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Numbers 16:16-35

16AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toKorahקֹ֔רַחKo.rachH7141, Be thou and all thycompanyעֲדָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Da.te.khaH5712beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, thou, and they, andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175, tomorrowמָחָֽר׃ma.CharH4279:

17Andtakeוּקְח֣וּ׀u.ke.ChuH3947everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hiscenserמַחְתָּת֗וֹmach.ta.ToH4289, andputוּנְתַתֶּ֤םu.ne.ta.TemH5414incenseקְטֹ֔רֶתke.To.retH7004in them, andbringוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֞םve.hik.rav.TemH7126yebeforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hiscenserמַחְתָּת֔וֹmach.ta.ToH4289, twohundredוּמָאתַ֖יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967andfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572censersמַחְתֹּ֑תmach.TotH4289; thou also, andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of you hiscenserמַחְתָּתֽוֹ׃mach.ta.ToH4289.

18And theytookוַיִּקְח֞וּvai.yik.ChuH3947everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hiscenserמַחְתָּת֗וֹmach.ta.ToH4289, andputוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784in them, andlaidוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760incenseקְטֹ֑רֶתke.To.retH7004on them, andstoodוַֽיַּעַמְד֗וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975in thedoorפֶּ֛תַחPe.tachH6607of thetabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150withMosesוּמֹשֶׁ֥הu.mo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹֽן׃ve.'a.ha.RonH175.

19AndKorahקֹ֙רַח֙ko.rachH7141gatheredוַיַּקְהֵ֨לvai.yak.HelH6950all thecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712against them to thedoorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of thetabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150: and thegloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֥אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to all thecongregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ פha.'e.DahH5712.

20And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and toAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21Separateהִבָּ֣דְל֔וּhi.Ba.de.LuH914yourselves fromamongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432thiscongregationהָעֵדָ֣הha.'e.DahH5712, that I mayconsumeוַאַכַלֶּ֥הva.'a.kha.LehH3615them in amomentכְּרָֽגַע׃ke.Ra.ga'H7281.

22And theyfellוַיִּפְּל֤וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307upon theirfacesפְּנֵיהֶם֙pe.nei.HemH6440, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, OGodאֵ֕ל'elH410, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of thespiritsהָרוּחֹ֖תha.ru.ChotH7307of allfleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320, shalloneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376sinיֶחֱטָ֔אye.che.Ta'H2398, and wilt thou beangryתִּקְצֹֽף׃ פtik.TzofH7107with all thecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712?

23And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24Speakדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696to thecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Withdrawyourselvesהֵֽעָלוּ֙he.'a.LuH5927fromaboutמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439thetabernacleלְמִשְׁכַּן־le.mish.kan-H4908ofKorahקֹ֖רַחKo.rachH7141,Dathanדָּתָ֥ןda.TanH1885, andAbiramוַאֲבִירָֽם׃va.'a.vi.RamH48.

25AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872roseupוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965andwentH3212toDathanדָּתָ֣ןda.TanH1885andAbiramוַאֲבִירָ֑םva.'a.vi.RamH48; and theeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478followedH3212himאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310.

26And hespokeוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696to thecongregationהָעֵדָ֜הha.'e.DahH5712,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Departס֣וּרוּSu.ruH5493, I pray you, from thetentsאָהֳלֵ֨י'o.ho.LeiH168of thesewickedהָֽרְשָׁעִים֙ha.re.sha.'ImH7563menהָאֲנָשִׁ֤יםha.'a.na.ShimH582, andtouchתִּגְּע֖וּti.ge.'UH5060nothing of theirs, lest ye beconsumedתִּסָּפ֖וּti.sa.FuH5595in all theirsinsחַטֹּאתָֽם׃cha.to.TamH2403.

