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1. Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and On turned against Moses. (Korah was the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi; Dathan and Abiram were brothers, the sons of Eliab; and On was the son of Peleth; Dathan, Abiram, and On were from the tribe of Reuben.)
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1. Now Korah H7141 , the son H1121 of Izhar H3324 , the son H1121 of Kohath H6955 , the son H1121 of Levi H3878 , and Dathan H1885 and Abiram H48 , the sons H1121 of Eliab H446 , and On H203 , the son H1121 of Peleth H6431 , sons H1121 of Reuben H7205 , took H3947 men :
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2. These men gathered two hundred fifty other Israelite men, well-known leaders chosen by the community, and challenged Moses.
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2. And they rose up H6965 before H6440 Moses H4872 , with certain H376 of the children H4480 H1121 of Israel H3478 , two hundred H3967 and fifty H2572 princes H5387 of the assembly H5712 , famous H7148 in the congregation H4150 , men H376 of renown H8034 :
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3. They came as a group to speak to Moses and Aaron and said, "You have gone too far. All the people are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. So why do you put yourselves above all the people of the Lord?"
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3. And they gathered themselves together H6950 against H5921 Moses H4872 and against H5921 Aaron H175 , and said H559 unto H413 them, Ye take too much H7227 upon you, seeing H3588 all H3605 the congregation H5712 are holy H6918 , every one H3605 of them , and the LORD H3068 is among H8432 them: wherefore H4069 then lift ye up yourselves H5375 above H5921 the congregation H6951 of the LORD H3068 ?
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4. When Moses heard this, he bowed facedown.
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4. And when Moses H4872 heard H8085 it , he fell H5307 upon H5921 his face H6440 :
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5. Then he said to Korah and all his followers: "Tomorrow morning the Lord will show who belongs to him. He will bring the one who is holy near to him; he will bring to himself the person he chooses.
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5. And he spoke H1696 unto H413 Korah H7141 and unto H413 all H3605 his company H5712 , saying H559 , Even tomorrow H1242 the LORD H3068 will show H3045 H853 who H834 are his , and who is holy H6918 ; and will cause him to come near H7126 unto H413 him : even him whom H834 he hath chosen H977 will he cause to come near H7126 unto H413 him.
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6. So Korah, you and all your followers do this: Get some pans for burning incense.
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6. This H2063 do H6213 ; Take H3947 you censers H4289 , Korah H7141 , and all H3605 his company H5712 ;
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7. Tomorrow put fire and incense in them and take them before the Lord. He will choose the man who is holy. You Levites have gone too far."
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7. And put H5414 fire H784 therein , and put H7760 incense H7004 in H5921 them before H6440 the LORD H3068 tomorrow H4279 : and it shall be H1961 that the man H376 whom H834 the LORD H3068 doth choose H977 , he H1931 shall be holy H6918 : ye take too much H7227 upon you , ye sons H1121 of Levi H3878 .
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8. Moses also said to Korah, "Listen, you Levites.
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8. And Moses H4872 said H559 unto H413 Korah H7141 , Hear H8085 , I pray you H4994 , ye sons H1121 of Levi H3878 :
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9. The God of Israel has sep-arated you from the rest of the Israelites. He brought you near to himself to do the work in the Lord's Holy Tent and to stand before all the Israelites and serve them. Isn't that enough?
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9. Seemeth it but a small thing H4592 unto H4480 you, that H3588 the God H430 of Israel H3478 hath separated H914 you from the congregation H4480 H5712 of Israel H3478 , to bring you near H7126 H853 to H413 himself to do H5647 H853 the service H5656 of the tabernacle H4908 of the LORD H3068 , and to stand H5975 before H6440 the congregation H5712 to minister H8334 unto them?
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10. He has brought you and all your fellow Levites near to himself, yet now you want to be priests.
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10. And he hath brought thee near H7126 H853 to him , and all H3605 thy brethren H251 the sons H1121 of Levi H3878 with H854 thee : and seek H1245 ye the priesthood H3550 also H1571 ?
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11. You and your followers have joined together against the Lord. Your complaint is not against Aaron."
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11. For which cause H3651 both thou H859 and all H3605 thy company H5712 are gathered together H3259 against H5921 the LORD H3068 : and what H4100 is Aaron H175 , that H3588 ye murmur H3885 against H5921 him?
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12. Then Moses called Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, "We will not come!
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12. And Moses H4872 sent H7971 to call H7121 Dathan H1885 and Abiram H48 , the sons H1121 of Eliab H446 : which said H559 , We will not H3808 come up H5927 :
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13. You have brought us out of a fertile land to this desert to kill us, and now you want to order us around.
