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, caused trouble.

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,

They came in front of Moses, together with some of the sons of Israel. They had chosen 250 leaders of the people of Israel, well-known men.

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 all gathered together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “You have gone too far! For all the people are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. So why do you honor yourselves more than the people of the Lord?”

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

When Moses heard this, he bowed to the ground.

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.

He said to Korah and all who were with him, “Tomorrow morning the Lord will show who is His, and who is holy. He will have him come near to Him. He will bring near to Himself the one whom He will choose.

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

Do this, Korah and all who are with you. Take pots for burning special perfume.

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.'

Put fire in them, and put special perfume upon them before the Lord tomorrow. The man whom the Lord chooses will be the one who is holy. You have gone too far, 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 set you apart from the rest of the people of Israel? He has brought you near to Himself. He has you do the work around the meeting tent of the Lord. And He has you stand in front of the people to care for 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!

He has brought you near to Him, Korah, and all your brothers who are the sons of Levi, with you. Would you try to be the religious leaders also?

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

So you and all who are with you are gathered together against the Lord. But as for Aaron, who is he that you complain 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 to call 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 desert? Must you make yourself a ruler over us also?

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.'

More than this, you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey. You have not given us any land with fields and grape vines. 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.'

Moses became very angry. He said to the Lord, “Do not respect their gift! I have not taken one donkey from them. And I have not hurt one 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;

Then Moses said to Korah, “You and all who are with you be before the Lord tomorrow, you and they, and 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 fire pot and put special perfume on it. And each of you bring his fire pot before the Lord, 250 fire pots. Let both you and Aaron bring his fire pot also.”

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 each man took his fire pot and put fire in it and put special perfume on it. And they stood at the door of the meeting tent 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.

Korah gathered together all the people against them at the door of the meeting tent. And the shining-greatness of the Lord was seen by all the people.

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

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

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

“Go away from these people, so I may destroy them at once.”

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, the God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You be angry with all the people?”

23 A nd Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

Then the Lord said to Moses,

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

“Say to the people, ‘Get away from the tents 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 got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, with the leaders 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 said to the people, “Go away now from the tents of these sinful men. Touch nothing that belongs to them, or you will be destroyed because of 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 went away from the tents of Korah, Dathan and Abiram. And Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the door of their tents, with their wives, 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 will know that the Lord has sent me to do all these works. 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 in the same way all men die, or if what happens to everyone happens to them, 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 the Lord will do something new. The ground will open its mouth and take them with all that belongs to them. And they will go down alive into the place of the dead. Then you will understand that these men have turned against the Lord.”

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

As soon as he stopped speaking, the ground under them opened up.

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,

The earth opened its mouth and took them and all those of their house, and all Korah’s men and all that belonged to them.

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;

They and all that belonged to them went down alive to the place of the dead, and the earth closed over them. They were destroyed from among the people.

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

And all Israel who were around them ran away at their cry. For they said, “The earth may take us too!”

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

Then fire came from the Lord and destroyed the 250 men who had brought the special perfume.

36 A nd Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

The Lord said to Moses,

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,

“Tell Eleazar the son of Aaron the religious leader to take the fire pots out of the fire. For they are holy. Then spread the burning pieces far apart.

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.'

Let the fire pots of these men who have sinned and lost their lives be made into beaten plates to cover the altar. For they did bring them to the Lord and they are holy. They will be something special for the people of Israel to see.”

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 religious leader took the brass fire pots which the men who were burned had brought. And they beat them into plates to cover 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.

They were to make the people of Israel remember that no man who is not a religious leader and a son of Aaron should come to burn special perfume before the Lord. Or he might become like Korah and those who were with him, as the Lord said to Eleazar through Moses. The People Complain

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 people of Israel complained 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;

When the people had gathered against Moses and Aaron, they turned toward the meeting tent. There the cloud covered it and they saw the shining-greatness of the Lord.

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 meeting tent.

44 A nd Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses,

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 these people, so I may destroy them at once.” 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 fire pot and put fire in it from the altar, and lay special perfume on it. Then be quick to bring it to the people and pay for their sin. For anger has gone out from the Lord. The disease has come!”

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,

So Aaron took it as Moses said, and ran to the people. The disease had already come upon them. He put on the special perfume and paid for the sin of the people.

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

He stood between the dead and the living, and the disease was stopped.

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 14, 700 people died by the disease, as well as those who died because 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 door of the meeting tent, for the disease had been stopped.