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1. Korah, son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, (and Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, son of Pallu, son of Reuben) took
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1. Now Korah H7141 , the son H1121 of Izhar H3324 , the son H1121 of Kohath H6955 , the son H1121 of Levi H3878 , and Dathan H1885 and Abiram H48 , the sons H1121 of Eliab H446 , and On H203 , the son H1121 of Peleth H6431 , sons H1121 of Reuben H7205 , took H3947 men :
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2. two hundred and fifty Israelites who were leaders in the community, members of the council and men of note. They stood before Moses,
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2. And they rose up H6965 before H6440 Moses H4872 , with certain H376 of the children H4480 H1121 of Israel H3478 , two hundred H3967 and fifty H2572 princes H5387 of the assembly H5712 , famous H7148 in the congregation H4150 , men H376 of renown H8034 :
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3. and held an assembly against Moses and Aaron, to whom they said, "Enough from you! The whole community, all of them, are holy; the LORD is in their midst. Why then should you set yourselves over the LORD'S congregation?"
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3. And they gathered themselves together H6950 against H5921 Moses H4872 and against H5921 Aaron H175 , and said H559 unto H413 them, Ye take too much H7227 upon you, seeing H3588 all H3605 the congregation H5712 are holy H6918 , every one H3605 of them , and the LORD H3068 is among H8432 them: wherefore H4069 then lift ye up yourselves H5375 above H5921 the congregation H6951 of the LORD H3068 ?
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4. When Moses heard this, he fell prostrate.
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4. And when Moses H4872 heard H8085 it , he fell H5307 upon H5921 his face H6440 :
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5. Then he said to Korah and to all his band, "May the LORD make known tomorrow morning who belongs to him and who is the holy one and whom he will have draw near to him! Whom he chooses, he will have draw near him.
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5. And he spoke H1696 unto H413 Korah H7141 and unto H413 all H3605 his company H5712 , saying H559 , Even tomorrow H1242 the LORD H3068 will show H3045 H853 who H834 are his , and who is holy H6918 ; and will cause him to come near H7126 unto H413 him : even him whom H834 he hath chosen H977 will he cause to come near H7126 unto H413 him.
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6. Do this: take your censers (Korah and all his band)
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6. This H2063 do H6213 ; Take H3947 you censers H4289 , Korah H7141 , and all H3605 his company H5712 ;
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7. and put fire in them and place incense in them before the LORD tomorrow. He whom the LORD then chooses is the holy one. Enough from you Levites!"
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7. And put H5414 fire H784 therein , and put H7760 incense H7004 in H5921 them before H6440 the LORD H3068 tomorrow H4279 : and it shall be H1961 that the man H376 whom H834 the LORD H3068 doth choose H977 , he H1931 shall be holy H6918 : ye take too much H7227 upon you , ye sons H1121 of Levi H3878 .
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8. Moses also said to Korah, "Listen to me, you Levites!
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8. And Moses H4872 said H559 unto H413 Korah H7141 , Hear H8085 , I pray you H4994 , ye sons H1121 of Levi H3878 :
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9. Is it too little for you that the God of Israel has singled you out from the community of Israel, to have you draw near him for the service of the LORD'S Dwelling and to stand before the community to minister for them?
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9. Seemeth it but a small thing H4592 unto H4480 you, that H3588 the God H430 of Israel H3478 hath separated H914 you from the congregation H4480 H5712 of Israel H3478 , to bring you near H7126 H853 to H413 himself to do H5647 H853 the service H5656 of the tabernacle H4908 of the LORD H3068 , and to stand H5975 before H6440 the congregation H5712 to minister H8334 unto them?
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10. He has allowed you and your kinsmen, the descendants of Levi, to approach him, and yet you now seek the priesthood too.
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10. And he hath brought thee near H7126 H853 to him , and all H3605 thy brethren H251 the sons H1121 of Levi H3878 with H854 thee : and seek H1245 ye the priesthood H3550 also H1571 ?
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11. It is therefore against the LORD that you and all your band are conspiring. For what has Aaron done that you should grumble against him?"
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11. For which cause H3651 both thou H859 and all H3605 thy company H5712 are gathered together H3259 against H5921 the LORD H3068 : and what H4100 is Aaron H175 , that H3588 ye murmur H3885 against H5921 him?
