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them, and laide incense thereon, and stoode in beyond the altar: for they are halowed, 38 The
the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation censers, I say, of these sinners, that destroyed
with Moses and Aaron. 19 And Korah gathered all themselues: and let them make of them broade
the multitude against them vnto the doore of the plates for a couering of the Altar: for they offered
Tabernacle of the Congregation: then the glorie them before the Lord, therefore they shalbe holy,
of the Lord appeared vnto all the Congregation. and they shall be a signe vnto the children of
20 And the Lord spake vnto Moses and to Aaron, Israel. 39 Then Eleazar the Priest tooke the brasen
saying, 21 Separate your selues from among this censers, which they, that were burnt, had offred,
Cogregation, that I may consume them at once. and made broade plates of them for a couering
22 And they fell vpon their faces and saide, O God of the Altar. 40 It is a remembrance vnto the
the God of the spirits, of all fleshe, hath not one children of Israel, that no stranger which is not of
man onely sinned, and wilt thou bee wroth with the seede of Aaron, come neere to offer incense
all the Congregation? 23 And the Lord spake vnto before the Lord, that he be not like Korah and
his company, as the Lord said to him by the
Moses, saying, 24 Speake vnto the Congregation hand of Moses. 41 But on the morowe all the
and say, Get you away from about the Tabernacle multitude of the children of Israel murmured
of Korah, Dathan and Abiram. 25 Then Moses rose against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye haue
vp, and went vnto Dathan and Abiram, and the killed the people of the Lord. 42 And when
Elders of Israel followed him. 26 And he spake the Congregation was gathered against Moses
vnto the Congregation, saying, Depart, I pray and against Aaron, then they turned their faces
you, from the tentes of these wicked men, and toward the Tabernacle of the Congregation: and
touche nothing of theirs, lest ye perish in all beholde, the cloude couered it, and the glory of
their sinnes. 27 So they gate them away from the Lord appeared. 43 Then Moses and Aaron
the Tabernacle of Korah, Dathan and Abiram on were come before the Tabernacle of the Congre-
euerie side: and Dathan, and Abiram came out gation. 44 And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,
and stood in the doore of their tentes with their
wiues, and their sonnes, and their little children. 45 Get you vp from among this Congregation: for
28 And Moses saide, Hereby yee shall knowe that I wil consume them quickly: then they fell vpon
the Lord hath sent me to do all these works: for their faces. 46 And Moses said vnto Aaron, Take
I haue not done them of mine owne minde. 29 If the censer and put fire therein of the Altar, and
these men die the common death of all men, or if put therein incense, and goe quickly vnto the
they be visited after the visitation of all men, the Congregation, and make an atonement for them:
Lord hath not sent me. 30 But if the Lord make a for there is wrath gone out from the Lord: the
newe thing, and the earth open her mouth, and plague is begunne. 47 Then Aaron tooke as Moses
swallowe them vp with all that they haue, and commanded him, and ranne into the middes of
they goe downe quicke into ye pit, then ye shall the Congregation, and beholde, the plague was
vnderstand that these men haue prouoked the begun among the people, and hee put in incense,
Lord. 31 And assoone as he had made an ende and made an atonement for the people. 48 And
of speaking all these wordes, euen the ground when hee stoode betweene the dead, and them
claue asunder that was vnder them, 32 And the that were aliue, the plague was stayed. 49 So
earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them they died of this plague fourtene thousande and
vp, with their families, and all the men that were seuen hundreth, beside them that dyed in the
with Korah, and all their goods. 33 So they and all conspiracie of Korah. 50 And Aaron went againe
that they had, went down aliue into the pit, and vnto Moses before the doore of the Tabernacle of
the earth couered them: so they perished from the Congregation, and the plague was stayed.
among the Congregation. 34 And all Israel that
were about them, fled at the crie of them: for 17
they said, Let vs flee, least the earth swalow vs 1 And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,
vp. 35 But there came out a fire from the Lord, 2 Speake vnto the children of Israel, and take
and consumed the two hundreth and fiftie men of euery one of them a rod, after the house of
that offred the incense. 36 And the Lord spake
vnto Moses, saying, 37 Speake vnto Eleazar, the their fathers, of all their princes according to the
sonne of Aaron the Priest, that he take vp the familie of their fathers, euen twelue rods: and
thou shalt write euery mans name vpon his rod.
censers out of the burning, and scatter the fire 3 And write Aarons name vpon the rod of Leui: