NOW Qorach, the son of Yitshar, the son of Qohath, the son of Leviy, and Dathan and Aviyram, the sons of Eliy'av, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Re'uven, took men:
And they rose up before Mosheh, with certain of the children of Yashar'el, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the assembly, men of renown:
And they gathered themselves together against Mosheh and against Aharon, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the assembly are holy, everyone of them, and Yahuah is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the assembly of Yahuah?
And when Mosheh heard it, he fell upon his face:
And he spoke unto Qorach and unto all his company, saying, Even tomorrow Yahuah will show who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he has chosen will he cause to come near unto him.
This do; Take you censers, Qorach, and all his company;
And put fire therein, and put incense in them before Yahuah tomorrow: and it shall be that the man whom Yahuah chooses, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Leviy.
And Mosheh said unto Qorach, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Leviy:
Does it seem but a small thing unto you, that the Elohai of Yashar'el has separated you from the assembly of Yashar'el, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the Tabernacle of Yahuah, and to stand before the assembly to minister unto them?
And he has brought you near to him, and all your brethren the sons of Leviy with you: and seek ye the priesthood also?
For which cause both you and all your company are gathered together against Yahuah: and what is Aharon, that ye murmur against him?
And Mosheh sent to call Dathan and Aviyram, the sons of Eliy'av: which said, We will not come up:
Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land that flows with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except you make yourself altogether a prince over us?
Moreover you have not brought us into a land that flows with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: will you put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.
And Mosheh was very wroth, and said unto El-Yahuah, Respect not you their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.
And Mosheh said unto Qorach, Be you and all your company before Yahuah, you, and they, and Aharon, tomorrow:
And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before Yahuah every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; you also, and Aharon, each of you his censer.
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 assembly with Mosheh and Aharon.
And Qorach gathered all the assembly against them unto the door of the Tabernacle of the assembly: and the glory of Yahuah appeared unto all the assembly.
And Yahuah spoke unto El-Mosheh and unto El-Aharon, saying,
Separate yourselves from among this assembly, that I may consume them in a moment.
And they fell upon their faces, and said, O El, the Elohai of the ruachoth of all flesh, shall one man sin, and will you be wroth with all the assembly?
And Yahuah spoke unto Mosheh, saying,
Speak unto the assembly, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Qorach, Dathan, and Aviyram.
And Mosheh rose up and went unto Dathan and Aviyram; and the elders of Yashar'el followed him.
And he spoke unto the assembly, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.
So they got up from the tabernacle of Qorach, Dathan, and Aviyram, on every side: and Dathan and Aviyram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their women, and their sons, and their little children.
And Mosheh said, Hereby ye shall know that Yahuah has sent me to do את all these works; for I have not done them of my own mind.
If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then Yahuah has not sent me.
But if Yahuah 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 Yahuah.
And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking את all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:
And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and את all the men that appertained unto Qorach, and את all their goods.
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 assembly.
And all Yashar'el that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.
And there came out a fire from Yahuah, and consumed את the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
And Yahuah spoke unto El-Mosheh, saying,
Speak unto El`azar the son of Aharon the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter you the fire yonder; for they are hallowed.
את 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 Yahuah, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Yashar'el.
And El`azar the priest took את the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:
To be a memorial unto the children of Yashar'el, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aharon, come near to offer incense before Yahuah; that he be not as Qorach, and as his company: as Yahuah said to him by the hand of Mosheh.
But on the morrow all the assembly of the children of Yashar'el murmured against Mosheh and against Aharon, saying, Ye have killed the people of Yahuah.
And it came to pass, when the assembly was gathered against Mosheh and against Aharon, that they looked toward the Tabernacle of the assembly: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of Yahuah appeared.
And Mosheh and Aharon came before the Tabernacle of the assembly.
And Yahuah spoke unto Mosheh, saying,
Get you up from among this assembly, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
And Mosheh said unto El-Aharon, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the assembly, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from Yahuah; the plague is begun.
And Aharon took as Mosheh commanded, and ran into the midst of the assembly; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people.
And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Qorach.
And Aharon returned unto Mosheh unto the door of the Tabernacle of the assembly: and the plague was stayed.