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Numbers 16:3-35

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.

16AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoKorahקֹ֔רַחKo.rachH7141, Be thou andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thycongregationעֲדָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Da.te.khaH5712beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, thou, and they, andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175,tomorrowמָחָֽר׃ma.CharH4279:

17andtakeוּקְח֣וּ׀u.ke.ChuH3947yeeveryH376manH376hiscenserמַחְתָּת֗וֹmach.ta.ToH4289, andputוּנְתַתֶּ֤םu.ne.ta.TemH5414incenseקְטֹ֔רֶתke.To.retH7004uponעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921them, andbringוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֞םve.hik.rav.TemH7126yebeforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068everyH376manH376hiscenserמַחְתָּת֔וֹmach.ta.ToH4289,twoH3947hundredוּמָאתַ֖יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967andfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572censersמַחְתֹּ֑תmach.TotH4289; thou also, andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175,eachH376hiscenserמַחְתָּתֽוֹ׃mach.ta.ToH4289.

18And theytookוַיִּקְח֞וּvai.yik.ChuH3947everyH376manH376hiscenserמַחְתָּת֗וֹmach.ta.ToH4289, andputוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784in them, andlaidוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760incenseקְטֹ֑רֶתke.To.retH7004thereonH5921, andstoodוַֽיַּעַמְד֗וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975at thedoorפֶּ֛תַחPe.tachH6607of thetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150withMosesוּמֹשֶׁ֥הu.mo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹֽן׃ve.'a.ha.RonH175.

19AndKorahקֹ֙רַח֙ko.rachH7141assembledוַיַּקְהֵ֨לvai.yak.HelH6950allכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712againstעֲלֵיהֶ֥ם'a.lei.HemH5921them unto thedoorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of thetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150: and thegloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֥אvai.ye.Ra'H7200untoallכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ פha.'e.DahH5712.

20And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21Separateהִבָּ֣דְל֔וּhi.Ba.de.LuH914yourselves from among thiscongregationהָעֵדָ֣הha.'e.DahH5712, that I mayconsumeוַאַכַלֶּ֥הva.'a.kha.LehH3615them in amomentכְּרָֽגַע׃ke.Ra.ga'H7281.

22And theyfellוַיִּפְּל֤וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307uponH5921theirfacesפְּנֵיהֶם֙pe.nei.HemH6440, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, OGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430, theGodH430of thespiritsהָרוּחֹ֖תha.ru.ChotH7307ofallלְכָל־le.kholH3605fleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320, shall onemanהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376sinיֶחֱטָ֔אye.che.Ta'H2398, and wilt thou be wroth withallכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712?

23And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24Speakדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696unto thecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,GetH5927youאֶל־'el-H413upH5927fromaboutמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439thetabernacleלְמִשְׁכַּן־le.mish.kan-H4908ofKorahקֹ֖רַחKo.rachH7141,Dathanדָּתָ֥ןda.TanH1885, andAbiramוַאֲבִירָֽם׃va.'a.vi.RamH48.

25AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872roseH6965upH6965andwentH6965untoDathanדָּתָ֣ןda.TanH1885andAbiramוַאֲבִירָ֑םva.'a.vi.RamH48; and theeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478followedאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him.

26And he spake unto thecongregationהָעֵדָ֜הha.'e.DahH5712,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Departס֣וּרוּSu.ruH5493, Iprayנָ֡אna'H4994youאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834, from thetentsאָהֳלֵ֨י'o.ho.LeiH168oftheseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wickedהָֽרְשָׁעִים֙ha.re.sha.'ImH7563menH376, andtouchתִּגְּע֖וּti.ge.'UH5060nothingוְאַֽל־ve.'al-H408of theirs,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435ye be consumed inallH3605theirsinsחַטֹּאתָֽם׃cha.to.TamH2403.

