Verse 44

Numbers 16:44

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44 and the LORD said to Moses,

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Chapter 16 Context

1 One day Korah son of Izhar, a descendant of Kohath son of Levi, conspired with Dathan and Abiram, th... Focus ↗

2 They incited a rebellion against Moses, along with 250 other leaders of the community, all prominent... Focus ↗

3 They united against Moses and Aaron and said, “You have gone too far! The whole community of Israel... Focus ↗

4 When Moses heard what they were saying, he fell face down on the ground. Focus ↗

5 Then he said to Korah and his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will show us who belongs to him... Focus ↗

6 Korah, you and all your followers must prepare your incense burners. Focus ↗

7 Light fires in them tomorrow, and burn incense before the LORD. Then we will see whom the LORD choos... Focus ↗

8 Then Moses spoke again to Korah: “Now listen, you Levites! Focus ↗

9 Does it seem insignificant to you that the God (Elohim) of Israel has chosen you from among all the... Focus ↗

10 Korah, he has already given this special ministry to you and your fellow Levites. Are you now demand... Focus ↗

11 The LORD is the one you and your followers are really revolting against! For who is Aaron that you a... Focus ↗

12 Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they replied, “We refuse to come befor... Focus ↗

13 Isn’t it enough that you brought us out of Egypt, a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us her... Focus ↗

14 What’s more, you haven’t brought us into another land flowing with milk and honey. You haven’t given... Focus ↗

15 Then Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, “Do not accept their grain offerings! I have not... Focus ↗

16 And Moses said to Korah, “You and all your followers must come here tomorrow and present yourselves... Focus ↗

17 You and each of your 250 followers must prepare an incense burner and put incense on it, so you can... Focus ↗

18 So each of these men prepared an incense burner, lit the fire, and placed incense on it. Then they a... Focus ↗

19 Meanwhile, Korah had stirred up the entire community against Moses and Aaron, and they all gathered... Focus ↗

20 and the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, Focus ↗

21 “Get away from all these people so that I may instantly destroy them!” Focus ↗

22 But Moses and Aaron fell face down on the ground. “O God (Elohim),” they pleaded, “you are the God (... Focus ↗

23 And the LORD said to Moses, Focus ↗

24 “Then tell all the people to get away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.” Focus ↗

25 So Moses got up and rushed over to the tents of Dathan and Abiram, followed by the elders of Israel. Focus ↗

26 “Quick!” he told the people. “Get away from the tents of these wicked men, and don’t touch anything... Focus ↗

27 So all the people stood back from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Then Dathan and Abiram cam... Focus ↗

28 And Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things that I h... Focus ↗

29 If these men die a natural death, or if nothing unusual happens, then the LORD has not sent me. Focus ↗

30 But if the LORD does something entirely new and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them and all... Focus ↗

31 He had hardly finished speaking the words when the ground suddenly split open beneath them. Focus ↗

32 The earth opened its mouth and swallowed the men, along with their households and all their follower... Focus ↗

33 So they went down alive into the grave, along with all their belongings. The earth closed over them,... Focus ↗

34 All the people around them fled when they heard their screams. “The earth will swallow us, too!” the... Focus ↗

35 Then fire blazed forth from the LORD and burned up the 250 men who were offering incense. Focus ↗

36 And the LORD said to Moses, Focus ↗

37 “Tell Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to pull all the incense burners from the fire, for they are ho... Focus ↗

38 Take the incense burners of these men who have sinned at the cost of their lives, and hammer the met... Focus ↗

39 So Eleazar the priest collected the 250 bronze incense burners that had been used by the men who die... Focus ↗

40 This would warn the Israelites that no unauthorized person — no one who was not a descendant of Aaro... Focus ↗

41 But the very next morning the whole community of Israel began muttering again against Moses and Aaro... Focus ↗

42 As the community gathered to protest against Moses and Aaron, they turned toward the Tabernacle and... Focus ↗

43 Moses and Aaron came and stood in front of the Tabernacle, Focus ↗

44 and the LORD said to Moses,

45 “Get away from all these people so that I can instantly destroy them!” But Moses and Aaron fell face... Focus ↗

46 And Moses said to Aaron, “Quick, take an incense burner and place burning coals on it from the altar... Focus ↗

47 Aaron did as Moses told him and ran out among the people. The plague had already begun to strike dow... Focus ↗

48 He stood between the dead and the living, and the plague stopped. Focus ↗

49 But 14,700 people died in that plague, in addition to those who had died in the affair involving Kor... Focus ↗

50 Then because the plague had stopped, Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance of the Tabernacle. Focus ↗

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Book: Numbers
Chapter: Chapter 16 (50 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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