1 N ow Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took action,

And Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, made bold, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, the sons of Reuben;

2 a nd they rose up before Moses, together with some of the sons of Israel, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation, chosen in the assembly, men of renown.

and they rose up against Moses, with two hundred and fifty men of the children of Israel, princes of the assembly, summoned to the council, men of renown;

3 T hey assembled together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “ You have gone far enough, for all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is in their midst; so why do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord ?”

and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, It is enough; for all the assembly, all of them are holy, and Jehovah is among them; and why do ye lift up yourselves above the congregation of Jehovah?

4 W hen Moses heard this, he fell on his face;

When Moses heard this, he fell on his face.

5 a nd he spoke to Korah and all his company, saying, “Tomorrow morning the Lord will show who is His, and who is holy, and will bring him near to Himself; even the one whom He will choose, He will bring near to Himself.

And he spoke to Korah and to all his band, saying, Even to-morrow will Jehovah make known who is his, and who is holy; and he will cause him to come near to him; and him whom he has chosen, him will he cause to come near to him.

6 D o this: take censers for yourselves, Korah and all your company,

This do: take you censers, Korah, and all his band,

7 a nd put fire in them, and lay incense upon them in the presence of the Lord tomorrow; and the man whom the Lord chooses shall be the one who is holy. You have gone far enough, you sons of Levi!”

and put fire therein, and lay incense thereon before Jehovah to-morrow; and it shall be that the man whom Jehovah doth choose, he shall be holy. It is enough, ye sons of Levi!

8 T hen Moses said to Korah, “Hear now, you sons of Levi,

And Moses said to Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi!

9 i s it not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the rest of 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 to them;

Is it too little for you, that the God of Israel has separated you from the assembly of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the work of the tabernacle of Jehovah, and to stand before the assembly to minister to them?

10 a nd that He has brought you near, Korah, and all your brothers, sons of Levi, with you? And are you seeking for the priesthood also?

—that he has brought thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee; and seek ye now the priesthood also?

11 T herefore you and all your company are gathered together against the Lord; but as for Aaron, who is he that you grumble against him?”

For which cause thou and all thy band are banded together against Jehovah; and Aaron, who is he that ye murmur against him?

12 T hen Moses sent a summons to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; but they said, “We will not come up.

And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; but they said, We will not come up!

13 I s it not enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to have us die in the wilderness, but you would also lord it over us?

Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, that thou must make thyself altogether a ruler over us?

14 I ndeed, you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor have you given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Would you put out the eyes of these men? We will not come up!”

Moreover, thou hast not brought us into a land flowing 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!

15 T hen Moses became very angry and said to the Lord, “ Do not regard their offering! I have not taken a single donkey from them, nor have I done harm to any of them.”

Then Moses was very wroth, and said to Jehovah, Have no regard to their oblation: not one ass have I taken from them, neither have I hurt one of them.

16 M oses said to Korah, “You and all your company be present before the Lord tomorrow, both you and they along with Aaron.

And Moses said to Korah, Be thou and all thy band before Jehovah, thou, and they, and Aaron, to-morrow.

17 E ach of you take his firepan and put incense on it, and each of you bring his censer before the Lord, two hundred and fifty firepans; also you and Aaron shall each bring his firepan.”

And take each his censer, and put incense thereon, and present before Jehovah every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; and thou, and Aaron, each his censer.

18 S o they each took his own censer and put fire on it, and laid incense on it; and they stood at the doorway of the tent of meeting, with Moses and Aaron.

And they took each his censer, and put fire on them, and laid incense thereon, and stood before the entrance to the tent of meeting, as well as Moses and Aaron.

19 T hus Korah assembled all the congregation against them at the doorway of the tent of meeting. And the glory of the Lord appeared to all the congregation.

And Korah gathered the whole assembly against them to the entrance of the tent of meeting. And the glory of Jehovah appeared to all the assembly.

20 T hen the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

21 “ Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them instantly.”

Separate yourselves from the midst of this assembly, and I will consume them in a moment.

22 B ut they fell on their faces and said, “O God, God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You be angry with the entire congregation?”

And they fell on their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh! shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with the whole assembly?

23 T hen the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

24 “ Speak to the congregation, saying, ‘ Get back from around the dwellings of Korah, Dathan and Abiram.’”

Speak unto the assembly, saying, Get you up from about the habitation of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.

25 T hen Moses arose and went to Dathan and Abiram, with the elders of Israel following him,

And Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.

26 a nd he spoke to the congregation, saying, “ Depart now from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing that belongs to them, or you will be swept away in all their sin.”

