Verse 47
Numbers 16:47
World English Bible, British Edition
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Aaron did as Moses said, and ran into the middle of the assembly.
The plague had already begun amongst the people. He put on the incense, and made atonement for the people.
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Chapter 16 Context
1
Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan
and Abiram, the sons of...
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They rose up before Moses, with some of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty
princes of the...
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3
They assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and
said to them, “You take too...
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When Moses heard it, he fell on his face.
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He said to Korah and to all his company, “In the morning, the LORD will
show who are his, and who is...
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6
Do this: have Korah and all his company take censers,
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put fire in them, and put incense on them before the LORD tomorrow. It
shall be that the man whom th...
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8
Moses said to Korah, “Hear now, you sons of Levi!
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Is it a small thing to you that the God (Elohim) of Israel has separated you from
the congregation o...
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and that he has brought you near, and all your brothers the sons of
Levi with you? Do you seek the p...
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11
Therefore you and all your company have gathered together against the
LORD! What is Aaron that you c...
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12
Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and
they said, “We won’t come up!
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13
Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land flowing
with milk and honey, to kill u...
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14
Moreover you haven’t brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey,
nor given us inheritance of...
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15
Moses was very angry, and said to the LORD, “Don’t respect their
offering. I have not taken one donk...
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16
Moses said to Korah, “You and all your company go before the
LORD, you, and they, and Aaron, tomorro...
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17
Each man take his censer and put incense on it, and each man bring
before the LORD his censer, two h...
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18
They each took his censer, and put fire in it, and laid incense
on it, and stood at the door of the...
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19
Korah assembled all the congregation opposite them to the door of the
Tent of Meeting.
The LORD’s gl...
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20
The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
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21
“Separate yourselves from amongst this congregation, that I may consume
them in a moment!”
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22
They fell on their faces, and said, “God (Elohim), the God (Elohim) of the spirits
of all flesh, sha...
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23
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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“Speak to the congregation, saying, ‘Get away from around the tent
of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram!’”
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25
Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiram; and the elders
of Israel followed him.
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26
He spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart, please, from the tents
of these wicked men, and touch...
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27
So they went away from the tent of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram,
on every side. Dathan and Abiram came...
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28
Moses said, “Hereby you shall know that the LORD has sent me
to do all these works; for they are not...
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29
If these men die the common death of all men, or if they experience
what all men experience, then th...
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30
But if the LORD makes a new thing, and the ground opens its mouth,
and swallows them up with all tha...
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31
As he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was
under them split apart.
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32
The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up with their households,
all of Korah’s men, and all...
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So they, and all that belonged to them went down alive into Sheol. The earth closed on them, and the...
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34
All Israel that were around them fled at their cry; for they said,
“Lest the earth swallow us up!”
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35
Fire came out from the LORD, and devoured the two hundred and fifty
men who offered the incense.
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The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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“Speak to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the
censers out of the burning, and s...
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even the censers of those who sinned against their own lives. Let them
be beaten into plates for a c...
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39
Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers which those who were
burnt had offered; and they beat the...
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to be a memorial to the children of Israel, to the end that no stranger
who isn’t of the offspring o...
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41
But on the next day all the congregation of the children of
Israel complained against Moses and agai...
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42
When the congregation was assembled against Moses and against
Aaron, they looked towards the Tent of...
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43
Moses and Aaron came to the front of the Tent of Meeting.
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The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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45
“Get away from amongst this congregation, that I may consume them in
a moment!” They fell on their f...
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46
Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, put fire from the altar
in it, lay incense on it, carry it q...
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47
Aaron did as Moses said, and ran into the middle of the assembly.
The plague had already begun among...
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He stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
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Now those who died by the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred,
in addition to those who...
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50
Aaron returned to Moses to the door of the Tent of Meeting, and the
plague was stopped.
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