Numbers 16
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Revolt of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram
16 Now Korah son of Izhar son of Kohath son of Levi, along with Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—descendants of Reuben—took 2 two hundred and fifty Israelite men, leaders of the congregation, chosen from the assembly, well-known men,[a] and they confronted Moses. 3 They assembled against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, ‘You have gone too far! All the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. So why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?’ 4 When Moses heard it, he fell on his face. 5 Then he said to Korah and all his company, ‘In the morning the Lord will make known who is his, and who is holy, and who will be allowed to approach him; the one whom he will choose he will allow to approach him. 6 Do this: take censers, Korah and all your[b] company, 7 and tomorrow put fire in them, and lay incense on them before the Lord; and the man whom the Lord chooses shall be the holy one. You Levites have gone too far!’ 8 Then Moses said to Korah, ‘Hear now, you Levites! 9 Is it too little for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to allow you to approach him in order to perform the duties of the Lord’s tabernacle, and to stand before the congregation and serve them? 10 He has allowed you to approach him, and all your brother Levites with you; yet you seek the priesthood as well! 11 Therefore you and all your company have gathered together against the Lord. What is Aaron that you rail against him?’
12 Moses sent for Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab; but they said, ‘We will not come! 13 Is it too little that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness, that you must also lord it over us? 14 It is clear you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, or given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Would you put out the eyes of these men? We will not come!’
15 Moses was very angry and said to the Lord, ‘Pay no attention to their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them, and I have not harmed any one of them.’ 16 And Moses said to Korah, ‘As for you and all your company, be present tomorrow before the Lord, you and they and Aaron; 17 and let each one of you take his censer, and put incense on it, and each one of you present his censer before the Lord, two hundred and fifty censers; you also, and Aaron, each his censer.’ 18 So each man took his censer, and they put fire in the censers and laid incense on them, and they stood at the entrance of the tent of meeting with Moses and Aaron. 19 Then Korah assembled the whole congregation against them at the entrance of the tent of meeting. And the glory of the Lord appeared to the whole congregation.
20 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying: 21 Separate yourselves from this congregation, so that I may consume them in a moment. 22 They fell on their faces, and said, ‘O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one person sin and you become angry with the whole congregation?’
23 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 24 Say to the congregation: Get away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. 25 So Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram; the elders of Israel followed him. 26 He said to the congregation, ‘Turn away from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, or you will be swept away for all their sins.’ 27 So they got away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram; and Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the entrance of their tents, together with their wives, their children, and their little ones. 28 And Moses said, ‘This is how you shall know that the Lord has sent me to do all these works; it has not been of my own accord: 29 If these people die a natural death, or if a natural fate comes on them, then the Lord has not sent me. 30 But if the Lord creates something new, and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them up, with all that belongs to them, and they go down alive into Sheol, then you shall know that these men have despised the Lord.’
31 As soon as he finished speaking all these words, the ground under them was split apart. 32 The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, along with their households—everyone who belonged to Korah and all their goods. 33 So they with all that belonged to them went down alive into Sheol; the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly. 34 All Israel around them fled at their outcry, for they said, ‘The earth will swallow us too!’ 35 And fire came out from the Lord and consumed the two hundred and fifty men offering the incense.
36 [c] Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 37 Tell Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to take the censers out of the blaze; then scatter the fire far and wide. 38 For the censers of these sinners have become holy at the cost of their lives. Make them into hammered plates as a covering for the altar, for they presented them before the Lord and they became holy. Thus they shall be a sign to the Israelites. 39 So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers that had been presented by those who were burned; and they were hammered out as a covering for the altar— 40 a reminder to the Israelites that no outsider, who is not of the descendants of Aaron, shall approach to offer incense before the Lord, so as not to become like Korah and his company—just as the Lord had said to him through Moses.
41 On the next day, however, the whole congregation of the Israelites rebelled against Moses and against Aaron, saying, ‘You have killed the people of the Lord.’ 42 And when the congregation had assembled against them, Moses and Aaron turned towards the tent of meeting; the cloud had covered it and the glory of the Lord appeared. 43 Then Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of meeting, 44 and the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 45 ‘Get away from this congregation, so that I may consume them in a moment.’ And they fell on their faces. 46 Moses said to Aaron, ‘Take your censer, put fire on it from the altar and lay incense on it, and carry it quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them. For wrath has gone out from the Lord; the plague has begun.’ 47 So Aaron took it as Moses had ordered, and ran into the middle of the assembly, where the plague had already begun among the people. He put on the incense, and made atonement for the people. 48 He stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stopped. 49 Those who died by the plague were fourteen thousand seven hundred, besides those who died in the affair of Korah. 50 When the plague was stopped, Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
Footnotes
- Numbers 16:2 Cn: Heb and they confronted Moses, and two hundred and fifty men . . . well-known men
- Numbers 16:6 Heb his
- Numbers 16:36 Ch 17.1 in Heb
Numbers 16
King James Version
16 Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:
2 And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:
3 And 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?
4 And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:
5 And 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.
6 This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
7 And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the Lord to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the Lord doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.
