1 ¶ Now 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, of the sons of Reuben, took men;

And Korah, son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, taketh both Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, sons of Reuben,

2 a nd they rose up against Moses, with two hundred and fifty men of the sons of Israel, princes of the congregation, of the council, men of renown;

and they rise up before Moses, with men of the sons of Israel, two hundred and fifty, princes of the company, called of the convention, men of name,

3 a nd they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron and said unto them, We have had enough of you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them; why then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?

and they are assembled against Moses and against Aaron, and say unto them, `Enough of you! for all the company -- all of them holy, and in their midst Jehovah; and wherefore do ye lift yourselves up above the assembly of Jehovah?'

4 A nd when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face;

And Moses heareth, and falleth on his face,

5 a nd he spoke unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Tomorrow the LORD will show who are his and who is holy and will cause the one who is holy to come near unto him; the one whom he has chosen he will cause to come near unto him.

and he speaketh unto Korah, and unto all his company, saying, `Morning! -- and Jehovah is knowing those who are his, and him who is holy, and hath brought near unto Him; even him whom He doth fix on He bringeth near unto Him.

6 D o this: Take censers, Korah, and all his company,

This do: take to yourselves censers, Korah, and all his company,

7 a nd put fire in them and put incense in them before the LORD tomorrow; and it shall be that the man whom the LORD chooses, he shall be holy; this shall be enough for you, ye sons of Levi.

and put in them fire, and put on them perfume, before Jehovah to-morrow, and it hath been, the man whom Jehovah chooseth, he the holy one; -- enough of you, sons of Levi.'

8 A nd Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:

And Moses saith unto Korah, `Hear ye, I pray you, sons of Levi;

9 D oes it seem but a small thing unto you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to minister in the service of the tabernacle of the LORD and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?

is it little to you that the God of Israel hath separated you from the company of Israel to bring you near unto Himself, to do the service of the tabernacle of Jehovah, and to stand before the company to serve them? --

10 A nd that he has brought thee near to him and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee, and ye seek the priesthood also?

yea, He doth bring thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee -- and ye have sought also the priesthood!

11 F or which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD, for what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?

Therefore, thou and all thy company who are met against Jehovah; and Aaron, what he, that ye murmur against him?'

12 ¶ And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they replied, We will not come up.

And Moses sendeth to call for Dathan and for Abiram sons of Eliab, and they say, `We do not come up;

13 I s it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that flowed with milk and honey to make us die in the wilderness, but thou must also make thyself lord to rule over us?

is it little that thou hast brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to put us to death in a wilderness that thou also certainly makest thyself prince over us?

14 M oreover, thou hast not brought us into a land that flows 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.

Yea, unto a land flowing with milk and honey thou hast not brought us in, nor dost thou give to us an inheritance of field and vineyard; the eyes of these men dost thou pick out? we do not come up.'

15 T hen Moses was very angry and said unto the LORD, Look not thou upon their offering; I have not taken so much as one ass from them, neither have I done evil to any of them.

And it is very displeasing to Moses, and he saith unto Jehovah, `Turn not Thou unto their present; not one ass from them have I taken, nor have I afflicted one of them.'

16 A nd Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the LORD, thou and they and Aaron, tomorrow;

And Moses saith unto Korah, `Thou and all thy company, be ye before Jehovah, thou, and they, and Aaron, to-morrow;

17 a nd let each man take his censer and put incense in them and let each man bring his censer before the LORD, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also and Aaron, each of you with his censer.

and take ye each his censer, and ye have put on them perfume, and brought near before Jehovah, each his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; and thou and Aaron, each his censer.'

18 A nd each man took his censer and put fire in them and laid incense in them and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the testimony with Moses and Aaron.

And they take each his censer, and put on them fire, and lay on them perfume, and they stand at the opening of the tent of meeting, with Moses and Aaron.

19 A nd Korah had gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the testimony; then the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the congregation.

And Korah assembleth against them all the company unto the opening of the tent of meeting, and the honour of Jehovah is seen by all the company.

20 A nd the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

21 S eparate yourselves from among this congregation, and I will consume them in a moment.

`Be ye separated from the midst of this company, and I consume them in a moment;'

22 A nd 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?

and they fall on their faces, and say, `God, God of the spirits of all flesh -- the one man sinneth, and against all the company Thou art wroth!'

23 ¶ Then the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

24 S peak unto the congregation, saying, Separate yourselves now from the tent of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.

`Speak unto the company, saying, Go ye up from round about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.'

25 A nd Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him.

And Moses riseth, and goeth unto Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel go after him,

26 A nd he spoke unto the congregation, saying, Depart from the tents of these wicked men and touch nothing of theirs lest peradventure ye be consumed in all their sins.

and he speaketh unto the company, saying, `Turn aside, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and come not against anything that they have, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.'

27 S o they removed themselves from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side; and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, with their wives and their sons and their little children.

