Numbers 16:5,7,10,35,40,46-48
Numbers 16:5 The Message (MSG)
Then he addressed Korah and his gang: “In the morning GOD will make clear who is on his side, who is holy. GOD will take his stand with the one he chooses.
Numbers 16:6-7 The Message (MSG)
“Now, Korah, here’s what I want you, you and your gang, to do: Tomorrow, take censers. In the presence of GOD, put fire in them and then incense. Then we’ll see who is holy, see whom GOD chooses. Sons of Levi, you’ve overstepped yourselves!”
Numbers 16:8-11 The Message (MSG)
Moses continued with Korah, “Listen well now, sons of Levi. Isn’t it enough for you that the God of Israel has selected you out of the congregation of Israel to bring you near him to serve in the ministries of The Dwelling of GOD, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them? He has brought you and all your brother Levites into his inner circle, and now you’re grasping for the priesthood, too. It’s GOD you’ve ganged up against, not us. What do you have against Aaron that you’re bad-mouthing him?”
Numbers 16:35 The Message (MSG)
Then GOD sent lightning. The fire cremated the 250 men who were offering the incense.
Numbers 16:39-40 The Message (MSG)
So Eleazar gathered all the bronze censers that belonged to those who had been burned up and had them hammered flat and used to overlay the Altar, just as GOD had instructed him by Moses. This was to serve as a sign to Israel that only descendants of Aaron were allowed to burn incense before GOD; anyone else trying it would end up like Korah and his gang.
Numbers 16:46-47-48 The Message (MSG)
Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer and fill it with incense, along with fire from the Altar. Get to the congregation as fast as you can: make atonement for them. Anger is pouring out from GOD—the plague has started!” Aaron grabbed the censer, as directed by Moses, and ran into the midst of the congregation. The plague had already begun. He put burning incense into the censer and atoned for the people. He stood there between the living and the dead and stopped the plague.
Numbers 16:5 King James Version (KJV)
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.
Numbers 16:7 King James Version (KJV)
and 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.
Numbers 16:10 King James Version (KJV)
And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?
Numbers 16:35 King James Version (KJV)
And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
Numbers 16:40 King James Version (KJV)
to 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.
Numbers 16:46-48 King James Version (KJV)
And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague is begun. And Aaron took as Moses commanded, 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. And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
Numbers 16:5 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
and he spoke to Korah and all his company, saying, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will show who is His, and who is holy, and will bring him near to Himself; even the one whom He will choose, He will bring near to Himself.
Numbers 16:7 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
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. You have gone far enough, you sons of Levi!”
Numbers 16:10 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
and that He has brought you near, Korah, and all your brothers, sons of Levi, with you? And are you seeking for the priesthood also?
Numbers 16:35 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Fire also came forth from the LORD and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the incense.
Numbers 16:40 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
as a reminder to the sons of Israel that no layman who is not of the descendants of Aaron should come near to burn incense before the LORD; so that he will not become like Korah and his company—just as the LORD had spoken to him through Moses.
Numbers 16:46-48 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
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 make atonement for them, for wrath has gone forth from the LORD, the plague has begun!” 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. So he put on the incense and made atonement for the people. He took his stand between the dead and the living, so that the plague was checked.
Numbers 16:5 New Century Version (NCV)
Then he said to Korah and all his followers: “Tomorrow morning the LORD will show who belongs to him. He will bring the one who is holy near to him; he will bring to himself the person he chooses.
Numbers 16:7 New Century Version (NCV)
Tomorrow put fire and incense in them and take them before the LORD. He will choose the man who is holy. You Levites have gone too far.”
Numbers 16:10 New Century Version (NCV)
He has brought you and all your fellow Levites near to himself, yet now you want to be priests.
Numbers 16:35 New Century Version (NCV)
Then a fire came down from the LORD and destroyed the two hundred fifty men who had presented the incense.
Numbers 16:40 New Century Version (NCV)
as the LORD had commanded him through Moses. These sheets were to remind the Israelites that only descendants of Aaron should burn incense before the LORD. Anyone else would die like Korah and his followers.
