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CHAP, XVI.

of Korah, &c. of Israel, and for the stranger that so-, two hundred and fifty princes of the Journeth among them. assembly, famous in the congregation, 30 1 But the soul that doeth aught|men of renown : presumptuously, whether he be born 3 And they gathered themselves toin the land, or a stranger, the same re- gether against Moses, and against proacheth the LORD; and that soul Aaron, and said unto them, Te take shall be cut off from anong his people, too much upon you, seeing all the con31 Because he hath despised the word gregation are holy, every one of them, of the LORD, and hath broken his com-and the LORD is among them: wheremandment, that soul shall utterly before then lift ye up yourselves above cut oll: his iniquity shall be upon him. the congregation of the LORD? 32 T And while the children of Israel 4 And when Moses heard it: he fell were in the wilderness, they found a upon bis face: 1 man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath-day.

5 And be spake unto Korab, and unto all his company, saying, Even to-mor33 And they that found him gathering row the LORD will show who are his, sticks brought him unto Moses and and who is holy ; and will cause him Aaron, and unto all the congregation.[to come near unto him: even him 34 And they put him in ward, because whom he hath chosen will be cause to it was not declared what should be come near unto him. done to him.

6 This do: Take your censers,Koralı,

35 And the LORD said unto Moses, and all his company ;

The man shall be surely put to death: 7 And put fire therein, and put inall the congregation shall stone hireense in them before the LORD to-morwith stones without the camp.

row; and it shall be, that the mau whom the LORD doth choose, he shall be holy; ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.

36 And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the Lond commanded Moses. 8 And Moses said unto Koral, Hear, 37 T And the LORD spake unto Mo-I pray you, ye sons of Levi : ses, saying, 9. Seemeth it but a small thing unto 38 Speak unto the children of Israel, you, that the God of Israel hath sepanad bid them that they make them rated you from the congregation of Isfringes in the borders of their garments rael, to bring you near to himself, to throughout their generations, and that do the service of the tabernacle of the they put upon the fringe of the bor-LORD, and to stand before the congreders a riband of blue :

gation to minister unto them ?

10 And he hath brought thee pear to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee; and seek ye the priesthood also ?

39 And 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 11 Forwhich cause, both thou and all own eyes, after which ye use to go althy company are gathered together whoring: against the LoRD; and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?

40 That ye may remember and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God.

12 T And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; which 41 I am the LORD your God, which|said, We will not come up : brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD your God.

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CHAP. XVI.

OW Korah the son of Izehar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, aud Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men;

13 Is 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 ? 14 Moreover 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

2 And they rose up before Moses,
with certain of the children of Israel,|not come up.

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of Korah, &c. 15 And Moses was very wroth, and after the visitation of all men, raid unto the Lond, Respect not thou the LORD hath not sent me : their offering: I have not taken one 30 But if the LORD make a new ass from them, neither have I hurt thing, and the earth open her mouth, one of them. and swallow them up, with all that 16 T And Moses said unto Korah, Be appertain unto them, and they go thou and all thy company before the down quick into the pit; then ye shall LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, to-understand that these men have provoked the LORD.

morrow:

31 T And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:

17 And 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. 32 And the earth opened her mouth, 18 And they took every man his cen- and swallowed them up, and their ser, and put fire in them, and laid in-houses, and all the men that appercense thereon,and stood in the door of tained unto Korah, and all their the tabernacle of the congregation goods.

with Moses and Aaron.

33 They, and all that appertained to

19 And Korah gathered all the con-them, went down alive into the pit, gregation against them unto the door and the earth closed upon them; and of the tabernacle of the congregation: they perished from among the conand the glory of the LORD appeared gregation.

unto all the congregation.

34 And all Israel that were round

20 T And the LORD spake unto Mo-about them fled at the cry of them; ses and unto Aaron, saying, for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.

21 Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment,

22 And 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 ?

23 11 And the LORD spake unto Moscs, saying,

35 And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense. 36 T And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

37 Speak unto Eleazer, 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 hal

24 Speak unto the congregation, say-lowed. ing, Get you up from about the taber- 38The censers of these sinners against nacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. their own souls, let them make them 25 And Moses rose up, and went unto broad plates for a covering of the altar. Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of for they offered them before the Lord, Israel followed him. therefore they are hallowed; and they

26 And he spake unto the congrega-shall be a sign unto the children of Istion, saying, Depart, I pray you, from | rael.

the tents of these wicked men, and 39 And Eleazer the priest took the touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be con-brasen censers, wherewith they that sumed in all their sins.

