1  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;

1  And Core the son of Isaar the son of Caath the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiron, sons of Eliab, and Aun the son of Phaleth the son of Ruben, spoke;

1  Then, behold, Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and also On the son of Peleth, of the sons of Ruben,

2  and they rose up in face of Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty men; they were princes of the congregation, the elect men of the assembly, men of renown;

2  and rose up before Moses, and two hundred and fifty men of the sons of Israel, chiefs of the assembly, chosen councillors, and men of renown.

2  rose up against Moses, with two hundred fifty others of the sons of Israel, leading men of the assembly, and who, at the time of a council, would be called by name.

3  and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them: 'Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and YHWH is among them; wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the assembly of the YHWH?'

3  They rose up against Moses and Aaron, and said, Let it be enough for you that all the congregation are holy, and the Lord is among them; and why do ye set up yourselves against the congregation of the Lord?

3  And when they had stood against Moses and Aaron, they said: “Let it be sufficient for you that the entire multitude is of holy ones, and that the Lord is among them. Why do you elevate yourselves above the people of the Lord?”

4  And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face.

4  When Moses had heard this, he fell prone on his face.

5  And he spoke unto Korah and unto all his company, saying: 'In the morning YHWH will show who are His, and who is holy, and will cause him to come near unto Him; even him whom He may choose will He cause to come near unto Him.

5  And he spoke to Core and all his assembly, saying, God has visited and known those that are his and who are holy, and has brought them to himself; and whom he has chosen for himself, he has brought to himself.

5  And speaking to Korah, and to the entire multitude, he said: “In the morning, the Lord will cause it to be known who belongs to him, and which holy ones he will join to himself. And whomever he will choose, they shall be close to him.

6  This do: take you censors, Korah, and all his company;

6  This do ye: take to yourselves censers, Core and all his company;

6  Therefore, do this: Each one of you, Korah and all your associates, take your censer,

7  and put fire therein, and put incense upon them before YHWH to-morrow; and it shall be that the man whom the YHWH doth choose, he shall be holy; ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.'

7  and drawing fire into it tomorrow, place incense upon it before the Lord. And whomever he will choose, the same shall be holy. You sons of Levi have been raised up greatly.”

7  And put fire into them, and put incense into them before the LORD tomorrow; and it shall be that the man whom the LORD chooses, he shall be holy; this is enough for you, O you sons of Levi.

8  And Moses said unto Korah: 'Hear now, ye sons of Levi

8  And he said again to Korah: “Listen, sons of Levi.

9  is 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 YHWH, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them;

9  Is it a small thing to you, that the God of Israel has separated you from all the people, and has joined you to himself, so that you would serve him in the rituals of the tabernacle, and stand before gatherings of the people, and minister to him?

10  and that He hath brought thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee? and will ye seek the priesthood also?

10  Was the reason that he caused you and all your brothers, the sons of Levi, to approach him, so that you would even claim for yourselves the priesthood too,

10  And he has brought you near to him, and all your brethren the sons of Levi with you; and do you seek the priesthood also?

11  Therefore thou and all thy company that are gathered together against YHWH--; and as to Aaron, what is he that ye murmur against him?'

11  and so that your entire group would stand against the Lord? For what is Aaron that you should murmur against him?”

12  And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they said: 'We will not come up;

12  Therefore, Moses sent to call for Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, who responded: “We will not come.

13  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?

13  Is it a little thing that thou hast brought us up to a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, and that thou altogether rulest over us?

13  Is it a small matter to you, that you have led us away from a land that was flowing with milk and honey, so as to kill us in the desert, unless you could also be a ruler over us?

14  Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance of fields and vineyards; wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.'

14  Thou art a prince, and hast thou brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, and hast thou given us an inheritance of land and vineyards? wouldest thou have put out the eyes of those men? we will not go up.

14  You have led us, it is true, to a land that flows with streams of milk and honey, and you have given us possession of fields and vineyards. But will you also tear out our eyes? We will not come.”

15  And Moses was very wroth, and said unto YHWH: 'Respect not Thou their offering; I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.'

