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Num 16:1 Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:

wayyāqumû lip̱ənê mōšeh wa’ănāšîm mibbənê-yiśərā’ēl ḥămiššîm ûmā’ṯāyim nəśî’ê ‘ēḏāh qəri’ê mô‘ēḏ ’anəšê-šēm

Num 16:2 And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:

wayyiqqāhălû ‘al-mōšeh wə‘al-’ahărōn wayyō’mərû ’ălēhem raḇ-lāḵem kî ḵāl-hā‘ēḏāh kullām qəḏōšîm ûḇəṯôḵām yəhwāh ûmaddûa‘ tiṯənaśśə’û ‘al-qəhal yəhwāh

Num 16:3 And they gathered 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 the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?

wayyišəma‘ mōšeh wayyippōl ‘al-pānāyw

Num 16:4 And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:

wayəḏabbēr ’el-qōraḥ wə’el-kāl-‘ăḏāṯô lē’mōr bōqer wəyōḏa‘ yəhwāh ’eṯ-’ăšer-lô wə’eṯ-haqqāḏôš wəhiqərîḇ ’ēlāyw wə’ēṯ ’ăšer yiḇəḥar-bô yaqərîḇ ’ēlāyw

Num 16:5 And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the LORD will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.

zō’ṯ ‘ăśû qəḥû-lāḵem maḥətôṯ qōraḥ wəḵāl-‘ăḏāṯô

Num 16:6 This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;

ûṯənû ḇāhēn ’ēš wəśîmû ‘ălêhen qəṭōreṯ lip̱ənê yəhwāh māḥār wəhāyāh hā’îš ’ăšer-yiḇəḥar yəhwāh hû’ haqqāḏôš raḇ-lāḵem bənê lēwî

Num 16:7 And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.

wayyō’mer mōšeh ’el-qōraḥ šimə‘û-nā’ bənê lēwî

Num 16:8 And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:

hamə‘aṭ mikkem kî-hiḇədîl ’ĕlōhê yiśərā’ēl ’eṯəḵem mē‘ăḏaṯ yiśərā’ēl ləhaqərîḇ ’eṯəḵem ’ēlāyw la‘ăḇōḏ ’eṯ-‘ăḇōḏaṯ mišəkan yəhwāh wəla‘ămōḏ lip̱ənê hā‘ēḏāh ləšārəṯām

Num 16:9 Seemeth 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 the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?

wayyaqərēḇ ’ōṯəḵā wə’eṯ-kāl-’aḥeyḵā ḇənê-lēwî ’ittāḵ ûḇiqqašətem gam-kəhunnāh

Num 16:10 And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?

lāḵēn ’attāh wəḵāl-‘ăḏāṯəḵā hannō‘āḏîm ‘al-yəhwāh wə’ahărōn mah-hû’ kî ṯallînû ‘ālāyw

Num 16:11 For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?

wayyišəlaḥ mōšeh liqərō’ ləḏāṯān wəla’ăḇîrām bənê ’ĕlî’āḇ wayyō’mərû lō’ na‘ăleh

Num 16:12 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:

hamə‘aṭ kî he‘ĕlîṯānû mē’ereṣ zāḇaṯ ḥālāḇ ûḏəḇaš lahămîṯēnû bammiḏəbār kî-ṯiśətārēr ‘ālênû gam-hiśətārēr

Num 16:13 Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?

’ap̱ lō’ ’el-’ereṣ zāḇaṯ ḥālāḇ ûḏəḇaš hăḇî’ōṯānû wattitten-lānû naḥălaṯ śāḏeh wāḵārem ha‘ênê hā’ănāšîm hāhēm tənaqqēr lō’ na‘ăleh

Num 16:14 Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.

wayyiḥar ləmōšeh mə’ōḏ wayyō’mer ’el-yəhwāh ’al-tēp̱en ’el-minəḥāṯām lō’ ḥămôr ’eḥāḏ mēhem nāśā’ṯî wəlō’ hărē‘ōṯî ’eṯ-’aḥaḏ mēhem

Num 16:15 And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.

wayyō’mer mōšeh ’el-qōraḥ ’attāh wəḵāl-‘ăḏāṯəḵā hĕyû lip̱ənê yəhwāh ’attāh wāhēm wə’ahărōn māḥār

Num 16:16 And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow:

ûqəḥû ’îš maḥətāṯô ûnəṯattem ‘ălêhem qəṭōreṯ wəhiqəraḇətem lip̱ənê yəhwāh ’îš maḥətāṯô ḥămiššîm ûmā’ṯayim maḥətōṯ wə’attāh wə’ahărōn ’îš maḥətāṯô

Num 16:17 And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the LORD every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer.