8 And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:
9 Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?
10 And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?
11 For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the Lord: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?
12 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:
13 Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?
14 Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.
15 And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the Lord, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.
16 And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the Lord, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow:
17 And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the Lord every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer.
18 And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron.
19 And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the congregation.
20 And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
21 Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.
22 And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?
23 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
24 Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
25 And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.
26 And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of their's, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.
27 So they gat up 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, and 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 mind.
29 If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the Lord hath not sent me.
30 But if the Lord make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the Lord.
31 And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:
32 And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
33 They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.
34 And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.
35 And there came out a fire from the Lord, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
36 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
37 Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are hallowed.
38 The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the Lord, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.
39 And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:
40 To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the Lord; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the Lord said to him by the hand of Moses.
41 But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the Lord.
42 And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared.
43 And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.
44 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
45 Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
46 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the Lord; the plague is begun.
47 And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people.
48 And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
49 Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.
50 And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the plague was stayed.
Numbers 16
New King James Version
Rebellion Against Moses and Aaron
16 Now (A)Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with (B)Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men; 2 and they rose up before Moses with some of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation, (C)representatives of the congregation, men of renown. 3 (D)They gathered together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “You [a]take too much upon yourselves, for (E)all the congregation is holy, every one of them, (F)and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?”
4 So when Moses heard it, he (G)fell on his face; 5 and he spoke to Korah and all his company, saying, “Tomorrow morning the Lord will show who is (H)His and who is (I)holy,[b] and will cause him to come near to Him. That one whom He chooses He will cause to (J)come near to Him. 6 Do this: Take censers, Korah and all your company; 7 put fire in them and put incense in them before the Lord tomorrow, and it shall be that the man whom the Lord chooses is the holy one. You take too much upon yourselves, you sons of Levi!”
8 Then Moses said to Korah, “Hear now, you sons of Levi: 9 Is it (K)a small thing to you that the God of Israel has (L)separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to Himself, to do the work of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to serve them; 10 and that He has brought you near to Himself, you and all your brethren, the sons of Levi, with you? And are you seeking the priesthood also? 11 Therefore you and all your company are gathered together against the Lord. (M)And what is Aaron that you complain against him?”
12 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come up! 13 Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of (N)a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, that you should (O)keep acting like a prince over us? 14 Moreover (P)you have not brought us into (Q)a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you put out the eyes of these men? We will not come up!”
15 Then Moses was very angry, and said to the Lord, (R)“Do not [c]respect their offering. (S)I have not taken one donkey from them, nor have I hurt one of them.”
16 And Moses said to Korah, “Tomorrow, you and all your company be present (T)before the Lord—you and they, as well as Aaron. 17 Let each take his censer and put incense in it, and each of you bring his censer before the Lord, two hundred and fifty censers; both you and Aaron, each with his censer.” 18 So every man took his censer, put fire in it, laid incense on it, and stood at the door of the tabernacle of meeting with Moses and Aaron. 19 And Korah gathered all the congregation against them at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. Then (U)the glory of the Lord appeared to all the congregation.
20 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 21 (V)“Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may (W)consume them in a moment.”
22 Then they (X)fell[d] on their faces, and said, “O God, (Y)the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and You be angry with all the (Z)congregation?”
23 So the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 24 “Speak to the congregation, saying, ‘Get away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.’ ”
25 Then Moses rose and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him. 26 And he spoke to the congregation, saying, (AA)“Depart now from the tents of these wicked men! Touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins.” 27 So they got away from around the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram; and Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the door of their tents, with their wives, their sons, and their little (AB)children.
28 And Moses said: (AC)“By this you shall know that the Lord has sent me to do all these works, for I have not done them (AD)of my own will. 29 If these men die naturally like all men, or if they are (AE)visited by the common fate of all men, then the Lord has not sent me. 30 But if the Lord creates (AF)a new thing, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that belongs to them, and they (AG)go down alive into the pit, then you will understand that these men have rejected the Lord.”
31 (AH)Now it came to pass, as he finished speaking all these words, that the ground split apart under them, 32 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and (AI)all the men with Korah, with all their goods. 33 So they and all those with them went down alive into the pit; the earth closed over them, and they perished from among the assembly. 34 Then all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up also!”
