Numbers
15:17-16:40
Listen to this passage View commentary related to this passage 17And
the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 18Speak unto the
children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land whither I bring you, 19Then it shall be, that, when ye eat of the bread of the land, ye shall offer up an heave offering
unto the LORD. 20Ye shall offer up a cake of the first
of your dough for an heave offering: as ye do the heave offering of the threshingfloor, so shall ye heave it. 21Of the first of your dough ye shall give unto the LORD an heave offering
in your generations. 22And if ye have erred, and not
observed all these commandments, which the LORD hath spoken unto Moses, 23Even
all that the LORD hath commanded you by the hand of Moses, from the day that the LORD commanded Moses, and henceforward among
your generations; 24Then it shall be, if ought be
committed by ignorance without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock
for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour unto the LORD, with his meat offering, and his drink offering, according to the manner,
and one kid of the goats for a sin offering. 25And
the priest shall make an atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel, and it shall be forgiven them; for
it is ignorance: and they shall bring their offering, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD, and their sin offering before
the LORD, for their ignorance: 26And it shall be forgiven
all the congregation of the children of Israel, and the stranger that sojourneth among them; seeing all the people were in
ignorance. 27And if any soul sin through ignorance,
then he shall bring a she goat of the first year for a sin offering. 28And
the priest shall make an atonement for the soul that sinneth ignorantly, when he sinneth by ignorance before the LORD, to
make an atonement for him; and it shall be forgiven him. 29Ye
shall have one law for him that sinneth through ignorance, both for him that is born among the children of Israel, and for
the stranger that sojourneth among them. 30But the
soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the LORD; and that
soul shall be cut off from among his people. 31Because
he hath despised the word of the LORD, and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall
be upon him. 32And while the children of Israel were
in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day. 33And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation.
34And they put him in ward, because it was not declared
what should be done to him. 35And the LORD said unto
Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp. 36And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with
stones, and he died; as the LORD commanded Moses. 37And
the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 38Speak unto the
children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations,
and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue: 39And
it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them ;
and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring: 40That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God.
41I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of
the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD your God. Numbers 16 1Now 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: 2And
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: 3And 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? 4And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:
5And 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. 6This
do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company; 7And
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. 8And
Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi: 9Seemeth
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? 10And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi
with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also? 11For
which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against
him? 12And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the
sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up: 13Is
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? 14Moreover
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. 15And
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. 16And Moses said unto Korah,
Be thou and all thy company before the LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow: 17And 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. 18And 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. 19And
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. 20And the
LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 21Separate
yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment. 22And 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? 23And
the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 24Speak unto the
congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. 25And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him. 26And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the
tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of their's, lest ye be consumed in all their sins. 27So 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. 28And 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. 29If
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. 30But 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. 31And
it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them: 32And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses,
and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods. 33They,
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. 34And all Israel that were round
about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also. 35And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered
incense. 36And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
37Speak 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. 38The 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. 39And 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: 40To 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. |