15  And Moses was exceeding indignant, and said to the Lord, Do thou take no heed to their sacrifice: I have not taken away the desire of any one of them, neither have I hurt any one of them.

15  And Moses, being very angry, said to the Lord: “Do not look with favor on their sacrifices. You know that I have not accepted from them, at any time, so much as a young donkey, nor have I afflicted any of them.”

16  And Moses said unto Korah: 'Be thou and all thy congregation before YHWH, thou, and they, and Aaron, to-morrow;

16  And Moses said to Core, Sanctify thy company, and be ready before the Lord, thou and Aaron and they, to-morrow.

16  And he said to Korah: “You and your congregation, stand alone before the Lord, and apart from Aaron, tomorrow.

17  and take ye every man his fire-pan, and put incense upon them, and bring ye before YHWH every man his fire-pan, two hundred and fifty fire-pans; thou also, and Aaron, each his fire-pan.'

17  And take each man his censer, and ye shall put incense upon them, and shall bring each one his censer before the Lord, two hundred and fifty censers, and thou and Aaron shall bring each his censer.

17  Let each one of you take censers, and place incense in them, offering to the Lord two hundred fifty censers. Let Aaron also hold his censer.”

18  And they took every man his fire-pan, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood at the door of the tent of meeting with Moses and Aaron.

18  When they had done this, Moses and Aaron stood up,

19  And Korah assembled all the congregation against them unto the door of the tent of meeting; and the glory of YHWH appeared unto all the congregation.

19  And Core raised up against them all his company by the door of the tabernacle of witness; and the glory of the Lord appeared to all the congregation.

19  and, having crowded the entire multitude close to them at the door of the tabernacle, the glory of the Lord appeared to them all.

20  And YHWH spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying

20  And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

21  'Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.'

21  Separate your selves from the midst of this congregation, and I will consume them at once.

21  “Separate yourselves from the midst of this congregation, so that I may suddenly destroy them.”

22  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?'

22  But they fell prone on their faces, and they said, “O most strong One, the God of the spirits of all flesh, should your anger rage against all, for the sin of one?”

23  And YHWH spoke unto Moses, saying

23  And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

24  'Speak unto the congregation, saying: Get you up from about the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.'

24  Speak to the congregation, saying, Depart from the company of Core round about.

24  “Instruct the entire people to separate from the tents of Korah, and Dathan, and Abiram.”

25  And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.

26  And he spoke unto the congregation, saying: 'Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be swept away in all their sins.'

26  And he spoke to the congregation, saying, Separate yourselves from the tents of these stubborn men, and touch nothing that belongs to them, lest ye be consumed with them in all their sin.

26  and he said to the crowd, “Withdraw from the tabernacles of these impious men, and touch nothing which pertains to them, lest you become involved in their sins.”

27  So they got them up from the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side; and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood at the door of their tents, with their wives, and their sons, and their little ones.

27  And they stood aloof from the tent of Core round about; and Dathan and Abiron went forth and stood by the doors of their tents, and their wives and their children and their store.

27  And when they had withdrawn from their tents all around, Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the entrance of their pavilions, with their wives and children, and with all their associates.

28  And Moses said: 'Hereby ye shall know that YHWH hath sent me to do all these works, and that I have not done them of mine own mind.

28  And Moses said: “By this shall you know that the Lord has sent me to do all that you discern, and that I have not brought these things out of my own heart

29  If these men die the common death of all men, and be visited after the visitation of all men, then YHWH hath not sent Me.

29  If these men shall die according to the death of all men, if also their visitation shall be according to the visitation of all men, then the Lord has not sent me.

29  If these men pass away by the common death of men, or if they will be visited by a scourge, of a kind by which others are often visited, then the Lord did not send me.

30  But if YHWH make a new thing, and the ground open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down alive into the pit, then ye shall understand that these men have despised the YHWH.'

30  But if the Lord shall shew by a wonder, and the earth shall open her mouth and swallow them up, and their houses, and their tents, and all that belongs to them, and they shall go down alive into Hades, then ye shall know that these men have provoked the Lord.

30  But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them up with all things that belong to them, and they go down alive with all that belongs to them into Sheol, then you shall know that these men have provoked the LORD.