35 And (AJ)a fire came out from the Lord and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering incense.
36 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 37 “Tell Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, to pick up the censers out of the blaze, for (AK)they are holy, and scatter the fire some distance away. 38 The censers of (AL)these men who sinned [e]against their own souls, let them be made into hammered plates as a covering for the altar. Because they presented them before the Lord, therefore they are holy; (AM)and they shall be a sign to the children of Israel.” 39 So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers, which those who were burned up had presented, and they were hammered out as a covering on the altar, 40 to be a [f]memorial to the children of Israel (AN)that no outsider, who is not a descendant of Aaron, should come near to offer incense before the Lord, that he might not become like Korah and his companions, just as the Lord had said to him through Moses.
Complaints of the People
41 On the next day (AO)all the congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the people of the Lord.” 42 Now it happened, when the congregation had gathered against Moses and Aaron, that they turned toward the tabernacle of meeting; and suddenly (AP)the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared. 43 Then Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of meeting.
44 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 45 “Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.”
And they fell on their faces.
46 So Moses said to Aaron, “Take a censer and put fire in it from the altar, put incense on it, and take it quickly to the congregation and make [g]atonement for them; (AQ)for wrath has gone out from the Lord. The plague has begun.” 47 Then Aaron took it as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the assembly; and already the plague had begun among the people. So he put in the incense and made atonement for the people. 48 And he stood between the dead and the living; so (AR)the plague was stopped. 49 Now those who died in the plague were fourteen thousand seven hundred, besides those who died in the Korah incident. 50 So Aaron returned to Moses at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, for the plague had stopped.
Footnotes
- Numbers 16:3 assume too much for
- Numbers 16:5 set aside for His use only
- Numbers 16:15 graciously regard
- Numbers 16:22 prostrated themselves
- Numbers 16:38 Or at the cost of their own lives
- Numbers 16:40 reminder
- Numbers 16:46 Lit. covering
4 Moseboken 16
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Kora, Datan och Abiram gör uppror
16 Kora[a], son till Jishar, son till Kehat, son till Levi, tog med sig både Datan och Abiram[b], Eliabs söner, och On, Pelets son, av Rubens söner, 2 och gjorde uppror mot Mose. Tvåhundrafemtio män av Israels barn följde dem, furstar i församlingen, utvalda från folkförsamlingen, ansedda män. 3 De samlade sig mot Mose och Aron och sade till dem: ”Nu får det vara nog! Hela församlingen är helig, allesammans, och Herren är mitt ibland dem. Varför upphöjer ni er över Herrens församling?”
4 När Mose hörde det föll han ner på sitt ansikte. 5 Sedan talade han till Kora och hela hans grupp och sade: ”I morgon ska Herren visa vem som tillhör honom, vem som är helig och vem som får komma inför honom. Den han utväljer ska få komma inför honom. 6 Gör så här: Ta era fyrfat, du Kora och hela din grupp, 7 och lägg eld i dem och strö rökelse på dem inför Herrens ansikte[c] i morgon. Den man som Herren då utväljer, han är den helige. Nu får det vara nog, ni Levi söner!”
8 Och Mose sade till Kora: ”Hör, ni Levi söner! 9 (A) Är det inte nog för er att Israels Gud har avskilt er från Israels församling för att låta er komma inför sig och göra tjänst i Herrens tabernakel och stå inför församlingen och betjäna den. 10 Han har låtit dig och alla dina bröder, Levi söner, jämte dig komma inför sig. Och nu begär ni också prästämbetet! 11 Det är därför som du och hela din grupp har gaddat ihop er mot Herren. Vem är Aron att ni skulle klaga mot honom?”
12 Mose sände bud efter Datan och Abiram, Eliabs söner. Men de sade: ”Vi kommer inte. 13 Är det inte nog att du har fört oss hit upp från ett land som flödar av mjölk och honung för att låta oss dö i öknen? Nu vill du också göra dig till herre över oss! 14 Du har sannerligen inte fört oss in i ett land som flödar av mjölk och honung eller gett oss åkrar och vingårdar till arvedel. Tänker du sticka ut ögonen på dessa människor? Nej, vi kommer inte!” 15 (B) Då blev Mose mycket vred och sade till Herren: ”Se inte till deras offergåva. Inte en enda åsna har jag tagit av dem, och ingen av dem har jag gjort något ont.”
16 Mose sade till Kora: ”I morgon ska du och hela din grupp träda fram inför Herrens ansikte, du själv och de och Aron. 17 Och var och en av er ska ta sitt fyrfat och lägga rökelse på det och bära sitt fyrfat fram inför Herrens ansikte, tvåhundrafemtio fyrfat. Du själv och Aron ska också ta var sitt fyrfat.” 18 Och de tog var och en sitt fyrfat och lade eld på det och strödde på rökelse och ställde sig vid ingången till uppenbarelsetältet tillsammans med Mose och Aron. 19 Kora samlade hela församlingen mot dem vid ingången till uppenbarelsetältet.
