Verse 38
Numbers 16:38
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even the censers of those who sinned against their own lives. Let them be beaten into plates for a covering of the altar, for they offered them before Yahweh. Therefore they are holy. They shall be a sign to the children of Israel.”
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Chapter 16 Context
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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 fifty princes of the con...
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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, Yahweh will show who are his, and who is h...
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Do this: take censers, Korah, and all his company;
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and put fire in them, and put incense on them before Yahweh tomorrow. It shall be that the man whom...
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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...
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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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Therefore you and all your company have gathered together against Yahweh! What is Aaron that you mur...
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Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they said, “We won’t come up!
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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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Moreover you haven’t brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance of...
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Moses was very angry, and said to Yahweh, “Don’t respect their offering. I have not taken one donkey...
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Moses said to Korah, “You and all your company go before Yahweh, you, and they, and Aaron, tomorrow....
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17
Each man take his censer, and put incense on them, and each man bring before Yahweh his censer, two...
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They each took his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense on it, and stood at the door of th...
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Korah assembled all the congregation opposite them to the door of the Tent of Meeting.
Yahweh’s glor...
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Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
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“Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment!”
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They fell on their faces, and said, “God (Elohim), the God (Elohim) of the spirits of all flesh, sha...
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Yahweh 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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Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.
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He spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart, please, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch...
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So they went away from the tent of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side. Dathan and Abiram came...
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Moses said, “Hereby you shall know that Yahweh has sent me to do all these works; for they are not f...
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If these men die the common death of all men, or if they experience what all men experience, then Ya...
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But if Yahweh makes a new thing, and the ground opens its mouth, and swallows them up, with all that...
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As he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split apart.
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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 th...
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All Israel that were around them fled at their cry; for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up!”
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Fire came out from Yahweh, and devoured the two hundred fifty men who offered the incense.
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Yahweh 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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Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers, which those who were burned had offered; and they beat t...
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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...
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But on the next day all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and agains...
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When the congregation was assembled against Moses and against Aaron, They looked toward the Tent of...
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Moses and Aaron came to the front of the Tent of Meeting.
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Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
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“Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment!” They fell on their fac...
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Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, and put fire from off the altar in it, and lay incense on it...
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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, besides those who died ab...
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Aaron returned to Moses to the door of the Tent of Meeting, and the plague was stopped.
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