The law of sundry offerings. NUMBERS. The sabbath-breaker stoned. 8 And when thou preparest a bullock dren of Israel, and it shall be forgiven for a burnt-offering, or for a sacrifice in them; for it is ignorance: and they shall performing a vow, or peace-offerings unto bring their offering, a sacrifice made by fire the LORD: unto the LORD, and their sin-offering be 9 Then shall he bring with a bullock a fore the LORD, for their ignorance: meat-offering of three tenth-deals of flour 26 And it shall be forgiven all the conmingled with half a hin of oil. gregation of the children of Israel, and the 10 And thou shalt bring for a drink-of-stranger that sojourneth among them; seefering half a bin of wine, for an offering ing all the people were in ignorance. made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the 27 T And if any soul sin through ignoLORD: rance, then he shall bring a she-goat of the first year for a sin-offering. 11 Thus shall it be done for one bullock, or for one ram, or for a lamb, or a kid. 12 According to the number that ye shall prepare, so shall ye do to every one according to their number. 28 And the priest shall make an atone ment 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. 29 Ye shall have one law for him that 13 All that are born of the country shall do these things after this manner, in offering an offering made by fire, of a sweet sinneth through ignorance, both for him savour unto the LORD. that is born among the children of Israel, 14 And if a stranger sojourn with you, and for the stranger that sojourneth among or whosoever be among you in your gene-them. rations, and will offer an offering made by 30 But the soul that doeth aught prefire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; as sumptuously, whether he be born in the ye do, so he shall do. land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth 15 One ordinance shall be both for you the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off of the congregation, and also for the stran- from among his people. ger that sojourneth with you, an ordinance 31 Because he hath despised the word for ever in your generations: as ye are, so shall the stranger be before the LORD. 16 One law and one manner shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you. 17 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 18 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land whither I bring you, of the LORD, and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him. 32 And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath-day. 33 And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation. 34 And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to 19 Then it shall be, that when ye eat of the bread of the land, ye shall offer up him. a heave-offering unto the LORD, 35 And the LORD said unto Moses, The 20 Ye shall offer up a cake of the first man shall be surely put to death: all the of your dough for a heave-offering: as ye congregation shall stone him with stones do the heave-offering of the threshing-without the camp. floor, so shall ye heave it. 36 And all the congregation brought him 21 Of the first of your dough ye shall without the camp, and stoned him with give unto the LORD a heave-offering in stones, and he died; as the LORD com your generations. manded Moses. 22 And if ye have erred, and not observed all these commandments which the LORD hath spoken unto Moses, 37 T And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 38 Speak unto the children of Israel, 23 Even all that the LORD hath com- and bid them that they make them fringes manded you by the hand of Moses, from in the borders of their garments throughthe day that the LORD commanded Moses, out their generations, and that they put upon and henceforward among your generations; the fringe of the borders a riband of blue: 24 Then it shall be, if aught be com- 39 And it shall be unto you for a fringe, mitted by ignorance without the know- that ye may look upon it, and remember ledge of the congregation, that all the con- all the commandments of the LORD, and gregation shall offer one young bullock for do them; and that ye seek not after your a burut-offering, for a sweet savour unto own heart and your own eyes, after which the LORD, with his meat-offering, and his ye use to go a whoring: drink-offering, according to the manner, 40 That ye may remember, and do all and one kid of the goats for a sin-offering. my commandments, and be holy unto your 25 And the priest shall make an atone- God. ment for all the congregation of the chil- 41 I am the LORD your God, which The rebellion CHAP. XVI. of Korah. brought you out of the land of Egypt, to fering: I have not taken one ass from De your God: I am the LORD your God. CHAP. XVI. TOW Korah, the son of Izhar, the son than and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and them, neither have I hurt one of 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. 2 And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, fa- 18 And they took every man his cenmous in the congregation, men of renown: ser, and put fire in them, and laid incense 3 And they gathered themselves toge- thereon, and stood in the door of the tather against Moses and against Aaron, and bernacle of the congregation with Moses said unto them, Ye take too much upon and Aaron. you, seeing all the congregation are holy, 19 And Korah gathered all the congreevery one of them, and the LORD is among gation against them unto the door of the them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves tabernacle of the congregation: and the above the congregation of the LORD? glory of the LORD appeared unto all the 4 And when Moses heard it, he fell congregation. upon his face: 20 And the LORD spake unto Moses 5 And he spake unto Korah and unto and unto Aaron, saying, all his company, saying, Even to-morrow 21 Separate yourselves from among this the LORD will shew who are his, and who congregation, that I may consume them is holy; and will cause him to come near in a moment. unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him. 6 This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company; 7 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. 8 And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi: 22 And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of ail flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation? 