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| 1Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men: | 1Now Izhar's son Korah, the grandson of Kohath, a descendant of Levi, along with Eliab's sons Dathan and Abiram, and Peleth's son On, a descendant of Reuben, took charge |
| 2And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown: | 2of a rebellion against Moses, along with 250 community leaders, Israelis who were famous men and representatives from the assembly. |
| 3And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD? | 3They gathered together against Moses and Aaron and told them, "You have appropriated too much for yourselves from the entire congregation, since all of them are holy, and the LORD is among them, too. Why do you exalt yourselves over the LORD's assembly?" |
| 4And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face: | 4When Moses heard this, he fell on his face. |
| 5And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the LORD will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him. | 5Then he addressed Korah and his entire company, "In the morning, may the LORD reveal who belongs to him and who is holy. May he cause that person to approach him. May he cause to approach him the one whom he has chosen. |
| 6This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company; | 6Korah, you and your entire company are to bring censers |
| 7And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi. | 7and put fire and incense in them in the LORD's presence tomorrow. It will be that the man whom the LORD chooses will be holy. You're taking too much for yourselves, you descendants of Levi." |
| 8And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi: | 8Moses also told Korah, "Listen now, you descendants of Levi! |
| 9Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them? | 9Is it such an insignificant thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the Israelis to draw you to himself, appointing you to do the work of the tent of the LORD and to stand before the community to minister to them? |
| 10And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also? | 10He brought you near, along with all of your relatives, the descendants of Levi. Are you also seeking the priesthood? |
| 11For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him? | 11Therefore you and your group have conspired against the LORD and Aaron. What is it that causes you to complain against him?" |
| 12And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up: | 12So Moses sent for Eliab's sons Dathan and Abiram, but they responded, "We're not coming. |
| 13Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us? | 13Is it such an insignificant thing that you brought us out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness? Now you're trying to make yourself be a prince and rule over us, aren't you? |
| 14Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up. | 14You still haven't brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor have you given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Do you really think that you can make these men look the other way? We won't go up." |
| 15And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them. | 15Moses was very angry, so he told the LORD, "Please don't accept their offering. I haven't taken even one donkey from them nor have I hurt even one of them." |
| 16And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow: | 16Then Moses told Korah, "You and your entire company are to present yourselves in the LORD's presence tomorrow—you, they, and Aaron. |
| 17And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the LORD every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer. | 17Each man is to take a censer, put incense on it, and bring it into the LORD's presence, each man with his censer, for a total of 250 censers. You and Aaron are each to bring his own censer." |
| 18And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron. | 18So each man took his censer, put fire coals inside of it, placed incense in it, and then stood at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, accompanied by Moses and Aaron. |
| 19And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the congregation. | 19When Korah had assembled the entire community in opposition to Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the glory of the LORD appeared to the entire community. |
| 20And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, | 20Then the LORD told Moses and Aaron, |
| 21Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment. | 21"Separate yourselves from among this community, and I'll destroy them in a moment." |
| 22And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation? | 22Then they fell on their faces and said, "God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, will you be angry at the entire congregation on account of one man's sin?" |
| 23And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, | 23Then the LORD instructed Moses, |
| 24Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. | 24"Tell the community to move away from where Korah, Dathan, and Abiram are living." |
| 25And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him. | 25So Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him. |
| 26And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins. | 26Then he told the community, "Move away from the camps of these wicked men and don't touch anything that belongs to them. That way you won't be destroyed along with all their sins." |
| 27So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children. | 27So they all moved away from the entire area where Korah, Dathan, and Abiram were living. Now Korah, Dathan, and Abiram stood at the entrance to their tents with their wives, sons, and little children. |
| 28And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind. | 28Then Moses said, "This is how you'll know that the LORD has sent me to do all these awesome works—they're not coming merely from me. |
| 29If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the LORD hath not sent me. | 29If these people die a death similar to all other human beings, or if they are punished with a punishment common to other men, then the LORD didn't send me. |
| 30But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD. | 30But if the LORD creates something new, so that the ground opens its mouth and swallows them and everything that belongs to them and they all descend directly to Sheol while still alive, then you'll know that these men have spurned the LORD." |
| 31And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them: | 31Just as he finished saying all these things, the ground under them split open. |
| 32And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods. | 32The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, all their households, everyone who was affiliated with Korah, and all of their property. |
| 33They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation. | 33So they and all that belonged to them descended alive to Sheol. Then the earth closed over them. That's how they were annihilated from the assembly. |
| 34And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also. | 34Then all of the Israelis who were around them ran away when they heard them crying, "…so the ground won't swallow us up, too." |
| 35And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense. | 35After this, fire came from the LORD and incinerated the 250 men who offered the incense. |
| 36And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, | 36 Then the LORD instructed Moses, |
| 37Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are hallowed. | 37"Tell Aaron's son Eleazar the priest to take out the censers out of the flames and scatter the coals far away, since they are holy. |
| 38The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel. | 38As for the censers of those rebels who died, fasten them into beaten plates to line the altar. Since they brought them into the LORD's presence, they're holy. They are to become a reminder to the Israelis." |
| 39And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar: | 39So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers that had been burned and beat them into metal plates for the altar, |
| 40To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses. | 40to serve as a memorial to the Israelis, a reminder that no unauthorized person, who isn't a descendant of Aaron, is to attempt to burn incense in the LORD'S presence, so that he may not become like Korah and his group, just as the LORD had spoken by the authority of Moses. |
| 41But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the LORD. | 41Nevertheless, the very next day, the whole congregation of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron, "You've killed the LORD'S people!" |
| 42And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared. | 42When the community gathered together against Moses and Aaron, they turned toward the Tent of Meeting. All of a sudden, a cloud covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared. |
| 43And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation. | 43Then Moses and Aaron entered the Tent of Meeting. |
| 44And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, | 44The LORD told Moses, |
| 45Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces. | 45"Leave this community, so I can annihilate them in a moment." But they fell upon their faces. |
| 46And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague is begun. | 46Then Moses told Aaron. "Take the censer, put fire on it from the altar, and burn some incense. Then walk quickly to the congregation and atone for them, because wrath has already come out from the LORD—the plague has begun." |
| 47And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people. | 47So Aaron took the censer, just as Moses had spoken, and ran out to the center of the assembly, where a plague had begun among the people. He set the incense on fire and atoned for the people. |
| 48And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed. | 48He stood between the dead and the living and restrained the plague. |
| 49Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah. | 49Those who died due to the plague numbered 14,700, not counting those who died due to the matter with Korah. |
| 50And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the plague was stayed. | 50Then Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting after the slaughter had been restrained. |
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