Numbers 16:36

36 The Lord said to Moses,

Numbers 16:36 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 16:36

And the Lord spake unto Moses
Immediately after these men were consumed by fire from him; out of the same cloud from whence that proceeded, he spoke:

saying:
as follows.

Numbers 16:36 In-Context

34 The people of Israel around them heard their screams and ran away, saying, "The earth will swallow us, too!"

35 Then a fire came down from the Lord and destroyed the two hundred fifty men who had presented the incense.

36 The Lord said to Moses,

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.

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."