23 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 24 Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. 25 And Moses rose up, and went unto Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him. 9 Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you 26 And he spake unto the congregation, from the congregation of Israel, to bring saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents you near to himself to do the service of of these wicked men, and touch nothing of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins. before the congregation to minister unto 27 So they gat up from the tabernacle them? of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every 10 And he hath brought thee near to side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi and stood in the door of their tents, and with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also? their wives, and their sons, and their little 11 For which cause both thou and all children. thy company are gathered together against the LORD and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him? 12 ¶ And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up: 28 And 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. 29 If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the 13 Is it a small thing that thou hast visitation of all men; then the LORD hath brought us up out of a land that floweth not sent me. with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us? 30 But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, 14 Moreover, thou hast not brought us and they go down quick into the pit; then into a land that floweth with milk and ye shall understand that these men have honey, or given us inheritance of fields and provoked the LORD. vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of 31 ¶ And it came to pass, as he had these men? we will not come up. made an end of speaking all these words, 15 And Moses was very wroth, and said that the ground clave asunder that was unto the LORD, Respect not thou their of-lunder them: The punishment of Korah. 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Aaron's rod budding. 32 And the earth opened her mouth, the living; and the plague was stayed. and swallowed them up, and their houses, 49 Now they that died in the plague and all the men that appertained unto Ko- were fourteen thousand and seven hunrah, and all their goods. dred, besides them that died about the matter of Korah. 33 They, 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. 34 And all Israel that were round about them, fed at the cry of them; for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also. 35 And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense. 36 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 37 Speak 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. 50 And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the plague was stayed. CHAP. XVII. AND the LORD spake unto Moses, say ing, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers, twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod. 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. 38 The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad 4 And thou shalt lay them up in the plates for a covering of the altar: for tabernacle of the congregation before the they offered them before the LORD, there- testimony, where I will meet with you. fore they are hallowed: and they shall be 5 And it shall come to pass, that the a sign unto the children of Israel. man's rod whom I shall choose shall 39 And Eleazar the priest took the bra-blossom and I will make to cease from zen censers, wherewith they that were me the murmurings of the children of Is burnt had offered; and they were made rael, whereby they murmur against you. broad plates for a covering of the altar: 6 And Moses spake unto the children 40 To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of gave him a rod apiece, for each prince the seed of Aaron, come near to offer in-one, according to their fathers' houses, cense before the LORD; that he be not as even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron Korah, and as his company: as the LORD was among their rods. said to him by the hand of Moses. 7 And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness. 41 T But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured 8 And it came to pass, that on the moragainst Moses and against Aaron, saying, row Moses went into the tabernacle of Ye have killed the people of the LORD. witness; and behold, the rod of Aaron 42 And it came to pass when the con- for the house of Levi was budded, and gregation was gathered against Moses and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, against Aaron, that they looked toward and yielded almonds. the tabernacle of the congregation: and 9 And Moses brought out all the rods behold, the cloud covered it, and the from before the LORD unto all the children glory of the LORD appeared. of Israel: and they looked, and took 43 And Moses and Aaron came before every man his rod. the tabernacle of the congregation. 10 And the LORD said unto Moses, 44 T And the LORD spake unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before the testisaying, mony, to be kept for a token against the 45 Get you up from among this congre-rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their gation, that I may consume them as in a murmurings from me, that they die not. moment. And they fell upon their faces. 11 And Moses did so: as the LORD 46 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take commanded him, so did be. a censer, and put fire there in from off the 12 And the children of Israel spake altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we unto the congregation, and make an atone- perish, we all perish. ment for them: for there is wrath gone 13 Whosoever cometh any thing near out from the LORD; the plague is begun. unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: 47 And Aaron took as Moses command-shall we be consumed with dying? ed, and ran into the midst of the congre CHAP. XVIII. ND the LORD said unto Aaron,Thou, gation; and behold, the plague was begun Anthy sons, and thy father's house among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people. with thee, shall bear the iniquity of the 48 And he stood between the dead and sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee |