Numbers 16

Highlighted words differ from the WEB. Most differences are matters of wording, style or the age of the English, not of meaning; a few reflect different manuscripts.

WEB KJV

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WEBNow Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took some men.
KJVNow 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:
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WEBThey rose up before Moses, with some of the children of Israel, two hundred fifty princes of the congregation, called to the assembly, men of renown.
KJVAnd 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:
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WEBThey assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, “You take too much on yourself, since all the congregation are holy, everyone of them, and Yahweh is among them! Why do you lift yourselves up above Yahweh’s assembly?”
KJVAnd 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?
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WEBWhen Moses heard it, he fell on his face.
KJVAnd when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:
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WEBHe said to Korah and to all his company, “In the morning, Yahweh will show who are his, and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to him. Even him whom he shall choose, he will cause to come near to him.
KJVAnd 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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WEBDo this: have Korah and all his company take censers,
KJVThis do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
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WEBput fire in them, and put incense on them before Yahweh tomorrow. It shall be that the man whom Yahweh chooses, he shall be holy. You have gone too far, you sons of Levi!”
KJVAnd 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.
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WEBMoses said to Korah, “Hear now, you sons of Levi!
KJVAnd Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:
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WEBIs it a small thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself, to do the service of Yahweh’s tabernacle, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them;
KJVSeemeth 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?
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WEBand that he has brought you near, and all your brothers the sons of Levi with you? Do you seek the priesthood also?
KJVAnd he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?
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WEBTherefore you and all your company have gathered together against Yahweh! What is Aaron that you complain against him?”
KJVFor which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?
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WEBMoses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they said, “We won’t come up!
KJVAnd Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:
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WEBIs it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, but you must also make yourself a prince over us?
KJVIs 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?
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WEBMoreover you haven’t brought us into 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 won’t come up.”
KJVMoreover 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.
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WEBMoses was very angry, and said to Yahweh, “Don’t respect their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them, neither have I hurt one of them.”
KJVAnd 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.
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WEBMoses said to Korah, “You and all your company go before Yahweh, you, and they, and Aaron, tomorrow.
KJVAnd Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow:
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WEBEach man take his censer and put incense on it, and each man bring before Yahweh his censer, two hundred fifty censers; you also, and Aaron, each with his censer.”
KJVAnd 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.
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WEBThey each took his censer, and put fire in it, and laid incense on it, and stood at the door of the Tent of Meeting with Moses and Aaron.
KJVAnd 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.
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WEBKorah assembled all the congregation opposite them to the door of the Tent of Meeting. Yahweh’s glory appeared to all the congregation.
KJVAnd 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.
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WEBYahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
KJVAnd the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
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WEB“Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment!”
KJVSeparate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.
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WEBThey fell on their faces, and said, “God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and will you be angry with all the congregation?”
KJVAnd 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?
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WEBYahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
KJVAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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WEB“Speak to the congregation, saying, ‘Get away from around the tent of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram!’”
KJVSpeak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
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WEBMoses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.
KJVAnd Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.
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WEBHe spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart, please, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins!”
KJVAnd he spake unto the congregation, 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.
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WEBSo they went away from the tent of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side. Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood at the door of their tents with their wives, their sons, and their little ones.
KJVSo 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.
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WEBMoses said, “Hereby you shall know that Yahweh has sent me to do all these works; for they are not from my own mind.
KJVAnd 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.
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WEBIf these men die the common death of all men, or if they experience what all men experience, then Yahweh hasn’t sent me.
KJVIf 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.
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WEBBut if Yahweh makes a new thing, and the ground opens its mouth, and swallows them up with all that belong to them, and they go down alive into Sheol, then you shall understand that these men have despised Yahweh.”
KJVBut 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.
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WEBAs he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split apart.
KJVAnd it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:
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WEBThe earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up with their households, all of Korah’s men, and all their goods.
KJVAnd the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
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WEBSo they, and all that belonged to them went down alive into Sheol. The earth closed on them, and they perished from among the assembly.
KJVThey, 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.
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WEBAll Israel that were around them fled at their cry; for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up!”
KJVAnd all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.
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WEBFire came out from Yahweh, and devoured the two hundred fifty men who offered the incense.
KJVAnd there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
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WEBYahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
KJVAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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WEB“Speak to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter the fire away from the camp; for they are holy,
KJVSpeak 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.
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WEBeven the censers of those who sinned against their own lives. Let them be beaten into plates for a covering of the altar, for they offered them before Yahweh. Therefore they are holy. They shall be a sign to the children of Israel.”
KJVThe 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.
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WEBEleazar the priest took the bronze censers which those who were burned had offered; and they beat them out for a covering of the altar,
KJVAnd 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:
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WEBto be a memorial to the children of Israel, to the end that no stranger who isn’t of the offspring of Aaron, would come near to burn incense before Yahweh, that he not be as Korah and as his company; as Yahweh spoke to him by Moses.
KJVTo 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.
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WEBBut on the next day all the congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and against Aaron, saying, “You have killed Yahweh’s people!”
KJVBut 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.
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WEBWhen the congregation was assembled against Moses and against Aaron, they looked toward the Tent of Meeting. Behold, the cloud covered it, and Yahweh’s glory appeared.
KJVAnd 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.
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WEBMoses and Aaron came to the front of the Tent of Meeting.
KJVAnd Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.
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WEBYahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
KJVAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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WEB“Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment!” They fell on their faces.
KJVGet you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
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WEBMoses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, put fire from the altar in it, lay incense on it, carry it quickly to the congregation, and make atonement for them; for wrath has gone out from Yahweh! The plague has begun.”
KJVAnd 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.
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WEBAaron did as Moses said, and ran into the middle of the assembly. The plague had already begun among the people. He put on the incense, and made atonement for the people.
KJVAnd 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.
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WEBHe stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
KJVAnd he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
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WEBNow those who died by the plague were fourteen thousand seven hundred, in addition to those who died about the matter of Korah.
KJVNow they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.
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WEBAaron returned to Moses to the door of the Tent of Meeting, and the plague was stopped.
KJVAnd Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the plague was stayed.

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