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Numbers 16:21-45

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.

36And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

37Speakאֱמֹ֨ר'e.MorH559toEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֜ר'el.'a.ZarH499thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548, that he takeupוְיָרֵ֤םve.ya.RemH7311thecensersהַמַּחְתֹּת֙ha.mach.TotH4289outמִבֵּ֣יןmi.BeinH996of theburningהַשְּׂרֵפָ֔הha.se.re.FahH8316, andscatterזְרֵה־ze.reh-H2219thou thefireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784yonderהָ֑לְאָהHal.'ahH1973; for they arehallowedקָדֵֽשׁוּ׃ka.De.shuH6942.

38Thecensersמַחְתּוֹת֩mach.tOtH4289of thesesinnersהַֽחַטָּאִ֨יםha.cha.ta.'ImH2400against their ownsoulsבְּנַפְשֹׁתָ֗םbe.naf.sho.TamH5315, let themmakeוְעָשׂ֨וּve.'a.SuH6213thembroadרִקֻּעֵ֤יri.ku.'EiH7555platesפַחִים֙fa.ChimH6341for acoveringצִפּ֣וּיtzi.PuiH6826of thealtarלַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַla.miz.Be.achH4196: for theyofferedהִקְרִיבֻ֥םhik.ri.VumH7126thembeforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, therefore they arehallowedוַיִּקְדָּ֑שׁוּvai.yik.Da.shuH6942: and they shall be asignלְא֖וֹתle.'otH226to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

39AndEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947thebrasenהַנְּחֹ֔שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178censersמַחְתּ֣וֹתmach.TotH4289, which they that wereburntהַשְּׂרֻפִ֑יםha.se.ru.FimH8313hadofferedהִקְרִ֖יבוּhik.Ri.vuH7126; and they were madebroadוַֽיְרַקְּע֖וּםvay.ra.ke.'UmH7554plates for acoveringצִפּ֥וּיtzi.PuiH6826of thealtarלַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃la.miz.Be.achH4196:

40To be amemorialזִכָּר֞וֹןzi.ka.RonH2146to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thatלְ֠מַעַןLe.ma.'anH834 H4616nostrangerאִ֣ישׁ זָ֗ר'ish ZarH376 H2114, who is not of theseedמִזֶּ֤רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233ofAaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175, should comenearיִקְרַ֜בyik.RavH7126toofferלְהַקְטִ֥ירle.hak.TirH6999incenseקְטֹ֖רֶתke.To.retH7004beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; that he may not be asKorahכְקֹ֙רַח֙khe.Ko.rachH7141, and as hiscompanyוְכַ֣עֲדָת֔וֹve.Kha.'a.da.ToH5712: as theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696to him by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872.

41But on the nextdayמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283all thecongregationעֲדַ֤ת'a.DatH5712of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478murmuredוַיִּלֹּ֜נוּvai.yi.Lo.nuH3885againstMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and againstAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Ye havekilledהֲמִתֶּ֖םha.mi.TemH4191thepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

42And it came to pass, when thecongregationהָֽעֵדָה֙ha.'e.DahH5712wasgatheredבְּהִקָּהֵ֤לbe.hi.ka.HelH6950againstMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and againstAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, that theylookedוַיִּפְנוּ֙vai.yif.NuH6437toward thetabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150: and, behold, thecloudהֶעָנָ֑ןhe.'a.NanH6051coveredכִסָּ֖הוּkhi.Sa.huH3680it, and thegloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֖אvai.ye.Ra'H7200.

43AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935beforeפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440thetabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵֽד׃ פmo.'EdH4150.

44And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

45Removeהֵרֹ֗מּוּhe.Ro.muH7426fromamongמִתּוֹךְ֙mi.toKhH8432thiscongregationהָעֵדָ֣הha.'e.DahH5712, that I mayconsumeוַאֲכַלֶּ֥הva.'a.kha.LehH3615them as in amomentכְּרָ֑גַעke.Ra.ga'H7281. And theyfellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307upon theirfacesפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃pe.nei.HemH6440.

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