When Moses heard it, (A)he fell on his face, and he said to Korah and all his company, “In the morning the Lord will show (B)who is his,[a] and who is (C)holy, and will bring him near to him. The one (D)whom he chooses he will (E)bring near to him. Do this: take (F)censers, Korah and all his company; put fire in them and put incense on them before the Lord tomorrow, and the man whom the Lord chooses shall be the holy one. (G)You have gone too far, sons of Levi!” And Moses said to Korah, “Hear now, you sons of Levi: is it (H)too small a thing for you that the God of Israel has (I)separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself, to do service in the tabernacle of the Lord and to stand before the congregation to minister to them, 10 and that he has brought you near him, and all your brothers the sons of Levi with you? And would you seek the priesthood also?

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 16:5 Septuagint The Lord knows those who are his

15 And Moses was very angry and said to the Lord, (A)“Do not respect their offering. (B)I have not taken one donkey from them, and I have not harmed one of them.”

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