921Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto them, YetakeH5375tooH5921muchרַב־rav-H7227uponH5921youH3588,seeingH3588allכָל־khol-H3605thecongregationהָֽעֵדָה֙ha.'e.DahH5712areholyקְדֹשִׁ֔יםke.do.ShimH6918,everyכֻּלָּ֣םku.LamH3605one of them, and theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068is among them: wherefore thenliftH5375yeupH5375yourselvesaboveH5921theassemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?

4And whenMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it, hefellוַיִּפֹּ֖לvai.yi.PolH5307uponעַל־'al-H5921hisfaceפָּנָֽיו׃pa.NavH6440:

5and he spake untoKorahקֹ֜רַחKo.rachH7141and untoallכָּל־kol-H3605hiscompanyעֲדָתוֹ֮a.da.ToH5712,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, In themorningבֹּ֠קֶרBo.kerH1242theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068will shew who are his, and who isholyהַקָּד֖וֹשׁha.ka.Do.oshH6918, and will cause him tocomeH7126nearH7126unto him:evenH853himwhomH834he shallchooseיִבְחַר־yiv.char-H977will he cause tocomeH7126nearH7126unto him.

6Thisdoעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213;takeקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947youH3605censersמַחְתּ֔וֹתmach.TotH4289,Korahקֹ֖רַחKo.rachH7141, andallH3605hiscompanyעֲדָתֽוֹ׃a.da.ToH5712;

7andputוּתְנ֣וּu.te.NuH5414fireאֵ֡שׁ'eshH784therein, andputH5414incenseקְטֹ֜רֶתke.To.retH7004uponH5921thembeforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068tomorrowמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279: and it shall be that themanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376whomH834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068dothchooseיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977, he shall beholyהַקָּד֑וֹשׁha.ka.Do.oshH6918: yetakeוְשִׂימוּ֩ve.si.MuH7760tooH5921muchרַב־rav-H7227uponH5921youH834, yesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofLeviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878.

8AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoKorahקֹ֑רַחKo.rachH7141,Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085nowנָ֖אna'H4994, yesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofLeviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878:

9seemeth it but asmallהַמְעַ֣טham.'AtH4592thingH4592untoyouH3588, that theGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478hathseparatedהִבְדִּיל֩hiv.DilH914youH3588from thecongregationמֵעֲדַ֣תme.'a.DatH5712ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, tobringלְהַקְרִ֥יבle.hak.RivH7126youH3588nearH7126tohimselfH6440; todoלַעֲבֹ֗דla.'a.VodH5647theserviceעֲבֹדַת֙'a.vo.DatH5656of thetabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and tostandוְלַעֲמֹ֛דve.la.'a.ModH5975beforeH6440thecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712toministerלְשָׁרְתָֽם׃le.sha.re.TamH8334unto them;

10and that he hathbroughtH7126theenearH7126, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thybrethrenאַחֶ֥יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251thesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofLeviלֵוִ֖יle.ViH3878with thee? andseekוּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֖םu.vi.kash.TemH1245ye thepriesthoodכְּהֻנָּֽה׃ke.hu.NahH3550also?

11Therefore thou andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thycompanyעֲדָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Da.te.khaH5712aregatheredהַנֹּעָדִ֖יםha.no.'a.DimH3259togetherH3259againstעַל־'al-H5921theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.RonH175,whatמַה־mah-H4100is he that yemurmurתַלִּ֖ינוּti.lo.nuH3885againstעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921him?

12AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971tocallלִקְרֹ֛אlik.Ro'H7121Dathanלְדָתָ֥ןle.da.TanH1885andAbiramוְלַאֲבִירָ֖םve.la.'a.vi.RamH48, thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofEliabאֱלִיאָ֑ב'e.li.'AvH446: and theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, We willnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808comeנַעֲלֶֽה׃na.'a.LehH5927upH5927:

13is it asmallהַמְעַ֗טham.'AtH4592thingH4592that thou hastbroughtH5927usH5921upH5927outH5921of alandמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706, tokillלַהֲמִיתֵ֖נוּla.ha.mi.Te.nuH4191usH5921in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057, but thoumustH4191needsmakeH3588thyself also a prince overusH5921?

14Moreoverאַ֡ף'afH637thou hastnotH3808broughtH935usH5414intoH413alandאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776flowingזָבַ֨תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֤בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבַשׁ֙u.de.VashH1706,norH3808givenH5414usH5414inheritanceנַחֲלַ֖תna.cha.LatH5159offieldsשָׂדֶ֣הsa.DehH7704andvineyardsוָכָ֑רֶםva.Kha.remH3754: wilt thouputH5414outH413theeyesהַעֵינֵ֞יha.'ei.NeiH5869oftheseהָהֵ֛םha.HemH1992menH376?weH776willnotH3808comeH935upנַעֲלֶֽה׃na.'a.LehH5927.

15AndMosesלְמֹשֶׁה֙le.mo.ShehH4872wasveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966wroth, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Respectתֵּ֖פֶןTe.fenH6437notH3808thou their offering: I havenotH3808takenנָשָׂ֔אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375one ass from them,neitherH3808have I hurt one of them.

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