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12. Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, but they answered, "We will not go.
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12. And Moses H4872 sent H7971 to call H7121 Dathan H1885 and Abiram H48 , the sons H1121 of Eliab H446 : which said H559 , We will not H3808 come up H5927 :
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13. Are you not satisfied with having led us here away from a land flowing with milk and honey, to make us perish in the desert, that you must now lord it over us?
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13. Is it a small thing H4592 that H3588 thou hast brought us up H5927 out of a land H4480 H776 that floweth H2100 with milk H2461 and honey H1706 , to kill H4191 us in the wilderness H4057 , except H3588 thou make thyself altogether a prince H8323 H8323 H1571 over H5921 us?
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14. Far from bringing us to a land flowing with milk and honey, or giving us fields and vineyards for our inheritance, will you also gouge out our eyes? No, we will not go."
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14. Moreover H637 thou hast not H3808 brought H935 us into H413 a land H776 that floweth H2100 with milk H2461 and honey H1706 , or given H5414 us inheritance H5159 of fields H7704 and vineyards H3754 : wilt thou put out H5365 the eyes H5869 of these H1992 men H376 ? we will not H3808 come up H5927 .
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15. Then Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, "Pay no heed to their offering. I have never taken a single ass from them, nor have I wronged any one of them."
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15. And Moses H4872 was very wroth H2734 H3966 , and said H559 unto H413 the LORD H3068 , Respect H6437 H413 not H408 thou their offering H4503 : I have not H3808 taken H5375 one H259 ass H2543 from H4480 them, neither H3808 have I hurt H7489 H853 one H259 of H4480 them.
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16. Moses said to Korah, "You and all your band shall appear before the LORD tomorrow-- you and they and Aaron too.
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16. And Moses H4872 said H559 unto H413 Korah H7141 , Be H1961 thou H859 and all H3605 thy company H5712 before H6440 the LORD H3068 , thou H859 , and they H1992 , and Aaron H175 , tomorrow H4279 :
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17. Then each of your two hundred and fifty followers shall take his own censer, put incense in it, and offer it to the LORD; and you and Aaron, each with his own censer, shall do the same."
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17. And take H3947 every man H376 his censer H4289 , and put H5414 incense H7004 in H5921 them , and bring H7126 ye before H6440 the LORD H3068 every man H376 his censer H4289 , two hundred H3967 and fifty H2572 censers H4289 ; thou H859 also , and Aaron H175 , each H376 of you his censer H4289 .
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18. So they all took their censers, and laying incense on the fire they had put in them, they took their stand by the entrance of the meeting tent along with Moses and Aaron.
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18. And they took H3947 every man H376 his censer H4289 , and put H5414 fire H784 in H413 them , and laid H7760 incense H7004 thereon H413 , and stood H5975 in the door H6607 of the tabernacle H168 of the congregation H4150 with Moses H4872 and Aaron H175 .
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19. Then, when Korah had assembled all his band against them at the entrance of the meeting tent, the glory of the LORD appeared to the entire community,
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19. And Korah H7141 gathered H6950 H853 all H3605 the congregation H5712 against H5921 them unto H413 the door H6607 of the tabernacle H168 of the congregation H4150 : and the glory H3519 of the LORD H3068 appeared H7200 unto H413 all H3605 the congregation H5712 .
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20. and the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
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20. And the LORD H3068 spoke H1696 unto H413 Moses H4872 and unto H413 Aaron H175 , saying H559 ,
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21. "Stand apart from this band, that I may consume them at once."
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21. Separate yourselves H914 from among H4480 H8432 this H2063 congregation H5712 , that I may consume H3615 them in a moment H7281 .
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22. But they fell prostrate and cried out, "O God, God of the spirits of all mankind, will one man's sin make you angry with the whole community?"
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22. And they fell H5307 upon H5921 their faces H6440 , and said H559 , O God H410 , the God H430 of the spirits H7307 of all H3605 flesh H1320 , shall one H259 man H376 sin H2398 , and wilt thou be wroth H7107 with H5921 all H3605 the congregation H5712 ?
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23. The LORD answered Moses,
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23. And the LORD H3068 spoke H1696 unto H413 Moses H4872 , saying H559 ,
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24. "Speak to the community and tell them: Withdraw from the space around the Dwelling" (of Korah, Dathan and Abiram).
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24. Speak H1696 unto H413 the congregation H5712 , saying H559 , Get you up H5927 from about H4480 H5439 the tabernacle H4908 of Korah H7141 , Dathan H1885 , and Abiram H48 .
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25. Moses, followed by the elders of Israel, arose and went to Dathan and Abiram.
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25. And Moses H4872 rose up H6965 and went H1980 unto H413 Dathan H1885 and Abiram H48 ; and the elders H2205 of Israel H3478 followed H1980 H310 him.
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26. Then he warned the community, "Keep away from the tents of these wicked men and do not touch anything that is theirs: otherwise you too will be swept away because of all their sins."
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26. And he spoke H1696 unto H413 the congregation H5712 , saying H559 , Depart H5493 , I pray you H4994 , from H4480 H5921 the tents H168 of these H428 wicked H7563 men H376 , and touch H5060 nothing H408 H3605 of theirs, lest H6435 ye be consumed H5595 in all H3605 their sins H2403 .
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27. When Dathan and Abiram had come out and were standing at the entrances of their tents with their wives and sons and little ones,
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27. So they got up H5927 from H4480 H5921 the tabernacle H4908 of Korah H7141 , Dathan H1885 , and Abiram H48 , on every side H4480 H5439 : and Dathan H1885 and Abiram H48 came out H3318 , and stood H5324 in the door H6607 of their tents H168 , and their wives H802 , and their sons H1121 , and their little children H2945 .
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28. Moses said, "This is how you shall know that it was the LORD who sent me to do all I have done, and that it was not I who planned it:
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28. And Moses H4872 said H559 , Hereby H2063 ye shall know H3045 that H3588 the LORD H3068 hath sent H7971 me to do H6213 H853 all H3605 these H428 works H4639 ; for H3588 I have not H3808 done them of mine own mind H4480 H3820 .
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29. if these men die an ordinary death, merely suffering the fate common to all mankind, then it was not the LORD who sent me.
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29. If H518 these H428 men die H4191 the common death H4194 of all H3605 men H120 , or if they be visited H6485 after H5921 the visitation H6486 of all H3605 men H120 ; then the LORD H3068 hath not H3808 sent H7971 me.
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30. But if the LORD does something entirely new, and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them alive down into the nether world, with all belonging to them, then you will know that these men have defied the LORD."
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30. But if H518 the LORD H3068 make H1254 a new thing H1278 , and the earth H127 open H6475 H853 her mouth H6310 , and swallow them up H1104 H853 , with all H3605 that H834 appertain unto them , and they go down H3381 quick H2416 into the pit H7585 ; then ye shall understand H3045 that H3588 these H428 men H376 have provoked H5006 H853 the LORD H3068 .
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31. No sooner had he finished saying all this than the ground beneath them split open,
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31. And it came to pass H1961 , as he had made an end H3615 of speaking H1696 H853 all H3605 these H428 words H1697 , that the ground H127 cleaved asunder H1234 that H834 was under H8478 them:
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32. and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their families (and all of Korah's men) and all their possessions.
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32. And the earth H776 opened H6605 H853 her mouth H6310 , and swallowed them up H1104 H853 , and their houses H1004 , and all H3605 the men H120 that H834 appertained unto Korah H7141 , and all H3605 their goods H7399 .
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33. They went down alive to the nether world with all belonging to them; the earth closed over them, and they perished from the community.
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33. They H1992 , and all H3605 that H834 appertained to them , went down H3381 alive H2416 into the pit H7585 , and the earth H776 closed H3680 upon H5921 them : and they perished H6 from among H4480 H8432 the congregation H6951 .
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34. But all the Israelites near them fled at their shrieks, saying, "The earth might swallow us too!"
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34. And all H3605 Israel H3478 that H834 were round about H5439 them fled H5127 at the cry H6963 of them: for H3588 they said H559 , Lest H6435 the earth H776 swallow us up H1104 also .
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35. So they withdrew from the space around the Dwelling (of Korah, Dathan and Abiram). And fire from the LORD came forth which consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the incense.
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35. And there came out H3318 a fire H784 from H4480 H854 the LORD H3068 , and consumed H398 the H853 two hundred H3967 and fifty H2572 men H376 that offered H7126 incense H7004 .
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