⁵ The staff belonging to the man I choose^(A) will sprout,^(B) and I will rid myself of this constant grumbling^(C) against you by the Israelites.”

⁵ Then he said to Korah and all his followers: “In the morning the Lord will show who belongs to him and who is holy,^(A) and he will have that person come near him.^(B) The man he chooses^(C) he will cause to come near him.

⁴¹ They will burn down^(A) your houses and inflict punishment on you in the sight of many women.^(B) I will put a stop^(C) to your prostitution, and you will no longer pay your lovers.

Joy of the Redeemed

⁸ The next day Moses entered the tent^(A) and saw that Aaron’s staff,^(B) which represented the tribe of Levi, had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds.^(C)

¹¹ It is against the Lord that you and all your followers have banded together. Who is Aaron that you should grumble^(A) against him?^(B)”

²⁷ So I will put a stop^(A) to the lewdness and prostitution you began in Egypt. You will not look on these things with longing or remember Egypt anymore.