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13. Is it a small thing H4592 that H3588 thou hast brought us up H5927 out of a land H4480 H776 that floweth H2100 with milk H2461 and honey H1706 , to kill H4191 us in the wilderness H4057 , except H3588 thou make thyself altogether a prince H8323 H8323 H1571 over H5921 us?
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14. You haven't brought us into a fertile land; you haven't given us any land with fields and vineyards. Will you put out the eyes of these men? No! We will not come!"
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14. Moreover H637 thou hast not H3808 brought H935 us into H413 a land H776 that floweth H2100 with milk H2461 and honey H1706 , or given H5414 us inheritance H5159 of fields H7704 and vineyards H3754 : wilt thou put out H5365 the eyes H5869 of these H1992 men H376 ? we will not H3808 come up H5927 .
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15. Then Moses became very angry and said to the Lord, "Don't accept their gifts. I have not taken anything from them, not even a donkey, and I have not done wrong to any of them."
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15. And Moses H4872 was very wroth H2734 H3966 , and said H559 unto H413 the LORD H3068 , Respect H6437 H413 not H408 thou their offering H4503 : I have not H3808 taken H5375 one H259 ass H2543 from H4480 them, neither H3808 have I hurt H7489 H853 one H259 of H4480 them.
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16. Then Moses said to Korah, "You and all your followers must stand before the Lord tomorrow. And Aaron will stand there with you and them.
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16. And Moses H4872 said H559 unto H413 Korah H7141 , Be H1961 thou H859 and all H3605 thy company H5712 before H6440 the LORD H3068 , thou H859 , and they H1992 , and Aaron H175 , tomorrow H4279 :
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17. Each of you must take your pan and put incense in it; present these two hundred fifty pans before the Lord. You and Aaron must also present your pans."
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17. And take H3947 every man H376 his censer H4289 , and put H5414 incense H7004 in H5921 them , and bring H7126 ye before H6440 the LORD H3068 every man H376 his censer H4289 , two hundred H3967 and fifty H2572 censers H4289 ; thou H859 also , and Aaron H175 , each H376 of you his censer H4289 .
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18. So each man got his pan and put burning incense in it and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the Meeting Tent.
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18. And they took H3947 every man H376 his censer H4289 , and put H5414 fire H784 in H413 them , and laid H7760 incense H7004 thereon H413 , and stood H5975 in the door H6607 of the tabernacle H168 of the congregation H4150 with Moses H4872 and Aaron H175 .
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19. Korah gathered all his followers who were against Moses and Aaron, and they stood at the entrance to the Meeting Tent. Then the glory of the Lord appeared to everyone.
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19. And Korah H7141 gathered H6950 H853 all H3605 the congregation H5712 against H5921 them unto H413 the door H6607 of the tabernacle H168 of the congregation H4150 : and the glory H3519 of the LORD H3068 appeared H7200 unto H413 all H3605 the congregation H5712 .
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20. The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
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20. And the LORD H3068 spoke H1696 unto H413 Moses H4872 and unto H413 Aaron H175 , saying H559 ,
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21. "Move away from these men so I can destroy them quickly."
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21. Separate yourselves H914 from among H4480 H8432 this H2063 congregation H5712 , that I may consume H3615 them in a moment H7281 .
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22. But Moses and Aaron bowed facedown and cried out, "God, you are the God over the spirits of all people. Please don't be angry with this whole group. Only one man has really sinned."
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22. And they fell H5307 upon H5921 their faces H6440 , and said H559 , O God H410 , the God H430 of the spirits H7307 of all H3605 flesh H1320 , shall one H259 man H376 sin H2398 , and wilt thou be wroth H7107 with H5921 all H3605 the congregation H5712 ?
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23. Then the Lord said to Moses,
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23. And the LORD H3068 spoke H1696 unto H413 Moses H4872 , saying H559 ,
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24. "Tell everyone to move away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram."
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24. Speak H1696 unto H413 the congregation H5712 , saying H559 , Get you up H5927 from about H4480 H5439 the tabernacle H4908 of Korah H7141 , Dathan H1885 , and Abiram H48 .
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25. Moses stood and went to Dathan and Abiram; the older leaders of Israel followed him.
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25. And Moses H4872 rose up H6965 and went H1980 unto H413 Dathan H1885 and Abiram H48 ; and the elders H2205 of Israel H3478 followed H1980 H310 him.
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26. Moses warned the people, "Move away from the tents of these evil men! Don't touch anything of theirs, or you will be destroyed because of their sins."
