Numbers 16

16Now Izhar's son Korah, the grandson of Kohath, a Levite, along with Eliab's sons Dathan and Abiram, and Peleth's son On, a descendant of Reuben, took chargeH7141H1121H3324H1121H6955H1121H3878H1885H48H1121H446H203H1121H6431H1121H7205H39472of a rebellion against Moses, along with 250 community leaders, Israelites who were famous men and representatives from the assembly.H6965H6440H4872H582H1121H3478H3967H2572H5387H5712H7148H4150H582H80343They gathered together against Moses and Aaron and said to them, "You have appropriated too much for yourselves from the entire congregation, since all of them are holy, and the Lord is among them, too. Why do you exalt yourselves over the Lord's assembly?"H6950H4872H175H559H7227H5712H6918H3068H8432H5375H6951H30684When Moses heard this, he fell on his face.H4872H8085H5307H64405Then he addressed Korah and his entire company, "In the morning, may the Lord reveal who belongs to him and who is holy. May he cause that person to approach him. May he cause to approach him the one whom he has chosen.H1696H7141H5712H559H1242H3068H3045H6918H7126H977H71266Korah, you and your entire company, are to bring censers,H6213H3947H4289H7141H57127put fire and incense in them in the Lord's presence tomorrow. It will be that the man whom the Lord chooses will be holy. You're taking too much for yourselves, you Levites."H5414H784H2004H7760H7004H6440H3068H4279H376H3068H977H6918H7227H1121H38788Moses also told Korah, "Listen now, you Levites!H4872H559H7141H8085H1121H38789Is it such an insignificant thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the Israelites to draw you to himself, appointing you to do the work of the tabernacle of the Lord and to stand before the community to minister to them -H4592H430H3478H914H5712H3478H7126H5647H5656H4908H3068H5975H6440H5712H833410He brought you near, along with all of your relatives, the Levites. Are you also seeking the priesthood -H7126H251H1121H3878H1245H355011Therefore you and your group have conspired against the Lord and Aaron. What is it that causes you to complain against him?"H3651H5712H3259H3068H175H3885H388512So Moses sent for Eliab's sons Dathan and Abiram, but they responded, "We're not coming.H4872H7971H7121H1885H48H1121H446H559H592713Is it such an insignificant thing that you brought us out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness - Now you're trying to make yourself be a prince and rule over us, aren't you -H4592H3588H5927H776H2100H2461H1706H4191H4057H8323H8323H832314You still haven't brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor have you given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Do you really think that you can make these men look the other way - We won't go up."13H637H935H776H2100H2461H1706H5414H5159H7704H3754H5365H5869H582H592715Moses was very angry, so he told the Lord, "Please don't accept their offering. I haven't taken even one donkey from them nor have I hurt even one of them."H4872H3966H2734H559H3068H6437H4503H5375H259H2543H7489H25916Then Moses said to Korah, "You and your entire company are to present yourselves in the Lord's presence tomorrow - you, they, and Aaron.H4872H559H7141H5712H6440H3068H175H427917Each man is to takes a censer, put incense on it, and bring it ino the Lord's presence, each man with his censer, for a total of 250 censers. You and Aaron are each to bring his own censer."H3947H376H4289H5414H7004H7126H6440H3068H376H4289H3967H2572H4289H175H376H428918So each man took his censer, put fire coals inside of it, placed incense in it, and then stood at the entrance of the tent of meeting, accompanied by Moses and Aaron.H3947H376H4289H5414H784H7760H7004H5975H6607H168H4150H4872H17519When Korah had assembled the entire community in opposition to Moses and Aaron at the entrance of the tent of meeting, the glory of the Lord appeared to the entire community.H7141H6950H5712H6607H168H4150H3519H3068H7200H571220Then the Lord told Moses and Aaron,H3068H1696H4872H175H55921"Separate yourselves from among this community, and I'll destroy them in a moment."H914H8432H5712H3615H728122Then they fell on their faces and said, "God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, will you be angry at the entire congregation on account of one man's sin?"H5307H6440H559H410H430H7307H1320H259H376H2398H7107H571223Then the Lord instructed Moses,H3068H1696H4872H55924"Tell the community to move away from where Korah, Dathan, and Abiram are living."H1696H5712H559H5927H5439H4908H7141H1885H4825So Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him.H4872H6965H3212H1885H48H2205H3478H3212H31026Then he told the community, "Move away from the camps of these