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Numbers 16:1-15

1NowKorahקֹ֔רַחKo.rachH7141, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofIzharיִצְהָ֥רyitz.HarH3324, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofLeviH3878, andDathanוְדָתָ֨ןve.da.TanH1885andAbiramוַאֲבִירָ֜םva.'a.vi.RamH48, thesonsבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121ofEliabאֱלִיאָ֛ב'e.li.'AvH446, andOnוְא֥וֹןve.'onH203, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPelethפֶּ֖לֶתPe.letH6431,sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵֽן׃re.'u.VenH7205,tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947men :

2And they roseupוַיָּקֻ֙מוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.muH6965beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, withcertainוַאֲנָשִׁ֥יםva.'a.na.ShimH582of thechildrenמִבְּנֵֽי־mi.be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, twohundredוּמָאתָ֑יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967andfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572princesנְשִׂיאֵ֥יne.si.'EiH5387of theassemblyעֵדָ֛ה'e.DahH5712,famousקְרִאֵ֥יke.ri.'EiH7148in thecongregationמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150,menאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582ofrenownשֵֽׁם׃ShemH8034:

3And they gathered themselvestogetherוַיִּֽקָּהֲל֞וּvai.yi.ka.ha.LuH6950againstMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and againstAaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to them, Ye take toomuchרַב־rav-H7227upon you, seeing all thecongregationהָֽעֵדָה֙ha.'e.DahH5712areholyקְדֹשִׁ֔יםke.do.ShimH6918, every one of them, and theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068isamongוּבְתוֹכָ֖םu.ve.to.KhamH8432them: why then do yeraiseתִּֽתְנַשְּׂא֖וּtit.na.se.'UH5375yourselves above thecongregationקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?

4And whenMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it, hefellוַיִּפֹּ֖לvai.yi.PolH5307upon hisfaceפָּנָֽיו׃pa.NavH6440:

5And hespokeוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696toKorahקֹ֜רַחKo.rachH7141and to all hiscompanyעֲדָתוֹ֮a.da.ToH5712,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, Even tomorrowבֹּ֠קֶרBo.kerH1242theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068willshowוְיֹדַ֨עve.yo.Da'H3045who are his, and who isholyהַקָּד֖וֹשׁha.ka.Do.oshH6918; and will cause him to comenearוְהִקְרִ֣יבve.hik.RivH7126to him: even him whom he hathchosenיִבְחַר־yiv.char-H977will he cause to comenearיַקְרִ֥יבyak.RivH7126to him.

6Thisdoעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213;Takeקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947for yourselvescensersמַחְתּ֔וֹתmach.TotH4289,Korahקֹ֖רַחKo.rachH7141, and all hiscompanyעֲדָתֽוֹ׃a.da.ToH5712;

7Andputוּתְנ֣וּu.te.NuH5414fireאֵ֡שׁ'eshH784inthemH2004, andputוְשִׂימוּ֩ve.si.MuH7760incenseקְטֹ֜רֶתke.To.retH7004in thembeforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068tomorrowמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279: and it shall be that themanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376whom theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068dothchooseיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977, he shall beholyהַקָּד֑וֹשׁha.ka.Do.oshH6918: ye take toomuchרַב־rav-H7227upon you, yesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofLeviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878.

8AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toKorahקֹ֑רַחKo.rachH7141,Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085, I pray you, yesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofLeviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878:

9Seemeth it but a smallthingהַמְעַ֣טham.'AtH4592to you, that theGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478hathseparatedהִבְדִּיל֩hiv.DilH914you from thecongregationמֵעֲדַ֣תme.'a.DatH5712ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, to bring younearלְהַקְרִ֥יבle.hak.RivH7126to himself todoלַעֲבֹ֗דla.'a.VodH5647theserviceעֲבֹדַת֙'a.vo.DatH5656of thetabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and tostandוְלַעֲמֹ֛דve.la.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712toministerלְשָׁרְתָֽם׃le.sha.re.TamH8334to them?

10And he hath brought theenearוַיַּקְרֵב֙vai.yak.RevH7126to him, and all thybrethrenאַחֶ֥יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251thesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofLeviלֵוִ֖יle.ViH3878with thee: andseekוּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֖םu.vi.kash.TemH1245ye thepriesthoodכְּהֻנָּֽה׃ke.hu.NahH3550also?

11For whichcauseלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651both thou and all thycompanyעֲדָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Da.te.khaH5712are gatheredtogetherהַנֹּעָדִ֖יםha.no.'a.DimH3259against theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and what isAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.RonH175, that yemurmurתַלִּ֖ינוּti.lo.nuH3885against him?

12AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971tocallלִקְרֹ֛אlik.Ro'H7121Dathanלְדָתָ֥ןle.da.TanH1885andAbiramוְלַאֲבִירָ֖םve.la.'a.vi.RamH48, thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofEliabאֱלִיאָ֑ב'e.li.'AvH446: whosaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, We will not comeupנַעֲלֶֽה׃na.'a.LehH5927:

13Is it a smallthingהַמְעַ֗טham.'AtH4592thatH3588thou hast broughtusהֶֽעֱלִיתָ֙נוּ֙he.'e.li.Ta.nuH5927out of alandמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776thatflowethזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706, tokillלַהֲמִיתֵ֖נוּla.ha.mi.Te.nuH4191us in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057, except thoumakeH8323thyselfaltogetherH8323aprinceH8323over us?

14Moreoverאַ֡ף'afH637thou hast notbroughtהֲבִ֣יאֹתָ֔נוּha.Vi.'o.Ta.nuH935us into alandאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776thatflowethזָבַ֨תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֤בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבַשׁ֙u.de.VashH1706, orgivenוַתִּ֨תֶּן־va.Ti.ten-H5414usinheritanceנַחֲלַ֖תna.cha.LatH5159offieldsשָׂדֶ֣הsa.DehH7704andvineyardsוָכָ֑רֶםva.Kha.remH3754: wilt thou putoutתְּנַקֵּ֖רte.na.KerH5365theeyesהַעֵינֵ֞יha.'ei.NeiH5869of thesemenהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםha.'a.na.ShimH582? we will not comeupנַעֲלֶֽה׃na.'a.LehH5927.

15AndMosesלְמֹשֶׁה֙le.mo.ShehH4872wasveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966angryוַיִּ֤חַרvai.Yi.charH2734, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Respectתֵּ֖פֶןTe.fenH6437not thou theirofferingמִנְחָתָ֑םmin.cha.TamH4503: I have nottakenנָשָׂ֔אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375oneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259donkeyחֲמ֨וֹרcha.MorH2543from them, neither have Ihurtהֲרֵעֹ֖תִיha.re.'O.tiH7489oneאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259of them.

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