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$Title{Old Testament, The
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Title: Old Testament, The
Book: Numbers
Author: Various
Date: 1885
Chapter 16
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 men: and they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children
of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the congregation, called to the
assembly, men of renown; and they assembled themselves together against Moses
and against Aaron, and said unto them, ^3 Ye take too much upon you, seeing
all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and Jehovah is among them:
wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the assembly of Jehovah?
[Footnote 3: Heb. It is enough for you.]
And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face: and he spake unto Korah
and unto all his company, saying, In the morning Jehovah will show who are
his, and who is holy, and ^4 will cause him to come near unto him: even him
whom he shall choose will he cause to come near unto him. This do: take you
censers, Korah, and all his company; and put fire in them, and put incense
upon them before Jehovah to-morrow: and it shall be that the man whom Jehovah
doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi. And
Moses said unto Korah, Hear now, ye sons of Levi: seemeth it but a small thing
unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of
Israel, to bring you near to himself, to do the service of the tabernacle of
Jehovah, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them; and that
he hath brought thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee?
and seek ye the priesthood also? Therefore thou and all thy company are
gathered together against Jehovah: and Aaron, what is he that ye murmur
against him?
[Footnote 4: Or, whom he will cause to come near]
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they
said, We will not come up: is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up
out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, but
thou must needs make thyself also a prince over us? Moreover thou hast not
brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance
of fields and vineyards: wilt thou ^5 put out the eyes of these men? we will
not come up.
[Footnote 5: Heb. bore out.]
And Moses was very wroth, and said unto Jehovah, Respect not thou their
offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.
And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before Jehovah, thou,
and they, and Aaron, to-morrow: and take ye every man his censer, and put
incense upon them, and bring ye before Jehovah every man his censer, two
hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each his censer. And they
took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and
stood at the door of the tent of meeting with Moses and Aaron. And Korah
assembled all the congregation against them unto the door of the tent of
meeting: and the glory of Jehovah appeared unto all the congregation.
And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, Separate yourselves
from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment. And they
fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh,
shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation? And
Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you
up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of
Israel followed him. And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I
pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs,
lest ye be consumed in all their sins. So they gat them up from the
tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram
came out, and stood at the door of their tents, and their wives, and their
sons, and their little ones. And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that
Jehovah hath sent e to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine
own mind. If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited
after the visitation of all men; then Jehovah hath not sent me. But if
Jehovah ^1 make a new thing, and the ground open its mouth, and swallow them
up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down alive into Sheol; then
ye shall understand that these men have despised Jehovah.
[Footnote 1: Heb. create a creation.]
And it came to pass, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that
the ground clave asunder that was under them; and the earth opened its mouth,
and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men that appertained
unto Korah, and all their goods. So they, and all that appertained to them,
went down alive into Sheol: and the earth closed upon them, and they perished
from among the assembly. And all Israel that were round about them fled at
the cry of them; for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up. And fire came
forth from Jehovah, and devoured the two hundred and fifty men that offered
the incense.
And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron
the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou
the fire yonder; for they are holy, even the censers of ^2 these sinners
against their own ^3 lives; and let them be made beaten plates for a covering
of the altar: for they offered them before Jehovah; therefore they are holy;
and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel. And Eleazar the priest
took the brazen censers, which they that were burnt had offered; and they beat
them out for a covering of the altar, to be a memorial unto the children of
Israel, to the end that no stranger, that is not of the seed of Aaron, come
near to burn incense before Jehovah; that he be not as Korah, and as his
company: as Jehovah spake unto him by Moses.
[Footnote 2: Or, these men who have sinned at the cost of their lives]
[Footnote 3: Or, souls]
But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured
against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of Jehovah.
And it came to pass, when the congregation was assembled against Moses and
against Aaron, that they looked toward the tent of meeting: and, behold, the
cloud covered it, and the glory of Jehovah appeared. And Moses and Aaron came
to the front of the tent of meeting. And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.
And they fell upon their faces. And Moses said unto Aaron, Take thy censer,
and put fire therein from off the altar, and lay incense thereon, and carry it
quickly unto the congregation, and make atonement for them: for there is wrath
gone out from Jehovah; the plague is begun. And Aaron took as Moses spake,
and ran into the midst of the assembly; and, behold, the plague was begun
among the people: and he put on the incense, and made atonement for the
people. And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was
stayed. Now they that died by the plague were fourteen thousand and seven
hundred, besides them that died about the matter of Korah. And Aaron returned
unto Moses unto the door of the tent of meeting: and the plague was stayed.