wicked men and don't touch anything that belongs to them. That way you won't be destroyed along with all their sins."H1696H5712H559H5493H168H7563H582H5060H5595H240327So they all moved away from the entire area where Korah, Dathan, and Abiram were living. Now Korah, Dathan, and Abiram stood at the entrance of their tents with their wives, sons, and little children.H5927H4908H7141H1885H48H5439H1885H48H3318H5324H6607H168H802H1121H294528Then Moses said, "This is how you'll know that the Lord has sent me to do all these awesome works - they're not coming merely from me.H4872H559H3045H3068H7971H6213H4639H382029If these people die a death similar to all other human beings, or if they are punished with a punishment common to other men, then the Lord didn't send me.H4191H4194H120H6485H6486H120H3068H797130But if the Lord creates something new, so that the ground opens its mouth and swallows them and everything that belongs to them and they all descend directly to Sheol while still alive, then you'll know that these men have spurned the Lord."H3068H1254H1278H127H6475H6310H1104H3381H2416H7585H3045H582H5006H306831Just as he finished saying all these things, the ground under them split open.H3615H1696H1697H127H123432The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, all their households, everyone who was affiliated with Korah, and all of their property.H776H6605H6310H1104H1004H120H7141H739933So they and all that belonged to them descended alive to Sheol. Then the earth closed over them. That's how they were annihilated from the assembly.H3381H2416H7585H776H3680H6H8432H695134Then all of the Israelites who were around them ran away when they heard them crying, "…so the ground won't swallow us up, too."H3478H5439H5127H6963H559H776H110435After this, fire came from the Lord and incinerated the 250 men who offered the incense.H3318H784H3068H398H3967H2572H376H7126H700436Then the Lord instructed Moses,H3068H1696H4872H55937"Tell Aaron's son Eleazar the priest to take out the censers out of the flames and scatter the coals far away, since they are holy.H559H499H1121H175H3548H7311H4289H996H8316H2219H784H1973H694238As for the censers of those rebels who died, fasten them into beaten plates to line the altar. Since they brought them into the Lord's presence, they're holy. They are to become a reminder to the Israelites."H4289H2400H5315H6213H7555H6341H6826H4196H7126H6440H3068H6942H226H1121H347839So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers that had been burned and beat them into metal plates for the altar,H499H3548H3947H5178H4289H8313H7126H7554H6826H419640to serve as a memorial to the Israelites, a reminder that no unauthorized person, who isn't a descendant of Aaron is to attempt to burn incense in the Lord's presence, so that he may not become like Korah and his group, just as the Lord had spoken by the authority of Moses.H2146H1121H3478H834H4616H376H2114H2233H175H7126H6999H7004H6440H3068H7141H5712H3068H1696H3027H487241Nevertheless, the very next day, the whole congregation of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron, "You've killed the Lord's people!"H4283H5712H1121H3478H3885H4872H175H559H4191H5971H306842When the community gathered together against Moses and Aaron, they turned toward the tent of meeting. All of a sudden, a cloud covered it and the glory of the Lord appeared.H5712H6950H4872H175H6437H168H4150H6051H3680H3519H3068H720043Then Moses and Aaron entered the tent of meeting.H4872H175H935H6440H168H415044The Lord told Moses,H3068H1696H4872H55945"Leave this community, so I can annihilate them in a moment." But they fell upon their faces.H7426H8432H5712H3615H7281H5307H644046Then Moses said to Aaron. "Take the censer, put fire on it from the altar, and burn some incense. Then walk quickly to the congregation and atone for them, because wrath has already come out from the Lord - the plague has begun." 16H4872H559H175H3947H4289H5414H784H6440H4196H7760H7004H3212H4120H5712H3722H7110H3318H3068H5063H249047So Aaron took the censer, just as Moses had spoken, and ran out to the center of the assembly, where a plague had begun among the people. He set the incense on fire and atoned for the people.H175H3947H4872H1696H7323H8432H6951H5063H2490H5971H5414H7004H3722H597148He stood between the dead and the living and restrained the plague.H5975H4191H2416H4046H611349Those who died due to the plague numbered 14,700, not counting those who died due to the matter with Korah.1648H4191H4046H702H6240H505H7651H3967H4191H1697H714150Then Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance of the tent of meeting after the slaughter had been restrained.H175H7725H4872H6607H168H4150H4046H6113