wayyiqəḥû ’îš maḥətāṯô wayyittənû ‘ălêhem ’ēš wayyāśîmû ‘ălêhem qəṭōreṯ wayya‘aməḏû peṯaḥ ’ōhel mô‘ēḏ ûmōšeh wə’ahărōn

Num 16:18 And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron.

wayyaqəhēl ‘ălêhem qōraḥ ’eṯ-kāl-hā‘ēḏāh ’el-peṯaḥ ’ōhel mô‘ēḏ wayyērā’ ḵəḇôḏ-yəhwāh ’el-kāl-hā‘ēḏāh

Num 16:19 And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the congregation.

wayəḏabbēr yəhwāh ’el-mōšeh wə’el-’ahărōn lē’mōr

Num 16:20 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

hibbāḏəlû mittôḵ hā‘ēḏāh hazzō’ṯ wa’aḵalleh ’ōṯām kərāg̱a‘

Num 16:21 Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.

wayyippəlû ‘al-pənêhem wayyō’mərû ’ēl ’ĕlōhê hārûḥōṯ ləḵāl-bāśār hā’îš ’eḥāḏ yeḥĕṭā’ wə‘al kāl-hā‘ēḏāh tiqəṣōp̱

Num 16:22 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?

wayəḏabbēr yəhwāh ’el-mōšeh llē’mōr

Num 16:23 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

dabbēr ’el-hā‘ēḏāh lē’mōr hē‘ālû missāḇîḇ ləmišəkan-qōraḥ dāṯān wa’ăḇîrām

Num 16:24 Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.

wayyāqām mōšeh wayyēleḵ ’el-dāṯān wa’ăḇîrām wayyēləḵû ’aḥărāyw ziqənê yiśərā’ēl

Num 16:25 And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.

wayəḏabbēr ’el-hā‘ēḏāh lē’mōr sûrû nā’ mē‘al ’āhŏlê hā’ănāšîm hārəšā‘îm hā’ēlleh wə’al-tiggə‘û bəḵāl-’ăšer lāhem pen-tissāp̱û bəḵāl-ḥaṭṭō’ṯām

Num 16:26 And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of their's, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.

wayyē‘ālû mē‘al mišəkan-qōreḥ dāṯān wa’ăḇîrām missāḇîḇ wəḏāṯān wa’ăḇîrām yāṣə’û niṣṣāḇîm peṯaḥ ’āhŏlêhem ûnəšêhem ûḇənêhem wəṭappām

Num 16:27 So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children.

wayyō’mer mōšeh bəzō’ṯ tēḏə‘ûn kî-yəhwāh šəlāḥanî la‘ăśôṯ ’ēṯ kāl-hamma‘ăśîm hā’ēlleh kî-lō’ millibbî

Num 16:28 And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.

’im-kəmôṯ kāl-hā’āḏām yəmuṯûn ’ēlleh ûp̱əquddaṯ kāl-hā’āḏām yippāqēḏ ‘ălêhem lō’ yəhwāh šəlāḥānî

Num 16:29 If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the LORD hath not sent me.

wə’im-bərî’āh yiḇərā’ yəhwāh ûp̱āṣəṯāh hā’ăḏāmāh ’eṯ-pîhā ûḇālə‘āh ’ōṯām wə’eṯ-kāl-’ăšer lāhem wəyārəḏû ḥayyîm šə’ōlāh wîḏa‘ətem kî ni’ăṣû hā’ănāšîm hā’ēlleh ’eṯ-yəhwāh

Num 16:30 But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD.

wayəhî kəḵallōṯô ləḏabbēr ’ēṯ kāl-haddəḇārîm hā’ēlleh wattibbāqa‘ hā’ăḏāmāh ’ăšer taḥətêhem

Num 16:31 And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:

wattip̱ətaḥ hā’āreṣ ’eṯ-pîhā wattiḇəla‘ ’ōṯām wə’eṯ-bāttêhem wə’ēṯ kāl-hā’āḏām ’ăšer ləqōraḥ wə’ēṯ kāl-hārăḵûš

Num 16:32 And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.

wayyērəḏû hēm wəḵāl-’ăšer lāhem ḥayyîm šə’ōlāh wattəḵas ‘ălêhem hā’āreṣ wayyō’ḇəḏû mittôḵ haqqāhāl

Num 16:33 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 congregation.

wəḵāl-yiśərā’ēl ’ăšer səḇîḇōṯêhem nāsû ləqōlām kî ’āmərû pen-tiḇəlā‘ēnû hā’āreṣ

Num 16:34 And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.

wə’ēš yāṣə’āh mē’ēṯ yəhwāh wattō’ḵal ’ēṯ haḥămiššîm ûmā’ṯayim ’îš maqərîḇê haqqəṭōreṯ

Num 16:35 And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.

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