And he spoke to the assembly, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye perish in all their sins.

27 S o they got back from around the dwellings of Korah, Dathan and Abiram; and Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the doorway of their tents, along with their wives and their sons and their little ones.

And they got up from the habitation of Koran, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side. And Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the entrance of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little ones.

28 M oses said, “By this you shall know that the Lord has sent me to do all these deeds; for this is not my doing.

And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that Jehovah has sent me to do all these deeds, for they are not out of my own heart:

29 I f these men die the death of all men or if they suffer the fate of all men, then the Lord has not sent me.

if these men die as all men die, and are visited with the visitation of all men, Jehovah has not sent me;

30 B ut if the Lord brings about an entirely new thing and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that is theirs, and they descend alive into Sheol, then you will understand that these men have spurned the Lord.”

but if Jehovah make a new thing, and the ground open its mouth, and swallow them up, and all that they have, and they go down alive into Sheol, then ye shall know that these men have despised Jehovah.

31 A s he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split open;

And it came to pass when he had ended speaking all these words, that the ground clave apart that was under them.

32 a nd the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men who belonged to Korah with their possessions.

And the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men that belonged to Korah, and all their property.

33 S o they and all that belonged to them went down alive to Sheol; and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly.

And they went down, they and all that they had, alive into Sheol, and the earth covered them; and they perished from among the congregation.

34 A ll Israel who were around them fled at their outcry, for they said, “The earth may swallow us up!”

And all Israel that were round about them fled at their cry; for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up!

35 F ire also came forth from the Lord and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the incense.

And there came out a fire from Jehovah, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that had presented incense.

36 T hen the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

37 “ Say to Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, that he shall take up the censers out of the midst of the blaze, for they are holy; and you scatter the burning coals abroad.

Speak to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning; and scatter the fire afar; for they are hallowed,

38 A s for the censers of these men who have sinned at the cost of their lives, let them be made into hammered sheets for a plating of the altar, since they did present them before the Lord and they are holy; and they shall be for a sign to the sons of Israel.”

the censers of these sinners who have forfeited their life; and they shall make them into broad plates for the covering of the altar; for they presented them before Jehovah, therefore they are hallowed; and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.

39 S o Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers which the men who were burned had offered, and they hammered them out as a plating for the altar,

And Eleazar the priest took the copper censers, which they that were burnt had presented; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:

40 a s a reminder to the sons of Israel that no layman who is not of the descendants of Aaron should come near to burn incense before the Lord; so that he will not become like Korah and his company—just as the Lord had spoken to him through Moses. Murmuring and Plague

as a memorial to the children of Israel, that no stranger who is not of the seed of Aaron come near to burn incense before Jehovah, that he be not as Korah, and as his band,—as Jehovah had said to him through Moses.

41 B ut on the next day all the congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You are the ones who have caused the death of the Lord’s people.”

And the whole assembly of the children of Israel murmured on the morrow against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of Jehovah.

42 I t came about, however, when the congregation had assembled against Moses and Aaron, that they turned toward the tent of meeting, and behold, the cloud covered it and the glory of the Lord appeared.

And it came to pass, when the assembly was gathered together against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tent of meeting, and behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of Jehovah appeared.

43 T hen Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of meeting,

And Moses and Aaron went before the tent of meeting.

44 a nd the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

45 “ Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them instantly.” Then they fell on their faces.

Get you up from the midst of this assembly, and I will consume them in a moment. And they fell on their faces.

46 M oses said to Aaron, “Take your censer and put in it fire from the altar, and lay incense on it; then bring it quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, for wrath has gone forth from the Lord, the plague has begun!”

And Moses said to Aaron, Take the censer, and put fire thereon from off the altar, and lay on incense, and carry it quickly to the assembly, and make atonement for them; for there is wrath gone out from Jehovah: the plague is begun.

47 T hen Aaron took it as Moses had spoken, and ran into the midst of the assembly, for behold, the plague had begun among the people. So he put on the incense and made atonement for the people.

And Aaron took as Moses had said, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and behold, the plague had begun among the people; and he put on incense, and made atonement for the people.

48 H e took his stand between the dead and the living, so that the plague was checked.

And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.

49 B ut those who died by the plague were 14, 700, besides those who died on account of Korah.

Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand seven hundred, besides them that had died because of the matter of Korah.

50 T hen Aaron returned to Moses at the doorway of the tent of meeting, for the plague had been checked.

And Aaron returned to Moses to the entrance of the tent of meeting; and the plague was stayed.