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Book of Numbers, Chapter 16

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Chapter 16 of Numbers—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ Now 1Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with 2Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took action,
  2. and they rose up before Moses, [a]together with some of the sons of Israel, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation, [b]3chosen in the assembly, men of renown.
  3. They assembled together 4against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “[c]5You have gone far enough, for all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and 6the LORD is in their midst; so why do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?”
  4. ¶ When Moses heard this, 7he fell on his face;
  5. and he spoke to Korah and all his company, saying, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will show who is His, and 8who is holy, and will bring him near to Himself; even 9the one whom He will choose, He will bring near to Himself.
  6. Do this: take censers for yourselves, Korah and all [d]your company,
  7. and put fire in them, and lay incense upon them in the presence of the LORD tomorrow; and the man whom the LORD chooses shall be the one who is holy. [e]10You have gone far enough, you sons of Levi!”
  8. ¶ Then Moses said to Korah, “Hear now, you sons of Levi,
  9. 11is it [f]not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the rest of the congregation of Israel, 12to bring you near to Himself, to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them;
  10. and that He has brought you near, Korah, and all your brothers, sons of Levi, with you? And are you 13seeking for the priesthood also?
  11. Therefore you and all your company are gathered together 14against the LORD; but as for Aaron, [g]who is he that 15you grumble against him?”
  12. ¶ Then Moses sent [h]a summons to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; but they said, “We will not come up.
  13. Is it [i]not enough that you have brought us up out of a 16land flowing with milk and honey 17to have us die in the wilderness, but you would also lord it over us?
  14. Indeed, you have not brought us 18into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor have you given us an inheritance of 19fields and vineyards. Would you [j]20put out the eyes of [k]these men? We will not come up!”
  15. ¶ Then Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, “21Do not regard their offering! 22I have not taken a single donkey from them, nor have I done harm to any of them.”
  16. Moses said to Korah, “You and all your company be present before the LORD tomorrow, both you and they along with Aaron.
  17. Each of you take his firepan and put incense on [l]it, and each of you bring his censer before the LORD, two hundred and fifty firepans; also you and Aaron shall each bring his firepan.”
  18. So they each took his own censer and put fire on [m]it, and laid incense on [n]it; and they stood at the doorway of the tent of meeting, with Moses and Aaron.
  19. Thus Korah assembled all the congregation against them at the doorway of the tent of meeting. And 23the glory of the LORD appeared to all the congregation.
  20. ¶ Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
  21. “24Separate yourselves from among this congregation, 25that I may consume them instantly.”
  22. But they fell on their faces and said, “O God, 26God of the spirits of all flesh, 27when one man sins, will You be angry with the entire congregation?”
  23. ¶ Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
  24. “Speak to the congregation, saying, ‘28Get back from around the dwellings of Korah, Dathan and Abiram.’”
  25. ¶ Then Moses arose and went to Dathan and Abiram, with the elders of Israel following him,
  26. and he spoke to the congregation, saying, “29Depart now from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing that belongs to them, 30or you will be swept away in all their sin.”
  27. So they got back from around the dwellings of Korah, Dathan and Abiram; and Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the doorway of their tents, along with their wives and 31their sons and their little ones.
  28. Moses said, “By this you shall know that 32the LORD has sent me to do all these deeds; for this is not [o]my doing.
  29. If these men die [p]the death of all men or [q]if they suffer the 33fate of all men, then the LORD has not sent me.
  30. But 34if the LORD [r]brings about an entirely new thing and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that is theirs, and they 35descend alive into [s]Sheol, then you will understand that these men have spurned the LORD.”
  31. ¶ As he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split open;
  32. and 36the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, and their households, and 37all the men who belonged to Korah with their possessions.
  33. So they and all that belonged to them went down alive to [t]Sheol; and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly.
  34. All Israel who were around them fled at their [u]outcry, for they said, “The earth may swallow us up!”
  35. 38Fire also came forth from the LORD and consumed the 39two hundred and fifty men who were offering the incense.
  36. [v]Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
  37. “Say to Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, that he shall take up the censers out of the midst of the [w]blaze, for they are holy; and you scatter the [x]burning coals abroad.
  38. As for the censers of these [y]men who have sinned at the cost of their lives, let them be made into hammered sheets for a plating of the altar, since they did present them before the LORD and they are holy; and 40they shall be for a sign to the sons of Israel.”
  39. So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers which the men who were burned had offered, and they hammered them out as a plating for the altar,
  40. as a [z]reminder to the sons of Israel that 41no [aa]layman who is not of the [ab]descendants of Aaron should come near 42to burn incense before the LORD; so that he will not become like Korah and his company—just as the LORD had spoken to him [ac]through Moses.
  41. ¶ But on the next day all the congregation of the sons of Israel 43grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You are the ones who have caused the death of the LORD’S people.”
  42. It came about, however, when the congregation had assembled against Moses and Aaron, that they turned toward the tent of meeting, and behold, the cloud covered it and 44the glory of the LORD appeared.
  43. Then Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of meeting,
  44. and the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
  45. “[ad]45Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them instantly.” Then they fell on their faces.
  46. Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer and put in it fire from the altar, and lay incense on it; then bring it quickly to the congregation and 46make atonement for them, for 47wrath has gone forth from the LORD, the plague has begun!”
  47. Then Aaron took it as Moses had spoken, and ran into the midst of the assembly, for behold, the plague had begun among the people. 48So he put on the incense and made atonement for the people.
  48. He took his stand between the dead and the living, so that the plague was checked.
  49. 49But those who died by the plague were 14,700, besides those who 50died on account of Korah.
  50. Then Aaron returned to Moses at the doorway of the tent of meeting, for the plague had been checked.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit and men from
  2. ^ Lit called ones of
  3. ^ Lit It is much for you
  4. ^ Lit his
  5. ^ Lit It is much for you
  6. ^ Or too little for you
  7. ^ Lit what
  8. ^ Lit to call
  9. ^ Lit a little thing
  10. ^ Lit bore out
  11. ^ Lit those
  12. ^ Lit them
  13. ^ Lit them
  14. ^ Lit them
  15. ^ Lit from my heart
  16. ^ Lit like the death
  17. ^ Lit the visitation of all men be visited upon them
  18. ^ Lit creates a new creation
  19. ^ I.e. the nether world
  20. ^ I.e. the nether world
  21. ^ Or voice
  22. ^ Ch 17:1 in Heb
  23. ^ Or place of burning
  24. ^ Lit the fire
  25. ^ Lit sinners against their lives
  26. ^ Or memorial
  27. ^ Lit stranger
  28. ^ Lit seed
  29. ^ Lit by the hand of
  30. ^ Or Arise

