Numbers 16:3-5

King James Version

³And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the Lord?

⁴And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:

⁵And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the Lord will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.

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Numbers 16:3-5

English Standard Version

³^(A)They assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron and said to them, ^(B)“You have gone too far! For ^(C)all in the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?” ⁴When Moses heard it, ^(D)he fell on his face, ⁵and he said to Korah and all his company, “In the morning the Lord will show ^(E)who is his,^[a] and who is ^(F)holy, and will bring him near to him. The one ^(G)whom he chooses he will ^(H)bring near to him.

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Footnotes

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

Numbers 16:3-5

New International Version

³They came as a group to oppose Moses and Aaron^(A) and said to them, “You have gone too far! The whole community is holy,^(B) every one of them, and the Lord is with them.^(C) Why then do you set yourselves above the Lord’s assembly?”^(D)

⁴When Moses heard this, he fell facedown.^(E) ⁵Then he said to Korah and all his followers: “In the morning the Lord will show who belongs to him and who is holy,^(F) and he will have that person come near him.^(G) The man he chooses^(H) he will cause to come near him.