| International Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Now Izhar's son Korah, the grandson of Kohath, a descendant of Levi, along with Eliab's sons Dathan and Abiram, and Peleth's son On, a descendant of Reuben, took charge | 1Now Korah son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took |
| 2of a rebellion against Moses, along with 250 community leaders, Israelis who were famous men and representatives from the assembly. | 2 250 prominent Israelite men who were leaders of the community and representatives in the assembly, and they rebelled against Moses. |
| 3They gathered together against Moses and Aaron and told them, "You have appropriated too much for yourselves from the entire congregation, since all of them are holy, and the LORD is among them, too. Why do you exalt yourselves over the LORD's assembly?" | 3They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, "You have gone too far! Everyone in the entire community is holy, and the LORD is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the LORD's assembly?" |
| 4When Moses heard this, he fell on his face. | 4When Moses heard this, he fell facedown. |
| 5Then he addressed Korah and his entire company, "In the morning, may the LORD reveal who belongs to him and who is holy. May he cause that person to approach him. May he cause to approach him the one whom he has chosen. | 5Then he said to Korah and all his followers, "Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him, who is set apart, and the one He will let come near Him. He will let the one He chooses come near Him. |
| 6Korah, you and your entire company are to bring censers | 6Korah, you and all your followers are to do this: take firepans, and tomorrow |
| 7and put fire and incense in them in the LORD's presence tomorrow. It will be that the man whom the LORD chooses will be holy. You're taking too much for yourselves, you descendants of Levi." | 7place fire in them and put incense on them before the LORD. Then the man the LORD chooses will be the one who is set apart. It is you Levites who have gone too far!" |
| 8Moses also told Korah, "Listen now, you descendants of Levi! | 8Moses also told Korah, "Now listen, Levites! |
| 9Is it such an insignificant thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the Israelis to draw you to himself, appointing you to do the work of the tent of the LORD and to stand before the community to minister to them? | 9Isn't it enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the Israelite community to bring you near to Himself, to perform the work at the LORD's tabernacle, and to stand before the community to minister to them? |
| 10He brought you near, along with all of your relatives, the descendants of Levi. Are you also seeking the priesthood? | 10He has brought you near, and all your fellow Levites who are with you, but you are seeking the priesthood as well. |
| 11Therefore you and your group have conspired against the LORD and Aaron. What is it that causes you to complain against him?" | 11Therefore, it is you and all your followers who have conspired against the LORD! As for Aaron, who is he that you should complain about him?" |
| 12So Moses sent for Eliab's sons Dathan and Abiram, but they responded, "We're not coming. | 12Moses sent for Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, "We will not come! |
| 13Is it such an insignificant thing that you brought us out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness? Now you're trying to make yourself be a prince and rule over us, aren't you? | 13Is it not enough that you brought us up from a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness? Do you also have to appoint yourself as ruler over us? |
| 14You still haven't brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor have you given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Do you really think that you can make these men look the other way? We won't go up." | 14Furthermore, you didn't bring us to a land flowing with milk and honey or give us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you gouge out the eyes of these men? We will not come!" |
| 15Moses was very angry, so he told the LORD, "Please don't accept their offering. I haven't taken even one donkey from them nor have I hurt even one of them." | 15Then Moses became angry and said to the LORD, "Don't respect their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them or mistreated a single one of them." |
| 16Then Moses told Korah, "You and your entire company are to present yourselves in the LORD's presence tomorrow—you, they, and Aaron. | 16So Moses told Korah, "You and all your followers are to appear before the LORD tomorrow--you, they, and Aaron. |
| 17Each man is to take a censer, put incense on it, and bring it into the LORD's presence, each man with his censer, for a total of 250 censers. You and Aaron are each to bring his own censer." | 17Each of you is to take his firepan, place incense on it, and present his firepan before the LORD--250 firepans. You and Aaron are each to present your firepan also." |
| 18So each man took his censer, put fire coals inside of it, placed incense in it, and then stood at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, accompanied by Moses and Aaron. | 18Each man took his firepan, placed fire in it, put incense on it, and stood at the entrance to the tent of meeting along with Moses and Aaron. |
| 19When Korah had assembled the entire community in opposition to Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the glory of the LORD appeared to the entire community. | 19After Korah assembled the whole community against them at the entrance to the tent of meeting, the glory of the LORD appeared to the whole community. |
| 20Then the LORD told Moses and Aaron, | 20The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, " |
| 21"Separate yourselves from among this community, and I'll destroy them in a moment." | 21Separate yourselves from this community so I may consume them instantly." |
| 22Then they fell on their faces and said, "God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, will you be angry at the entire congregation on account of one man's sin?" | 22But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, "God, God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You vent Your wrath on the whole community?" |
| 23Then the LORD instructed Moses, | 23The LORD replied to Moses, " |
| 24"Tell the community to move away from where Korah, Dathan, and Abiram are living." | 24Tell the community: Get away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram." |
| 25So Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him. | 25Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him. |