31  And it came to pass, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground did cleave asunder that was under them.

31  And when he ceased speaking all these words, the ground clave asunder beneath them.

31  Therefore, as soon as he had ceased to speak, the earth broke open under their feet.

32  And the earth opened her mouth and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.

32  And the ground opened, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that were with Core, and their cattle.

32  And opening its mouth, it devoured them with their tabernacles and their entire substance.

33  So they, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit; and the earth closed upon them, and they perished from among the assembly.

33  And they went down and all that they had, alive into Hades; and the ground covered them, and they perished from the midst of the congregation.

34  And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them; for they said: 'Lest the earth swallow us up.'

34  Yet truly, all of Israel, which was standing all around, took flight at the clamor of those who were perishing, saying, “Lest perhaps the earth may swallow us whole also.”

35  And fire came forth from YHWH, and devoured the two hundred and fifty men that offered the incense.

35  Then, too, a fire, going forth from the Lord, put to death the two hundred fifty men who were offering the incense.

35  And there came out a fire from before the LORD and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.

36  And YHWH spoke unto Moses, saying

36  And the Lord said to Moses,

37  'Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the fire-pans out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are become holy;

37  and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, Take up the brazen censers out of the midst of the men that have been burnt, and scatter the strange fire yonder, for they have sanctified the censers

37  “Instruct Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, to take up the censers which lie in the burning, and to scatter the fire to one side and another, because they were sanctified

38  even the fire-pans of these men who have sinned at the cost of their lives, and let them be made beaten plates for a covering of the altar--for they are become holy, because they were offered before YHWH--that they may be a sign unto the children of Israel.'

38  in the deaths of these sinners. And let him form them into plates, and affix them to the altar, because incense had been offered in them to the Lord, and they were sanctified, and so that the sons of Israel may discern in them a sign and a memorial.”

39  And Eleazar the priest took the brazen fire-pans, which they that were burnt had offered; and they beat them out for a covering of the altar,

39  Therefore, Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers, by which those whom the burning devoured had made an offering, and he formed them into plates, affixing them to the altar,

40  to be a memorial unto the children of Israel, to the end that no common man, that is not of the seed of Aaron, draw near to burn incense before YHWH; that he fare not as Korah, and as his company; as the YHWH spoke unto him by the hand of Moses.

40  so that the sons of Israel would have, thereafter, something to admonish them, lest any stranger, or anyone who is not of the offspring of Aaron, might approach to offer incense to the Lord, and lest he endure what happened to Korah, and to all his congregation, when the Lord spoke to Moses.

41  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 YHWH.'

41  And the children of Israel murmured the next day against Moses and Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the Lord.

41  Then, the following day, the entire multitude of the sons of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron, saying: “You have put to death the people of the Lord.”

42  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 YHWH appeared.

42  And when there arose a sedition, and the tumult increased,

43  And Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of meeting.

43  Moses and Aaron fled to the tabernacle of the covenant. But after they had entered it, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared.

44  And YHWH spoke unto Moses, saying

44  And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

45  'Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.' And they fell upon their faces.

45  Depart out of the midst of this congregation, and I will consume them at once: and they fell upon their faces.

45  “Withdraw from the midst of this multitude, and I will destroy them immediately.” And while they were lying on the ground,

46  And Moses said unto Aaron: 'Take thy fire-pan, 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 YHWH: the plague is begun.'

46  And Moses said to Aaron, Take a censer, and put on it fire from the altar, and put incense on it, and carry it away quickly into the camp, and make atonement for them; for wrath is gone forth from the presence of the Lord, it has begun to destroy the people.

47  And Aaron took as Moses spoke, 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.

47  When Aaron had done this, and he ran into the midst of the multitude, which the burning fire was now destroying, and he offered the incense.

48  And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.

48  And standing between the dead and the living, he prayed for the people, and the scourge ceased.

49  Now they that died by the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides them that died about the matter of Korah.

49  And they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides those that died on account of Core.

49  But the number of those who were struck down was fourteen thousand men, and seven hundred, aside from those who had perished in the sedition of Korah.

50  And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tent of meeting, and the plague was stayed.