26 And he spake unto the Congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye perish [a]in all their sins.

27 So they got them away 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, with their wives, and their sons, and their little children.

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 [b]mind.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 16:26 With them that have committed so many sins.
  2. Numbers 16:28 I have not forged them of mine own brain.

26 He warned the assembly, “Move back from the tents of these wicked men!(A) Do not touch anything belonging to them, or you will be swept away(B) because of all their sins.(C) 27 So they moved away from the tents of Korah, Dathan and Abiram.(D) Dathan and Abiram had come out and were standing with their wives, children(E) and little ones at the entrances to their tents.(F)

28 Then Moses said, “This is how you will know(G) that the Lord has sent me(H) to do all these things and that it was not my idea:

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