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26. And he spoke H1696 unto H413 the congregation H5712 , saying H559 , Depart H5493 , I pray you H4994 , from H4480 H5921 the tents H168 of these H428 wicked H7563 men H376 , and touch H5060 nothing H408 H3605 of theirs, lest H6435 ye be consumed H5595 in all H3605 their sins H2403 .
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27. So they moved away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Dathan and Abiram were standing outside their tents with their wives, children, and little babies.
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27. So they got up H5927 from H4480 H5921 the tabernacle H4908 of Korah H7141 , Dathan H1885 , and Abiram H48 , on every side H4480 H5439 : and Dathan H1885 and Abiram H48 came out H3318 , and stood H5324 in the door H6607 of their tents H168 , and their wives H802 , and their sons H1121 , and their little children H2945 .
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28. Then Moses said, "Now you will know that the Lord has sent me to do all these things; it was not my idea.
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28. And Moses H4872 said H559 , Hereby H2063 ye shall know H3045 that H3588 the LORD H3068 hath sent H7971 me to do H6213 H853 all H3605 these H428 works H4639 ; for H3588 I have not H3808 done them of mine own mind H4480 H3820 .
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29. If these men die a normal death -- the way men usually die -- then the Lord did not really send me.
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29. If H518 these H428 men die H4191 the common death H4194 of all H3605 men H120 , or if they be visited H6485 after H5921 the visitation H6486 of all H3605 men H120 ; then the LORD H3068 hath not H3808 sent H7971 me.
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30. But if the Lord does something new, you will know they have insulted the Lord. The ground will open and swallow them. They will be buried alive and will go to the place of the dead, and everything that belongs to them will go with them."
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30. But if H518 the LORD H3068 make H1254 a new thing H1278 , and the earth H127 open H6475 H853 her mouth H6310 , and swallow them up H1104 H853 , with all H3605 that H834 appertain unto them , and they go down H3381 quick H2416 into the pit H7585 ; then ye shall understand H3045 that H3588 these H428 men H376 have provoked H5006 H853 the LORD H3068 .
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31. When Moses finished saying these things, the ground under the men split open.
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31. And it came to pass H1961 , as he had made an end H3615 of speaking H1696 H853 all H3605 these H428 words H1697 , that the ground H127 cleaved asunder H1234 that H834 was under H8478 them:
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32. The earth opened and swallowed them and all their families. All Korah's men and everything they owned went down.
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32. And the earth H776 opened H6605 H853 her mouth H6310 , and swallowed them up H1104 H853 , and their houses H1004 , and all H3605 the men H120 that H834 appertained unto Korah H7141 , and all H3605 their goods H7399 .
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33. They were buried alive, going to the place of the dead, and everything they owned went with them. Then the earth covered them. They died and were gone from the community.
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33. They H1992 , and all H3605 that H834 appertained to them , went down H3381 alive H2416 into the pit H7585 , and the earth H776 closed H3680 upon H5921 them : and they perished H6 from among H4480 H8432 the congregation H6951 .
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34. The people of Israel around them heard their screams and ran away, saying, "The earth will swallow us, too!"
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34. And all H3605 Israel H3478 that H834 were round about H5439 them fled H5127 at the cry H6963 of them: for H3588 they said H559 , Lest H6435 the earth H776 swallow us up H1104 also .
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35. Then a fire came down from the Lord and destroyed the two hundred fifty men who had presented the incense.
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35. And there came out H3318 a fire H784 from H4480 H854 the LORD H3068 , and consumed H398 the H853 two hundred H3967 and fifty H2572 men H376 that offered H7126 incense H7004 .
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36. The Lord said to Moses,
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36. And the LORD H3068 spoke H1696 unto H413 Moses H4872 , saying H559 ,
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37. "Tell Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, to take all the incense pans out of the fire. Have him scatter the coals a long distance away. But the incense pans are still holy.
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37. Speak H559 unto H413 Eleazar H499 the son H1121 of Aaron H175 the priest H3548 , that he take up H7311 H853 the censers H4289 out of H4480 H996 the burning H8316 , and scatter H2219 thou the fire H784 yonder H1973 ; for H3588 they are hallowed H6942 .
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38. Take the pans of these men who sinned and lost their lives, and hammer them into flat sheets that will be used to cover the altar. They are holy, because they were presented to the Lord, and they will be a sign to the Israelites."
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38. H853 The censers H4289 of these H428 sinners H2400 against their own souls H5315 , let them make H6213 H853 them broad H7555 plates H6341 for a covering H6826 of the altar H4196 : for H3588 they offered H7126 them before H6440 the LORD H3068 , therefore they are hallowed H6942 : and they shall be H1961 a sign H226 unto the children H1121 of Israel H3478 .
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39. So Eleazar the priest gathered all the bronze pans that had been brought by the men who were burned up. He had the pans hammered into flat sheets to put on the altar,
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39. And Eleazar H499 the priest H3548 took H3947 H853 the brazen H5178 censers H4289 , wherewith H834 they that were burnt H8313 had offered H7126 ; and they were made broad H7554 plates for a covering H6826 of the altar H4196 :
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40. as the Lord had commanded him through Moses. These sheets were to remind the Israelites that only descendants of Aaron should burn incense before the Lord. Anyone else would die like Korah and his followers.
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40. To be a memorial H2146 unto the children H1121 of Israel H3478 , that H4616 H834 no H3808 stranger H376 H2114 , which H1931 is not H3808 of the seed H4480 H2233 of Aaron H175 , come near H7126 to offer H6999 incense H7004 before H6440 the LORD H3068 ; that he be H1961 not H3808 as Korah H7141 , and as his company H5712 : as H834 the LORD H3068 said H1696 to him by the hand H3027 of Moses H4872 .
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41. The next day all the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron and said, "You have killed the Lord's people."
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41. But on the morrow H4480 H4283 all H3605 the congregation H5712 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 murmured H3885 against H5921 Moses H4872 and against H5921 Aaron H175 , saying H559 , Ye H859 have killed H4191 H853 the people H5971 of the LORD H3068 .
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42. When the people gathered to complain against Moses and Aaron, they turned toward the Meeting Tent, and the cloud covered it. The glory of the Lord appeared.
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42. And it came to pass H1961 , when the congregation H5712 was gathered H6950 against H5921 Moses H4872 and against H5921 Aaron H175 , that they looked H6437 toward H413 the tabernacle H168 of the congregation H4150 : and, behold H2009 , the cloud H6051 covered H3680 it , and the glory H3519 of the LORD H3068 appeared H7200 .
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43. Then Moses and Aaron went in front of the Meeting Tent.
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43. And Moses H4872 and Aaron H175 came H935 before H413 H6440 the tabernacle H168 of the congregation H4150 .
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44. The Lord said to Moses,
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44. And the LORD H3068 spoke H1696 unto H413 Moses H4872 , saying H559 ,
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45. "Move away from these people so I can destroy them quickly." So Moses and Aaron bowed facedown.
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45. Get you up H7426 from among H4480 H8432 this H2063 congregation H5712 , that I may consume H3615 them as in a moment H7281 . And they fell H5307 upon H5921 their faces H6440 .
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46. Then Moses said to Aaron, "Get your pan, and put fire from the altar and incense in it. Hurry to the people and remove their sin. The Lord is angry with them; the sickness has already started."
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46. And Moses H4872 said H559 unto H413 Aaron H175 , Take H3947 H853 a censer H4289 , and put H5414 fire H784 therein H5921 from off H4480 H5921 the altar H4196 , and put on H7760 incense H7004 , and go H1980 quickly H4120 unto H413 the congregation H5712 , and make an atonement H3722 for H5921 them: for H3588 there is wrath H7110 gone out H3318 from H4480 H6440 the LORD H3068 ; the plague H5063 is begun H2490 .
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47. So Aaron did as Moses said. He ran to the middle of the people, where the sickness had already started among them. So Aaron offered the incense to remove their sin.
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47. And Aaron H175 took H3947 as H834 Moses H4872 commanded H1696 , and ran H7323 into H413 the midst H8432 of the congregation H6951 ; and, behold H2009 , the plague H5063 was begun H2490 among the people H5971 : and he put on H5414 H853 incense H7004 , and made an atonement H3722 for H5921 the people H5971 .
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48. He stood between the dead and the living, and the sickness stopped there.
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48. And he stood H5975 between H996 the dead H4191 and the living H2416 ; and the plague H4046 was stayed H6113 .
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49. But 14,700 people died from that sickness, in addition to those who died because of Korah.
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49. Now they that died H4191 in the plague H4046 were H1961 fourteen H702 H6240 thousand H505 and seven H7651 hundred H3967 , beside H4480 H905 them that died H4191 about H5921 the matter H1697 of Korah H7141 .
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50. Then Aaron went back to Moses at the entrance to the Meeting Tent. The terrible sickness had been stopped.
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50. And Aaron H175 returned H7725 unto H413 Moses H4872 unto H413 the door H6607 of the tabernacle H168 of the congregation H4150 : and the plague H4046 was stayed H6113 .
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