Numbers 16:6

6 Do this: take for yourselves censers, Korah and all of your company;

Numbers 16:6 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 16:6

This do, take you censers
Vessels to put incense in to offer, which was the business of the priests:

Korah, and all his company;
the two hundred fifty princes that were with him, for so many we read took censers, and offered incense, ( Numbers 16:18 Numbers 16:35 ) .

Numbers 16:6 In-Context

4 When Moses heard [this], he fell on his face.

5 And he said to Korah and to his entire company, saying, "[Tomorrow] morning Yahweh will make known who [is] his and [who] is holy, and he will bring him near to him, whomever he chooses he will bring near to him.

6 Do this: take for yourselves censers, Korah and all of your company;

7 tomorrow put fire in them and place incense on them {before} Yahweh; the man whom Yahweh chooses [will be] the holy [one]. You take too much upon yourselves, sons of Levi!"

8 And Moses said to Korah, "Please listen, sons of Levi!

Footnotes

• [a] Hebrew "his company"