Now Korah son of Izhar , the son of Kohath son of Levi , vvv along with some Reubenites — Dathan and Abiram , sons of Eliab , and On son of Peleth — conducted
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a rebellion against Moses , along with 250 ... men ... vvv of Israel renowned as leaders of the congregation and representatives in the assembly.
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They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them , ... “ (You have taken) too much For everyone in the entire congregation is holy , and the LORD is in their midst. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD ? ”
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When Moses heard this , he fell facedown ....
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Then he said to Korah ... and all his followers , ... “ Tomorrow morning the LORD - will reveal who belongs and who is holy , and He will bring that person near to Himself. - The one He chooses He will bring near to Himself.
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(You,) Korah , and all your followers are to do as follows : Take censers ,
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and tomorrow you are to place fire and incense - - in the presence of the LORD. Then the man - the LORD chooses will be the one who is holy. It is you sons of Levi who have taken too much
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Moses also said to Korah , “ Now listen , you sons of Levi !
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Is it not enough you that the God of Israel - has separated you from the congregation of Israel and brought you near - to Himself to perform - the work at the LORD’s tabernacle , and to stand before the congregation to minister to them ?
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He has brought you near , - - (you) and all your fellow - Levites ... , but you are seeking the priesthood as well.
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Therefore , it is you and all your followers who have conspired against the LORD ! As for Aaron , who is he that you should grumble against him ? ”
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Then Moses summoned ... Dathan and Abiram , the sons of Eliab , but they said , “ We will not come !
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Is it not enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness ? ... Must you also appoint yourself as ruler ... over us ?
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Moreover , you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey or given an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you gouge out the eyes of these men ? No, we will not come ! ”
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Then Moses became very angry and said to the LORD , “ Do not regard ... their offering. I have not taken ... one donkey or mistreated - a single
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And Moses said to Korah , “ You and all your followers are to appear before the LORD tomorrow — you and they and Aaron.
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Each man is to take his censer , place incense in it , and present - (it) before the LORD — 250 ... censers. You and Aaron ... are to present your censers as well. ”
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So each man took his censer , put fire - - and incense in it , and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
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When Korah - had gathered his whole assembly against them at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting , the glory of the LORD appeared to the whole congregation.
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And the LORD said to Moses ... and Aaron ... ,
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“ Separate yourselves from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant. ”
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But Moses and Aaron fell facedown ... and said , “ O God , the God of the spirits of all flesh , when one man sins , will You be angry with the whole congregation ? ”
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Then the LORD said to Moses ... ,
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“ Tell ... the congregation ... to move away from the dwellings of Korah , Dathan , and Abiram. ”
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So Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram , and the elders of Israel followed him.
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And he warned ... the congregation , ... “ Move away now from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs or you will be swept away because of all their sins. ”
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So they moved away from the dwellings of Korah , Dathan , and Abiram. Meanwhile , Dathan and Abiram had come out and stood at the entrances to their tents with their wives and children and infants.
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Then Moses said , “ This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do - all these things , for it was not my own doing :
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If these men die a natural death - - , or if they suffer ... the fate of all men , then the LORD has not sent me.
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But if the LORD brings about something unprecedented , and the earth - opens its mouth and swallows them and all that so that they go down alive into Sheol , then you will know that these - men have treated the LORD {with contempt}. ”
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- As soon as (Moses) had finished saying - all this ... , the ground - beneath them split open ,
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and the earth - opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households — - all Korah’s - men - and all their possessions.
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They went down alive into Sheol with all they owned The earth closed over them , and they vanished from the assembly.
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At their cries , all the people of Israel who (were) around them fled , - saying , “ The earth may swallow us too ! ”
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And fire came forth - from the LORD and consumed - the 250 ... men who were offering the incense.
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Then the LORD said to Moses ... ,
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“ Tell ... Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to remove - the censers from the flames and to scatter the coals far away , because (the censers) are holy.
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- As for the censers of those who sinned at the cost of their own lives , vvv vvv hammer them into sheets to overlay the altar , for these were presented before the LORD , and so have become holy. They will serve as a sign to the Israelites .... ”
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So Eleazar the priest - took the bronze censers - brought by those who had been burned up , and he had them hammered out to overlay the altar ,
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just as the LORD ... commanded him through Moses This was to be a reminder to the Israelites ... that no outsider ... who is not a descendant of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the LORD , lest he become like Korah and his followers -.
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The next day the whole congregation ... of Israel grumbled against Moses ... and Aaron , saying , “ You have killed - the LORD’s people ! ”
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But when the congregation gathered against them , Moses ... and Aaron turned toward the Tent of Meeting , ... and suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared.
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Then Moses and Aaron went to the front of the Tent of Meeting ,
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and the LORD said to Moses ... ,
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“ Get away from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant. ” And (Moses and Aaron) fell facedown ....
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Moses said to Aaron , “ Take - your censer , place fire from the altar ... in it , and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them , because wrath has come out from the LORD ; the plague has begun. ”
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So Aaron took (the censer) as Moses had ordered and ran into the midst of the assembly. ... And seeing that the plague had begun among the people , ... - he offered the incense and made atonement for the people.
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He stood between ... the living and the dead , and the plague was halted.
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- But those who died from the plague numbered 14,700 ... , ... ... ... in addition to those who had died on account of Korah.
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Then Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting , since the plague had been halted.
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