Då visade sig Herrens härlighet för hela församlingen. 20 Och Herren talade till Mose och Aron. Han sade: 21 ”Skilj er från denna församling, så ska jag förgöra dem på ett ögonblick.” 22 (C) Då föll de ner på sina ansikten och sade: ”O Gud, du Gud som råder över anden i allt kött! Ska du bli vred på hela församlingen för att en enda man syndar?” 23 Då talade Herren till Mose. Han sade: 24 ”Säg till församlingen: Dra er bort från lägerplatsen kring Kora, Datan och Abiram.”
25 Mose steg upp och gick till Datan och Abiram, och de äldste i Israel följde honom. 26 Mose talade till församlingen. Han sade: ”Vik bort från dessa ogudaktiga människors tält och rör inte något som tillhör dem, så att ni inte förgås genom alla deras synder.” 27 Då drog de sig bort från lägerplatsen kring Kora, Datan och Abiram. Men Datan och Abiram kom ut och ställde sig vid ingången till sina tält med sina hustrur och barn, stora och små.
28 Och Mose sade: ”Av detta ska ni förstå att det är Herren som har sänt mig att göra alla dessa gärningar. Jag har inte handlat efter eget tycke. 29 Om dessa dör på samma sätt som andra människor och får samma straff som alla andra, då har Herren inte sänt mig. 30 Men om Herren gör något nytt genom att marken spärrar upp sitt gap och slukar dem med allt de äger så att de far levande ner i dödsriket, då ska ni förstå att dessa människor har föraktat Herren.”
31 Just när han hade sagt detta, rämnade marken under dem. 32 (D) Jorden öppnade sitt gap och slukade dem och deras hus, allt Koras folk och alla deras ägodelar. 33 De föll levande ner i dödsriket med allt de ägde, och jorden täckte över dem. Så utrotades de ur församlingen. 34 Hela Israel som stod runt omkring dem flydde vid deras rop, för de sade: ”Annars slukas vi också av jorden!”
35 Och eld gick ut från Herren och förtärde de tvåhundrafemtio männen som hade burit fram rökelse.
36 Herren talade till Mose. Han sade: 37 ”Säg till Eleasar, prästen Arons son, att han ska ta ut fyrfaten ur branden och kasta elden långt bort, för de har blivit heliga. 38 Och dessa fyrfat som tillhörde männen som syndade och miste sina liv, dem ska man hamra ut till plåtar och täcka altaret med, för de har varit framburna inför Herrens ansikte och har därför blivit heliga. De ska vara ett tecken för Israels barn.”
39 Då tog prästen Eleasar de fyrfat av koppar som de uppbrända hade burit fram, och man hamrade ut dem för att täcka altaret. 40 De skulle vara till en påminnelse för Israels barn att ingen främling som inte var av Arons släkt skulle träda fram och tända rökelse inför Herrens ansikte, för att inte bli som Kora och hans grupp – allt i enlighet med vad Herren hade sagt honom genom Mose.
Folket klagar
41 Men dagen efter klagade hela Israels församling mot Mose och Aron och sade: ”Det är ni som har dödat Herrens folk!” 42 Och det hände att när församlingen samlades mot Mose och Aron och de vände sig mot uppenbarelsetältet, se, då täcktes det av molnskyn och Herrens härlighet visade sig. 43 Mose och Aron gick fram inför uppenbarelsetältet, 44 och Herren sade till Mose: 45 ”Gå bort ifrån denna församling, så ska jag i ett ögonblick förgöra dem.” Då föll de ner på sina ansikten.
46 Och Mose sade till Aron: ”Ta ditt fyrfat och lägg eld från altaret på det och strö på rökelse och bär det genast till församlingen och bringa försoning för dem, eftersom vrede har gått ut från Herrens ansikte. Hemsökelsen har börjat.”
47 Aron tog det Mose hade sagt och skyndade mitt in i församlingen. Och se, hemsökelsen hade redan börjat bland folket. Aron lade på rökelse och bringade försoning för folket. 48 Han stod mellan de döda och de levande, och hemsökelsen upphörde. 49 De som hade dött genom hemsökelsen utgjorde 14 700 förutom dem som dog för Koras skull. 50 Sedan vände Aron tillbaka till Mose vid uppenbarelsetältets ingång, eftersom hemsökelsen hade upphört.
Footnotes
- 16:1 Kora Som levit var han tempeltjänare men inte präst (3:6-10). Nämns som exempel på upprorsmakare i Jud v 11. Hans ättlingar (vers 21) blev dörrvakter i helgedomen (1 Krön 9:19) och psalmförfattare (Ps 42-49, 84-87).
- 16:1 Datan och Abiram Söner till fursten för Sebulons stam (10:16).
- 16:7 rökelse … inför Herrens ansikte Rökelseoffret var prästens uppgift (2 Mos 30:7f). Bristande respekt för det hade lett till Nadabs och Abihus död (3 Mos 10:1f, jfr 2 Krön 26:16f).
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