Numbers 16:46-48 New Century Version (NCV)
Then Moses said to Aaron, “Get your pan, and put fire from the altar and incense in it. Hurry to the people and remove their sin. The LORD is angry with them; the sickness has already started.” So Aaron did as Moses said. He ran to the middle of the people, where the sickness had already started among them. So Aaron offered the incense to remove their sin. He stood between the dead and the living, and the sickness stopped there.
Numbers 16:5 American Standard Version (ASV)
and he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, In the morning Jehovah will show who are his, and who is holy, and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he shall choose will he cause to come near unto him.
Numbers 16:7 American Standard Version (ASV)
and put fire in them, and put incense upon them before Jehovah to-morrow: and it shall be that the man whom Jehovah doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.
Numbers 16:10 American Standard Version (ASV)
and that he hath brought thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee? and seek ye the priesthood also?
Numbers 16:35 American Standard Version (ASV)
And fire came forth from Jehovah, and devoured the two hundred and fifty men that offered the incense.
Numbers 16:40 American Standard Version (ASV)
to be a memorial unto the children of Israel, to the end that no stranger, that is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to burn incense before Jehovah; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as Jehovah spake unto him by Moses.
Numbers 16:46-48 American Standard Version (ASV)
And Moses said unto Aaron, Take thy censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and lay incense thereon, and carry it quickly unto the congregation, and make atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from Jehovah; the plague is begun. And Aaron took as Moses spake, and ran into the midst of the assembly; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on the incense, and made atonement for the people. And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
Numbers 16:5 New International Version (NIV)
Then he said to Korah and all his followers: “In the morning the LORD will show who belongs to him and who is holy, and he will have that person come near him. The man he chooses he will cause to come near him.
Numbers 16:7 New International Version (NIV)
and tomorrow put burning coals and incense in them before the LORD. The man the LORD chooses will be the one who is holy. You Levites have gone too far!”
Numbers 16:10 New International Version (NIV)
He has brought you and all your fellow Levites near himself, but now you are trying to get the priesthood too.
Numbers 16:35 New International Version (NIV)
And fire came out from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.
Numbers 16:40 New International Version (NIV)
as the LORD directed him through Moses. This was to remind the Israelites that no one except a descendant of Aaron should come to burn incense before the LORD, or he would become like Korah and his followers.
Numbers 16:46-48 New International Version (NIV)
Then Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer and put incense in it, along with burning coals from the altar, and hurry to the assembly to make atonement for them. Wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has started.” So Aaron did as Moses said, and ran into the midst of the assembly. The plague had already started among the people, but Aaron offered the incense and made atonement for them. He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague stopped.
Numbers 16:5 New King James Version (NKJV)
and he spoke to Korah and all his company, saying, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will show who is His and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to Him. That one whom He chooses He will cause to come near to Him.
Numbers 16:7 New King James Version (NKJV)
put fire in them and put incense in them before the LORD tomorrow, and it shall be that the man whom the LORD chooses is the holy one. You take too much upon yourselves, you sons of Levi!”
Numbers 16:10 New King James Version (NKJV)
and that He has brought you near to Himself, you and all your brethren, the sons of Levi, with you? And are you seeking the priesthood also?
Numbers 16:35 New King James Version (NKJV)
And a fire came out from the LORD and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering incense.
Numbers 16:40 New King James Version (NKJV)
to be a memorial to the children of Israel that no outsider, who is not a descendant of Aaron, should come near to offer incense before the LORD, that he might not become like Korah and his companions, just as the LORD had said to him through Moses.
Numbers 16:46-48 New King James Version (NKJV)
So Moses said to Aaron, “Take a censer and put fire in it from the altar, put incense on it, and take it quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them; for wrath has gone out from the LORD. The plague has begun.” Then Aaron took it as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the assembly; and already the plague had begun among the people. So he put in the incense and made atonement for the people. And he stood between the dead and the living; so the plague was stopped.
