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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:
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And they rose upbeforeMoses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fiftyprinces of the assembly,famous in the congregation,men of renown:
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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?
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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.
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And putfiretherein, and putincense 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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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 standbefore the congregation to minister unto them?
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Is it a small thingthat 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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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.
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And take every man his censer, and putincense in them, and bring ye before the LORD every man his censer, two hundred and fiftycensers; thou also, and Aaron,each of you his censer.
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And they took every man his censer, and putfire in them, and laidincense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron.
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And Korahgathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the LORDappeared unto all the congregation.
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And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall onemansin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?
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And he spake unto the congregation,saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wickedmen, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.
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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.
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But if the LORDmake a new thing, and the earthopen her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go downquick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD.
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Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censersout of the burning, and scatter thou the fireyonder; for they are hallowed.
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The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broadplates 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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And Eleazar the priesttook the brasencensers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:
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To be a memorial unto the children of Israel,thatnostranger*, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offerincensebefore the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORDsaid to him by the hand of Moses.
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But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israelmurmured against Moses and against Aaron,saying, Ye have killed the people of the LORD.
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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 cloudcovered it, and the glory of the LORDappeared.
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And Mosessaid unto Aaron,Take a censer, and putfire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and goquickly 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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And Aarontook as Mosescommanded, 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.