1 A nd 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,

Now 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,

2 a nd 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,

and 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.

3 a nd 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?'

They 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 ?”

4 A nd Moses heareth, and falleth on his face,

When Moses heard this, he fell on his face;

5 a nd 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.

and 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.

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

Do this: take censers for yourselves, Korah and all your company,

7 a nd 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.'

and 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!”

8 A nd Moses saith unto Korah, `Hear ye, I pray you, sons of Levi;

Then Moses said to Korah, “Hear now, you sons of Levi,

9 i s 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? --

is 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;

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

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

11 T herefore, thou and all thy company who are met against Jehovah; and Aaron, what he, that ye murmur against him?'

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

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

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

13 i s 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?

Is 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?

14 Y ea, 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.'

Indeed, 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!”

15 A nd 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.'

Then 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.”

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

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

17 a nd 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.'

Each 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.”

18 A nd 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.

So 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.

19 A nd 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.

Thus 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.

20 A nd Jehovah speaketh unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

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

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

22 a nd 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!'

But 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?”

23 A nd Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

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

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

25 A nd Moses riseth, and goeth unto Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel go after him,

Then Moses arose and went to Dathan and Abiram, with the elders of Israel following him,

26 a nd 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.'

and 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.”

27 A nd 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.

So 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.

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

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

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

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

30 a nd 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.'

But 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.”

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

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

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

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

33 a nd 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;

So 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.

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

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

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

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

36 A nd Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

37 ` 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,

“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.

38 t he 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.'

As 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.”

39 A nd 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 --

So 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,

40 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.

as 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

41 A nd 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.'

But 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.”

42 A nd 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;

It 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.

43 a nd Moses cometh -- Aaron also -- unto the front of the tent of meeting.

Then Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of meeting,

44 A nd Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

and the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

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

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

46 a nd 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.'

Moses 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!”

47 A nd 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,

Then 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.

48 a nd standeth between the dead and the living, and the plague is restrained;

He took his stand between the dead and the living, so that the plague was checked.

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

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

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

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