And they go up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan and Abiram, from round about, and Dathan, and Abiram have come out, standing at the opening of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their infants.

28 A nd Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the LORD has sent me to do all these works, for I have not done them out of my own heart.

And Moses saith, `By this ye do know that Jehovah hath sent me to do all these works, that not from my own heart;

29 I f these men die the common death of all men or if they are visited after the visitation of all men, then the LORD has not sent me.

if according to the death of all men these die -- or the charge of all men is charged upon them -- Jehovah hath not sent me;

30 B ut if the LORD does a new thing and the earth opens her mouth and swallows them up with all their things and they go down alive into Sheol, then ye shall know that these men have provoked the LORD.

and if a strange thing Jehovah do, and the ground hath opened her mouth and swallowed them, and all that they have, and they have gone down alive to Sheol -- then ye have known that these men have despised Jehovah.'

31 A nd it came to pass as he had made an end of speaking all these words that the ground broke open under them;

And it cometh to pass at his finishing speaking all these words, that the ground which under them cleaveth,

32 t he earth opened her mouth and swallowed them up, and their houses and all the men of Korah and all their goods.

and the earth openeth her mouth, and swalloweth them, and their houses, and all the men who for Korah, and all the goods,

33 T hey and all that they had went down alive into Sheol, and the earth closed upon them, and they perished from among the congregation.

and they go down, they, and all that they have, alive to Sheol, and the earth closeth over them, and they perish from the midst of the assembly;

34 A nd all Israel, those that were round about them, fled at the cry of them, for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.

and all Israel who round about them have fled at their voice, for they said, `Lest the earth swallow us;'

35 ¶ And fire came out from the LORD and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.

and fire hath come out from Jehovah, and consumeth the two hundred and fifty men bringing near the perfume.

36 T hen the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

37 S peak 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

`Say unto Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, and he lifteth up the censers from the midst of the burning, and the fire scatter thou yonder, for they have been hallowed,

38 t he censers of these sinners are sanctified against their own souls, and broad plates shall be made of them for a covering of the altar, for they offered with them before the LORD; therefore, they are sanctified, and they shall be a sign unto the sons of Israel.

the censers of these sinners against their own souls; and they have made them spread-out plates, a covering for the altar, for they have brought them near before Jehovah, and they are hallowed; and they are become a sign to the sons of Israel.'

39 A nd Eleazar, the priest, took the brass censers with which those that were burnt had offered, and they were made into a broad covering of the altar

And Eleazar the priest taketh the brazen censers which they who are burnt had brought near, and they spread them out, a covering for the altar --

40 t o be a memorial unto the sons of Israel, that no stranger who is not of the seed of Aaron come near to offer incense before the LORD, that he not be as Korah and as his company, as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.

a memorial to the sons of Israel, so that a stranger who is not of the seed of Aaron doth not draw near to make a perfume before Jehovah, and is not as Korah, and as his company, -- as Jehovah hath spoken by the hand of Moses to him.

41 ¶ But on the next day all the congregation of the sons of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the LORD.

And all the company of the sons of Israel murmur, on the morrow, against Moses and against Aaron, saying, `Ye -- ye have put to death the people of Jehovah.'

42 A nd it came to pass when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron that they looked toward the tabernacle of the testimony; and, behold, the cloud had covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared.

And it cometh to pass, in the company being assembled against Moses and against Aaron, that they turn towards the tent of meeting, and lo, the cloud hath covered it, and the honour of Jehovah is seen;

43 A nd Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the testimony.

and Moses cometh -- Aaron also -- unto the front of the tent of meeting.

44 A nd the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

45 D epart from among this congregation, and I will consume them in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.

`Get you up from the midst of this company, and I consume them in a moment;' and they fall on their faces,

46 A nd Moses said unto Aaron, Take the censer and put fire in it from off the altar and put incense upon it and go quickly unto the congregation and reconcile them; for the wrath has gone out from before the face of the LORD; the plague is begun.

and Moses saith unto Aaron, `Take the censer, and put on it fire from off the altar, and place perfume, and go, hasten unto the company, and make atonement for them, for the wrath hath gone out from the presence of Jehovah -- the plague hath begun.'

47 T hen Aaron took his censer as Moses said and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people; and he put on incense and reconciled the people.

And Aaron taketh as Moses hath spoken, and runneth unto the midst of the assembly, and lo, the plague hath begun among the people; and he giveth the perfume, and maketh atonement for the people,

48 A nd he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.

and standeth between the dead and the living, and the plague is restrained;

49 N ow those that died in that plague were fourteen thousand seven hundred, besides those that died concerning the matter of Korah.

and those who die by the plague are fourteen thousand and seven hundred, apart from those who die for the matter of Korah;

50 A nd Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, when the plague was stayed.

and Aaron turneth back unto Moses, unto the opening of the tent of meeting, and the plague hath been restrained.