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Ex 6:21; Jd 11
  2. ^ Nu 26:9; De 11:6
  3. ^ Nu 1:16; 26:9
  4. ^ Nu 12:2; Ps 106:16
  5. ^ Nu 16:7
  6. ^ Nu 5:3
  7. ^ Nu 14:5
  8. ^ Le 10:3; Ps 65:4
  9. ^ Nu 17:5, 8
  10. ^ Nu 16:3
  11. ^ Is 7:13
  12. ^ Nu 3:6, 9; De 10:8
  13. ^ Nu 3:10; 18:1-7
  14. ^ Ex 16:7
  15. ^ 1Co 10:10
  16. ^ Ex 16:3; Nu 11:4-6
  17. ^ Nu 14:2, 3
  18. ^ Nu 13:27; 14:8
  19. ^ Ex 22:5; 23:10, 11; Nu 20:5
  20. ^ Jg 16:21; 1Sa 11:2
  21. ^ Ge 4:4, 5
  22. ^ 1Sa 12:3
  23. ^ Nu 14:10; 16:42; 20:6
  24. ^ Nu 16:45
  25. ^ Ex 32:10, 12
  26. ^ Nu 27:16
  27. ^ Ge 18:23-32; Le 4:3
  28. ^ Nu 16:45
  29. ^ Is 52:11
  30. ^ Ge 19:15, 17
  31. ^ Nu 26:11
  32. ^ Ex 3:12-15; 4:12, 15
  33. ^ Ec 3:19
  34. ^ Jb 31:2, 3
  35. ^ Ps 55:15
  36. ^ Nu 26:10; De 11:6; Ps 106:17
  37. ^ Nu 26:11
  38. ^ Nu 11:1-3; 26:10
  39. ^ Nu 16:2
  40. ^ Eze 14:8; 2Pe 2:6
  41. ^ Nu 1:51
  42. ^ Ex 30:7-10
  43. ^ Nu 16:3
  44. ^ Nu 16:19
  45. ^ Nu 16:21, 24
  46. ^ Nu 25:13; Is 6:6, 7
  47. ^ Nu 18:5; De 9:22
  48. ^ Nu 25:6-8, 13
  49. ^ Nu 25:9
  50. ^ Nu 16:32, 35

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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