27SoH5927they gat themupH5927from thetabernacleמִשְׁכַּן־mish.kan-H4908ofKorahקֹ֛רֶחKo.rechH7141,Dathanדָּתָ֥ןda.TanH1885, andAbiramוַאֲבִירָ֖םva.'a.vi.RamH48, oneveryH5439sideH5439: andDathanוְדָתָ֨ןve.da.TanH1885andAbiramוַאֲבִירָ֜םva.'a.vi.RamH48cameH3318outH3318, andstoodנִצָּבִ֗יםni.tza.VimH5324at thedoorפֶּ֚תַחPe.tachH6607of theirtentsאָֽהֳלֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ho.lei.HemH168, and theirwivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֥םu.ne.shei.HemH802, and theirsonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121, and theirlittleוְטַפָּֽם׃ve.ta.PamH2945onesH2945.

28AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, Hereby ye shallknowתֵּֽדְע֔וּןte.de.'UnH3045that theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hathsentH7971meH7971todoH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428worksהַֽמַּעֲשִׂ֖יםha.ma.'a.SimH4639; for I havenotלֹ֖אlo'H3808doneH6213them of mine ownmindמִלִּבִּֽי׃mi.li.BiH3820.

29IfH518theseאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428menH120dieיְמֻת֣וּןye.mu.TunH4191the commondeathH4191ofallכָּל־kol-H3605menH120, orifH518they bevisitedיִפָּקֵ֖דyi.pa.KedH6485afterעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921the visitation ofallכָּל־kol-H3605menH120; then theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808sentH7971meH7971.

30Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068makeH3045anewבְּרִיאָ֞הbe.ri.'AhH1278thingכִּ֧יkiH3588, and thegroundהָאֲדָמָ֤הha.'a.da.MahH127openוּפָצְתָ֨הu.fa.tze.TahH6475herH3605mouthפִּ֙יהָ֙pi.haH6310, andswallowוּבָלְעָ֤הu.val.'AhH1104themupH1104, withallH3605that appertain unto them, and theygoוְיָרְד֥וּve.ya.re.DuH3381downH3381aliveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416intoH376the pit; then ye shallunderstandH3045thattheseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menH376havedespisedנִֽאֲצ֛וּni.'a.TzuH5006theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

31And itcameH1961topassH1961, as hemadeH1696anendכְּכַלֹּת֔וֹke.kha.lo.ToH3615ofspeakingלְדַבֵּ֕רle.da.BerH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697, that thegroundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127clave asunder that wasunderתַּחְתֵּיהֶֽם׃tach.tei.HemH8478them:

32and theearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776openedוַתִּפְתַּ֤חva.tif.TachH6605herH3605mouthפִּ֔יהָPi.haH6310, andswallowedוַתִּבְלַ֥עva.tiv.La'H1104themupH1104, and theirhouseholdsבָּתֵּיהֶ֑םba.tei.HemH1004, andallH3605themenהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120that appertained untoKorahלְקֹ֔רַחle.Ko.rachH7141, andallH3605theirgoodsהָרֲכֽוּשׁ׃ha.ra.KhushH7399.

33Soאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that appertained to them,wentH3381downוַיֵּ֨רְד֜וּvai.Ye.re.DuH3381aliveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416intoמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the pit: and theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776closedוַתְּכַ֤סva.te.KhasH3680uponעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921them, and theyperishedוַיֹּאבְד֖וּvai.yoe.DuH6from among theassemblyהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951.

34Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478that wereroundH5439aboutH5439themfledנָ֣סוּNa.suH5127at thecryלְקֹלָ֑םle.ko.LamH6963of them: for theysaidאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559,Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776swallowתִּבְלָעֵ֖נוּtiv.la.'E.nuH1104usכִּ֣יkiH3588upH1104.

35Andfireוְאֵ֥שׁve.'EshH784cameH3318forthיָצְאָ֖הya.tze.'AhH3318from theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, anddevouredוַתֹּ֗אכַלva.To.khalH398thetwoוּמָאתַ֙יִם֙u.ma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967andfiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376thatofferedמַקְרִיבֵ֖יmak.ri.VeiH7126theincenseהַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ פha.ke.To.retH7004.

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