| 26Then he told the community, "Move away from the camps of these wicked men and don't touch anything that belongs to them. That way you won't be destroyed along with all their sins." | 26He warned the community, "Get away now from the tents of these wicked men. Don't touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins." |
| 27So they all moved away from the entire area where Korah, Dathan, and Abiram were living. Now Korah, Dathan, and Abiram stood at the entrance to their tents with their wives, sons, and little children. | 27So they got away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Meanwhile, Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the entrance of their tents with their wives, children, and infants. |
| 28Then Moses said, "This is how you'll know that the LORD has sent me to do all these awesome works—they're not coming merely from me. | 28Then Moses said, "This is how you will know that the LORD sent me to do all these things and that it was not of my own will: |
| 29If these people die a death similar to all other human beings, or if they are punished with a punishment common to other men, then the LORD didn't send me. | 29If these men die naturally as all people would, and suffer the fate of all, then the LORD has not sent me. |
| 30But if the LORD creates something new, so that the ground opens its mouth and swallows them and everything that belongs to them and they all descend directly to Sheol while still alive, then you'll know that these men have spurned the LORD." | 30But if the LORD brings about something unprecedented, and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them along with all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have despised the LORD." |
| 31Just as he finished saying all these things, the ground under them split open. | 31Just as he finished speaking all these words, the ground beneath them split open. |
| 32The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, all their households, everyone who was affiliated with Korah, and all of their property. | 32The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households, all Korah's people, and all their possessions. |
| 33So they and all that belonged to them descended alive to Sheol. Then the earth closed over them. That's how they were annihilated from the assembly. | 33They went down alive into Sheol with all that belonged to them. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly. |
| 34Then all of the Israelis who were around them ran away when they heard them crying, "…so the ground won't swallow us up, too." | 34At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled because they thought, "The earth may swallow us too!" |
| 35After this, fire came from the LORD and incinerated the 250 men who offered the incense. | 35Fire also came out from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were presenting the incense. |
| 36 Then the LORD instructed Moses, | 36Then the LORD spoke to Moses: " |
| 37"Tell Aaron's son Eleazar the priest to take out the censers out of the flames and scatter the coals far away, since they are holy. | 37Tell Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to remove the firepans from the burning debris, because they are holy, and scatter the fire far away. |
| 38As for the censers of those rebels who died, fasten them into beaten plates to line the altar. Since they brought them into the LORD's presence, they're holy. They are to become a reminder to the Israelis." | 38As for the firepans of those who sinned at the cost of their own lives, make them into hammered sheets as plating for the altar, for they presented them before the LORD, and the firepans are holy. They will be a sign to the Israelites." |
| 39So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers that had been burned and beat them into metal plates for the altar, | 39So Eleazar the priest took the bronze firepans that those who were burned had presented, and they were hammered into plating for the altar, |
| 40to serve as a memorial to the Israelis, a reminder that no unauthorized person, who isn't a descendant of Aaron, is to attempt to burn incense in the LORD'S presence, so that he may not become like Korah and his group, just as the LORD had spoken by the authority of Moses. | 40just as the LORD commanded him through Moses. It was to be a reminder for the Israelites that no unauthorized person outside the lineage of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the LORD and become like Korah and his followers. |
| 41Nevertheless, the very next day, the whole congregation of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron, "You've killed the LORD'S people!" | 41The next day the entire Israelite community complained about Moses and Aaron, saying, "You have killed the LORD's people!" |
| 42When the community gathered together against Moses and Aaron, they turned toward the Tent of Meeting. All of a sudden, a cloud covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared. | 42When the community assembled against them, Moses and Aaron turned toward the tent of meeting, and suddenly the cloud covered it, and the LORD's glory appeared. |
| 43Then Moses and Aaron entered the Tent of Meeting. | 43Moses and Aaron went to the front of the tent of meeting, |
| 44The LORD told Moses, | 44and the LORD said to Moses, " |
| 45"Leave this community, so I can annihilate them in a moment." But they fell upon their faces. | 45Get away from this community so that I may consume them instantly." But they fell facedown. |
| 46Then Moses told Aaron. "Take the censer, put fire on it from the altar, and burn some incense. Then walk quickly to the congregation and atone for them, because wrath has already come out from the LORD—the plague has begun." | 46Then Moses told Aaron, "Take your firepan, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the community and make atonement for them, because wrath has come from the LORD; the plague has begun." |
| 47So Aaron took the censer, just as Moses had spoken, and ran out to the center of the assembly, where a plague had begun among the people. He set the incense on fire and atoned for the people. | 47So Aaron took his firepan as Moses had ordered, ran into the middle of the assembly, and saw that the plague had begun among the people. After he added incense, he made atonement for the people. |
| 48He stood between the dead and the living and restrained the plague. | 48He stood between the dead and the living, and the plague was halted. |
| 49Those who died due to the plague numbered 14,700, not counting those who died due to the matter with Korah. | 49But those who died from the plague numbered 14,700, in addition to those who died because of the Korah incident. |
| 50Then Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting after the slaughter had been restrained. | 50Aaron then returned to Moses at the entrance to the tent of meeting, since the plague had been halted. |
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