Numbers 16:5 Amplified Bible (AMP)
and he spoke to Korah and all his company, saying, “In the morning the LORD will show who belongs to Him, and who is holy, and will bring him near to Himself; the one whom He will choose He will bring near to Himself. [2 Tim 2:19]
Numbers 16:7 Amplified Bible (AMP)
then put fire in them and place incense on them in the presence of the LORD tomorrow; and the man whom the LORD chooses shall be the one who is holy. You have gone far enough, you sons of Levi.”
Numbers 16:10 Amplified Bible (AMP)
and that He has brought you near [to Him], Korah and all your brothers, sons of Levi with you? Would you seek the priesthood also?
Numbers 16:35 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Fire also came forth from the LORD and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the incense.
Numbers 16:40 Amplified Bible (AMP)
as a reminder to the sons of Israel so that no layman—that is, one who is not of the descendants of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the LORD; so that he will not become like Korah and as his company—just as the LORD had said to him through Moses.
Numbers 16:46-48 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Moses said to Aaron, “Take a censer and put fire in it from the altar and lay incense on it; then bring it quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, for wrath has gone forth from the LORD; the plague has begun!” So Aaron took the burning censer as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the assembly; and behold, the plague had [already] begun among the people; and he put on the incense and made atonement for the people. He stood between the dead and the living, so that the plague was brought to an end.
Numbers 16:5 New Living Translation (NLT)
Then he said to Korah and his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will show us who belongs to him and who is holy. The LORD will allow only those whom he selects to enter his own presence.
Numbers 16:7 New Living Translation (NLT)
Light fires in them tomorrow, and burn incense before the LORD. Then we will see whom the LORD chooses as his holy one. You Levites are the ones who have gone too far!”
Numbers 16:10 New Living Translation (NLT)
Korah, he has already given this special ministry to you and your fellow Levites. Are you now demanding the priesthood as well?
Numbers 16:35 New Living Translation (NLT)
Then fire blazed forth from the LORD and burned up the 250 men who were offering incense.
Numbers 16:40 New Living Translation (NLT)
This would warn the Israelites that no unauthorized person—no one who was not a descendant of Aaron—should ever enter the LORD’s presence to burn incense. If anyone did, the same thing would happen to him as happened to Korah and his followers. So the LORD’s instructions to Moses were carried out.
Numbers 16:46-48 New Living Translation (NLT)
And Moses said to Aaron, “Quick, take an incense burner and place burning coals on it from the altar. Lay incense on it, and carry it out among the people to purify them and make them right with the LORD. The LORD’s anger is blazing against them—the plague has already begun.” Aaron did as Moses told him and ran out among the people. The plague had already begun to strike down the people, but Aaron burned the incense and purified the people. He stood between the dead and the living, and the plague stopped.
Numbers 16:5 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)
and he said to Korah and all his company, “In the morning the LORD will show who is his, and who is holy, and will bring him near to him. The one whom he chooses he will bring near to him.
Numbers 16:7 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)
put fire in them and put incense on them before the LORD tomorrow, and the man whom the LORD chooses shall be the holy one. You have gone too far, sons of Levi!”
Numbers 16:10 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)
and that he has brought you near him, and all your brothers the sons of Levi with you? And would you seek the priesthood also?
Numbers 16:35 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)
And fire came out from the LORD and consumed the 250 men offering the incense.
Numbers 16:40 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)
to be a reminder to the people of Israel, so that no outsider, who is not of the descendants of Aaron, should draw near to burn incense before the LORD, lest he become like Korah and his company—as the LORD said to him through Moses.
Numbers 16:46-48 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)
And Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, and put fire on it from off the altar and lay incense on it and carry it quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, for wrath has gone out from the LORD; the plague has begun.” So Aaron took it as Moses said and ran into the midst of the assembly. And behold, the plague had already begun among the people. And he put on the incense and made atonement for the people. And he stood between the dead and the living, and the plague was stopped.