27 So they gat up from the taberna cle of Korab, 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.

were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:

40 To be a memorial unto the chil dren of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come neat to offer incense before the LORD; that 28 And Moses said, Hereby ye shall he be not as Korah, and as his compa know that the Lord hath sent me tony: as the LORD said to him by the do all these works; for I have not hand of Moses. done them of mine own mind. 29 If these men die the common gregation of the children of Israel death of all men, or if they be visited linurmured against Moses and against

41 T But on the morrow all the con

Aaron's rod buadeth. CHAP. XVII, XVII. The priest's charge. Aaron, saying, Yehave killed the peo-man's rod, whom I shall choose, sbaħ ple of the LoRD. blossom: and I will make to cease

42 And it came to pass, when the from me the murmurings of the chilcongregation was gathered against dren of Israel, whereby they murmur Moses and against Aaron, that they against you.

looked toward the tabernacle of the 6 T And Moses spake unto the chilcongregation: and, behold, the cloud dren of Israel, and every one of their covered it, and the glory of the LonD appeared.

43 And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation. 44 T And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their father's house, even twelve roda: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods. 7 And Moses laid up the rods before the Lond in the tabernacle of witness. 45 Get you up from among this con- 8 And it came to pass, that on the gregation, that I may consume thein as morrow Moses went into the tabernain a moment. And they fell upon their cle of witness; and, behold, the rod of faces. Aaron for the house of Levi was bud46 T And Moses said unto Aaron, ded and brought forth buds, and bloomTake a censer, and put fire thereinfed blossoms, and yielded almonds. from off the altar, and put on incense, 9 And Moses brought out all the rods and go quickly unto the congregation, from before the LORD unto all the and make an atonement for them: for children of Israel; and they looked, there is wrath gone out from the LORD; and took every man his rod. the plague is begun.

47 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.

48 And be stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed. 49 Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides them that died about the matter of Korah.

50 And Aaron returned unto Moses, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the plague was stayed.

CHAP. XVII.

10 T And the LORD said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings froin me, that they die not.

11 And Moses did so: as the LORD cominanded him, so did he.

12 And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.

13 Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the Lond shall die: shall we be consumed with dying? CHAP. XVIII.

ND the LORD said unto Aaron, A Thou and thy sons and thy fa

ther's house with thee shall bear the

AND the LORD spake unto Moses, iniquity of the sanctuary, be thou

and sons with thee shall bear

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, iniquity of your priesthood. and take of every one of them a rod 2 And thy brethren also of the tribe according to the house of their fathers, of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring of all their princes according to the thou with thee, that they may be joinhouse of their fathers, twelve rods:ed unto thee, and minister unto thee: write thou every man's name upon but thou and thy sons with thee shall bis rod. minister before the tabernacle of witness.

3. And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of

their fathers.

4 And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.

3 And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor ye also, die.

4 And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tabernac.c 5 And it shall come to pass, that the lof the congregation, for all the service

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of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall the first-bora of man shalt thou surely not come nigh unto you. redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem.

5 And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: 16 And those that are to be redeemed that there be no wrath any more upon from a month old shalt thou redeem, the children of Israel. according to thy estimation, for the 6 And I, behold, I have taken your money of five shekels, after the shekel brethren the Levites from among the of the sanctuary, which is twenty children of Israel: to you they are gerahs.

given as a gift for the LORD, to do the 17 But the firstling of a cow, or the service of the tabernacle of the con-firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a gregation. goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are

18 And the Nesh of them shall be thine, as the wave-breast and as the right shoulder are thine,

7 Therefore thou and thy sons with holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood thee shall keep your priest's office for upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat every thing of the altar, and within for an offering made by fire, for a the veil; and ye shall serve: I have sweet savour unto the Lond. given your priest's office unto you as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. 8 T And the Lono spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of my heave-offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Is rael; unto thee have 1 given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sous, by an ordinance for ever.

