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Numbers 16
Brenton's English Septuagint · Berean Standard Bible
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;
Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted
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.
a rebellion against Moses, along with 250 men of Israel renowned as leaders of the congregation and representatives in the assembly.
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?
They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, “You have taken too much upon yourselves (note: Figuratively You have gone too far or You have appropriated too much authority to yourselves; similarly in verse 7)! For everyone in the entire congregation is holy, and the LORD is in their midst. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?”
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.
Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him (note: LXX God has visited and knows those who are His; cited in 2 Timothy 2:19) and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one He chooses He will bring near to Himself.
This do ye: take to yourselves censers, Core and all his company;
You, Korah, and all your followers are to do as follows: Take censers,
and put fire on them, and put incense on them before the Lord to-morrow; and it shall come to pass that the man whom the Lord has chosen, he shall be holy: let it be enough for you, ye sons of Levi.
and tomorrow you are to place fire and incense in them in the presence of the LORD. Then the man the LORD chooses will be the one who is holy. It is you sons of Levi who have taken too much upon yourselves!”
And Moses said to Core, Hearken to me, ye sons of Levi.
Moses also said to Korah, “Now listen, you sons of Levi!
Is it a little thing for you, that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, and brought you near to himself to minister in the services of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the tabernacle to minister for them?
Is it not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel and brought you near to Himself to perform the work at the LORD’s tabernacle, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them?
and he has brought thee near and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee, and do ye seek to be priests also?
He has brought you near, you and all your fellow Levites, but you are seeking the priesthood as well.
Thus [it is with] thee and all thy congregation which is gathered together against God: and who is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?
Therefore, it is you and all your followers who have conspired against the LORD! As for Aaron, who is he that you should grumble against him?”
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiron sons of Eliab; and they said, We will not go up.
Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come!
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?
Is it not enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness? Must you also appoint yourself as ruler over us?
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.
Moreover, you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey or given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you gouge out the eyes of these men? No, we will not come!”
And Moses was exceedingly 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.
Then Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, “Do not regard their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them or mistreated a single one of them.”
And Moses said to Core, Sanctify thy company, and be ready before the Lord, thou and Aaron and they, to-morrow.
And Moses said to Korah, “You and all your followers are to appear before the LORD tomorrow—you and they and Aaron.
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.
Each man is to take his censer, place incense in it, and present it before the LORD—250 censers. You and Aaron are to present your censers as well.”
And each man took his censer, and they put on them fire, and laid incense on them; and Moses and Aaron stood by the doors of the tabernacle of witness.
So each man took his censer, put fire and incense in it, and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
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.
When Korah had gathered his whole assembly against them at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the glory of the LORD appeared to the whole congregation.
Separate yourselves from the midst of this congregation, and I will consume them at once.
“Separate yourselves from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant.”
And they fell on their faces, and said, O God, the God of spirits and of all flesh, if one man has sinned, [shall] the wrath of the Lord [be] upon the whole congregation?
But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You be angry with the whole congregation?”
Speak to the congregation, saying, Depart from the company of Core round about.
“Tell the congregation to move away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”
And Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiron, and all the elders of Israel went with him.
So Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him.
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.
And he warned the congregation, “Move away now from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”
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.
So they moved away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Meanwhile, Dathan and Abiram had come out and stood at the entrances to their tents with their wives and children and infants.
And Moses said, Hereby shall ye know that the Lord has sent me to perform all these works, that [I have] not [done them] of myself.
Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things, for it was not my own doing:
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.
If these men die a natural death, or if they suffer the fate of all men, then the LORD has not sent me.
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.
But if the LORD brings about something unprecedented, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them and all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt.”
And when he ceased speaking all these words, the ground clave asunder beneath them.
As soon as Moses had finished saying all this, the ground beneath them split open,
And the ground opened, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that were with Core, and their cattle.
and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions.
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.
They went down alive into Sheol with all they owned. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly.
And all Israel round about them fled from the sound of them, for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up [also].
At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled, saying, “The earth may swallow us too!”
And fire went forth from the Lord, and devoured the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.