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Numbers 16:4-7
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4 When Moses heard this, he knelt down to pray.[a] 5 Then he said to Korah and his followers:

Tomorrow morning the Lord will show us the person he has chosen to be his priest, and that man will faithfully serve him.

6-7 Korah, here is what you and your followers must do: Get some fire pans, fill them with coals and incense, and place them near the sacred tent. And the man the Lord chooses will be his priest.[b] Korah, this time you Levites have gone too far!

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  1. 16.4 he knelt down to pray: Or “he fell to his knees in sorrow.”
  2. 16.6,7 Get some fire pans … his priest: Only priests could offer incense at the sacred altar; anyone else who tried would be killed. In this case, the man who lived would be the one the Lord had chosen.
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Numbers 16:4-6
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4 When Moses heard this, he fell facedown.(A) 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,(B) and he will have that person come near him.(C) The man he chooses(D) he will cause to come near him. 6 You, Korah, and all your followers(E) are to do this: Take censers(F)

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