27So theywithdrewוַיֵּעָל֗וּvai.ye.'a.LuH5927from thetabernacleמִשְׁכַּן־mish.kan-H4908ofKorahקֹ֛רֶחKo.rechH7141,Dathanדָּתָ֥ןda.TanH1885, andAbiramוַאֲבִירָ֖םva.'a.vi.RamH48, on everysideמִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.VivH5439: andDathanוְדָתָ֨ןve.da.TanH1885andAbiramוַאֲבִירָ֜םva.'a.vi.RamH48cameoutיָצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318, andstoodנִצָּבִ֗יםni.tza.VimH5324in thedoorפֶּ֚תַחPe.tachH6607of theirtentsאָֽהֳלֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ho.lei.HemH168, and theirwivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֥םu.ne.shei.HemH802, and theirsonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121, and their littlechildrenוְטַפָּֽם׃ve.ta.PamH2945.

28AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, by this ye shallknowתֵּֽדְע֔וּןte.de.'UnH3045that theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hathsentשְׁלָחַ֔נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me todoלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213all theseworksהַֽמַּעֲשִׂ֖יםha.ma.'a.SimH4639; for I have not done them of my ownmindמִלִּבִּֽי׃mi.li.BiH3820.

29If these men shalldieיְמֻת֣וּןye.mu.TunH4191the commondeathכְּמ֤וֹתke.MotH4194of allmenהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120, or if they bevisitedיִפָּקֵ֖דyi.pa.KedH6485after thevisitationוּפְקֻדַּת֙u.fe.ku.DatH6486of allmenהָ֣אָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120; then theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath notsentשְׁלָחָֽנִי׃she.la.Cha.niH7971me.

30But if theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068shallmakeיִבְרָ֣אyiv.Ra'H1254a newthingבְּרִיאָ֞הbe.ri.'AhH1278, and theearthהָאֲדָמָ֤הha.'a.da.MahH127shallopenוּפָצְתָ֨הu.fa.tze.TahH6475hermouthפִּ֙יהָ֙pi.haH6310, and swallow themupוּבָלְעָ֤הu.val.'AhH1104, with all that appertain to them, and they godownוְיָרְד֥וּve.ya.re.DuH3381aliveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416into thepitשְׁאֹ֑לָהshe.'O.lahH7585; then ye shallunderstandוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that thesemenהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםha.'a.na.ShimH582haveprovokedנִֽאֲצ֛וּni.'a.TzuH5006theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

31And it came to pass, as he hadfinishedכְּכַלֹּת֔וֹke.kha.lo.ToH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֕רle.da.BerH1696all thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697, that thegroundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127openedupוַתִּבָּקַ֥עva.ti.ba.Ka'H1234that was under them:

32And theearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776openedוַתִּפְתַּ֤חva.tif.TachH6605hermouthפִּ֔יהָPi.haH6310, and swallowed themupוַתִּבְלַ֥עva.tiv.La'H1104, and theirhousesבָּתֵּיהֶ֑םba.tei.HemH1004, and all themenהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120that appertained toKorahלְקֹ֔רַחle.Ko.rachH7141, and all theirgoodsהָרֲכֽוּשׁ׃ha.ra.KhushH7399.

33They, and all that appertained to them, wentdownוַיֵּ֨רְד֜וּvai.Ye.re.DuH3381aliveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416into thepitשְׁאֹ֑לָהshe.'O.lahH7585, and theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776closedוַתְּכַ֤סva.te.KhasH3680upon them: and theyperishedוַיֹּאבְד֖וּvai.yoe.DuH6fromamongמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432thecongregationהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951.

34And allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478that werearoundסְבִיבֹתֵיהֶ֖םse.vi.vo.tei.HemH5439themfledנָ֣סוּNa.suH5127at thecryלְקֹלָ֑םle.ko.LamH6963of them: for theysaidאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, Lest theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776swallow usupתִּבְלָעֵ֖נוּtiv.la.'E.nuH1104also .

35And there cameoutיָצְאָ֖הya.tze.'AhH3318afireוְאֵ֥שׁve.'EshH784from theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andconsumedוַתֹּ֗אכַלva.To.khalH398the twohundredוּמָאתַ֙יִם֙u.ma.Ta.yimH3967andfiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376thatofferedמַקְרִיבֵ֖יmak.ri.VeiH7126incenseהַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ פha.ke.To.retH7004.

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