19 All the heave-offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer unto the LORD, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy daughters withi thee, by a statute for ever: it is a covenant of salt for ever before the LORD unto thee and to thy seed with thee. 9 This shall be thine of the most 20 And the Lono spake unto Aaron, holy things, reserved from the fire: Thou shalt bave no inheritance in every oblation of theirs, every meat- their land, neither shalt thou have any offering of theirs, and every sin-offer-part among them: I am thy part and ing of theirs, and every trespass-offer-thine inheritance among the children ing of theirs, which they shall render of Israel. unto me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sous.

10 In the most holy place shalt thou eat it; every male shall eat it: it shall be holy unto thee.

21 And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.

11 And this is thine; the heave-offer-| 22 Neither must the children of Israel ing of their gift, with all the wave-of- henceforth come nigh the tabernacle ferings of the children of Israel: Iof the congregation, lest they bear sin, have given them unto thee, and to thy and die. sons and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: every one that is clean in thy house shall eat of it.

23 But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: 12 All the best of the oil, and all the fit shall be a statute for ever throughbest of the wine, and of the wheat, out your generations, that among the the first-fruits of them which they children of Israel they have no inshall offer unto the LORD, them have I heritance. given thee.

13 And whatsoever is first ripe in the land, which they shall bring unto the LORD, shall be thing; every one that is clean in thy house shall eat of it. 14 Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine.

24 But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as a heave-offering unto the Loan, I have given to the Levites to inherit: therefore I have said unto them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance. 25 T And the LORD spake unto Mo

15 Every thing that openeth the ma-ses, saying, trix in all flesh, which they bring unto 26 Thus speak unto the Levites, and the Lord, whether it be of men or say unto them, When ye take of the beast, shall be thine: nevertheless, children of Israel the tithes which I

The water of

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separation. nave given you from them for your in-water, and afterward he shall come heritance, then ye shall offer up a into the camp, and the priest shall be heave-offering of it for the LoRD, even unclean until the even.

a tenth part of the title.

8 And be that burneth her shall wash 27 And this your heave-offering shall his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh be reckoned unto you, as though it in water, and shall be unclean until were the com of the threshing-floor, the even.

and as the fullness of the wine-press.| 9 And a man that is clean shall gath28 Thus ye also shall offer a heave-er up the ashes of the heifer, and lay offering unto the LORD of all your them up without the camp in a clean tithes, which ye receive of the chil-place, and it shall be kept for the condren of Israel; and ye shall give there-gregation of the children of Israel for of the LonD's heave-offering to Aaron a water of separation: it is a purifithe priest. cation for sin.

29 Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave-offering of the Lonp, of all the best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of it.

30 Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye have heaved the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase of the threshing-floor, and as the increase of the wine-press.

10 And be that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a statute for ever.

11 ¶ He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean sevendays. 12 He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh day 31 And ye shall eat it in every place, he shall be clean; but if be purify not ye and your households: for it is your himself the third day, then the seventh reward for your service in the taber-day he shall not be clean.

nacle of the congregation.

32 And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from it the best of it: neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die.

CHAP. XIX.

13Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his unclean

AND the LORD spake unto Moses ness is yet upon him.

and unto Aaron, saying,

14 This is the law, when a man dieth 2 This is the ordinance of the law in a tent: All that come into the tent, which the LORD bath commanded,say-and all that is in the tent, shall be uning: Speak unto the children of Israel, clean seven days. that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke:

15 And every open vessel, which bath no covering bound upon it, is unclean. 16 And whosoever toucheth one that 3 And ye shall give her unto Eleazar is slain with a sword in the open fields, the priest, that he may bring her forth for a dead body, or a bone of a man, or without the camp, and one shall slay a grave, shall be unclean seven days. her before his face : 17 And for an unclean person they

4 And Eleazar the priest shall take of shall take of the ashes of the burnt her blood with his finger, and sprinkle heifer of purification for sin, and runof her blood directly before the taber-ning water shall be put thereto in a nacle of the congregation seven times: vessel :

5. And one shall burn the heifer in his 18 And a clean person shall take byssight her skin, and her flesh, and her sop, and dip it in the water, and sprinblood, with her dung, shall he burn: kle it upon the tent, and upon all the

And the priest shall take cedar-vessels, and upon the persons that wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and were there, and upon him that touchcast it into the midst of the burning of led a bone, or one slain, or one dead, or a grave:

the heifer. 7 Then the priest shall wash his 19 And the clean person shall sprinclothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in kle upon the unclean ou the third day

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