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its drink offering, according to the ordinance, Now Korah the son of Izhar, the son of
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and one kid of the goats as a sin offering. So 16 Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and
the priest shall make atonement for the whole Abiram the sons of Eliab, and On the son of
congregation of the children of Israel, and it Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men; and they
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shall be forgiven them, for it was unintentional; rose up before Moses with some of the chil-
they shall bring their offering, an offering dren of Israel, two hundred and fifty leaders of
made by fire to the LORD, and their sin offering the congregation, representatives of the con-
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before the LORD, for their unintended sin. It gregation, men of renown. They gathered
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shall be forgiven the whole congregation of the together against Moses and Aaron, and said to
children of Israel and the stranger who dwells them, “You take too much upon yourselves, for
among them, because all the people did it unin- all the congregation is holy, every one of
tentionally. them, and the LORD is among them. Why then
27 ‘And if a person sins unintentionally, then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of
he shall bring a female goat in its first year as the LORD?”
a sin offering. So the priest shall make atone- 4 So when Moses heard it, he fell on his face;
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ment for the person who sins unintentionally, 5 and he spoke to Korah and all his company,
when he sins unintentionally before the LORD, saying, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will
to make atonement for him; and it shall be for- show who is His and who is holy, and will
given him. You shall have one law for him cause him to come near to Him. That one
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who sins unintentionally, for him who is native- whom He chooses He will cause to come near
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born among the children of Israel and for the to Him. Do this: Take censers, Korah and all
stranger who dwells among them. your company; put fire in them and put
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30 ‘But the person who does anything pre- incense in them before the LORD tomorrow,
sumptuously, whether he is native-born or a and it shall be that the man whom the LORD
stranger, that one brings reproach on the chooses is the holy one. You take too much
LORD, and he shall be cut off from among his upon yourselves, you sons of Levi!”
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people. Because he has despised the word of 8 Then Moses said to Korah, “Hear now, you
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the LORD, and has broken His commandment, sons of Levi: Is it a small thing to you that the
that person shall be completely cut off; his God of Israel has separated you from the con-
guilt shall be upon him.’ ” gregation of Israel, to bring you near to
32 Now while the children of Israel were in Himself, to do the work of the tabernacle of
the wilderness, they found a man gathering the LORD, and to stand before the congregation
sticks on the Sabbath day. And those who to serve them; and that He has brought you
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found him gathering sticks brought him to near to Himself, you and all your brethren, the
Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation. sons of Levi, with you? And are you seeking
34 They put him under guard, because it had not the priesthood also? Therefore you and all
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been explained what should be done to him. your company are gathered together against
35 Then the LORD said to Moses, “The man the LORD. And what is Aaron that you complain
must surely be put to death; all the congrega- against him?”
tion shall stone him with stones outside the 12 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram
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camp.” So, as the LORD commanded Moses, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not
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all the congregation brought him outside the come up! Is it a small thing that you have
camp and stoned him with stones, and he died. brought us up out of a land flowing with milk
37 Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, that
38 “Speak to the children of Israel: Tell them to you should keep acting like a prince over us?
make tassels on the corners of their garments 14 Moreover you have not brought us into a
throughout their generations, and to put a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us
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blue thread in the tassels of the corners. And inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you
you shall have the tassel, that you may look put out the eyes of these men? We will not
upon it and remember all the commandments come up!”
of the LORD and do them, and that you may not 15 Then Moses was very angry, and said to
follow the harlotry to which your own heart the LORD, “Do not respect their offering. I
and your own eyes are inclined, and that you have not taken one donkey from them, nor
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may remember and do all My command- have I hurt one of them.”
ments, and be holy for your God. I am the 16 And Moses said to Korah, “Tomorrow, you
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LORD your God, who brought you out of the and all your company be present before the
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land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD LORD—you and they, as well as Aaron. Let
your God.” each take his censer and put incense in it, and
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