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ecce autem Core filius Isaar filii Caath filii Levi etDathan atque Abiram filii Heliab Hon quoque filius Pheleth defiliis Ruben

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surrexerunt contra Mosen aliique filiorum Israhel ducentiquinquaginta viri proceres synagogae et qui tempore conciliiper nomina vocabantur

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cumque stetissent adversum Mosen et Aaron dixeruntsufficiat vobis quia omnis multitudo sanctorum est et in ipsisest Dominus cur elevamini super populum Domini

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quod cum audisset Moses cecidit pronus in faciem

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locutusque ad Core et ad omnem multitudinem mane inquitnotum faciet Dominus qui ad se pertineant et sanctos adplicabitsibi et quos elegerit adpropinquabunt ei

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hoc igitur facite tollat unusquisque turibula sua tu Coreet omne concilium tuum

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et hausto cras igne ponite desuper thymiama coram Domino etquemcumque elegerit ipse erit sanctus multum erigimini filiiLevi

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dixitque rursum ad Core audite filii Levi

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num parum vobis est quod separavit vos Deus Israhel ab omnipopulo et iunxit sibi ut serviretis ei in cultu tabernaculi etstaretis coram frequentia populi et ministraretis ei

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idcirco ad se fecit accedere te et omnes fratres tuosfilios Levi ut vobis etiam sacerdotium vindicetis

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et omnis globus tuus stet contra Dominum quid est enimAaron ut murmuretis contra eum

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misit ergo Moses ut vocaret Dathan et Abiram filios Heliabqui responderunt non venimus

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numquid parum est tibi quod eduxisti nos de terra quaelacte et melle manabat ut occideres in deserto nisi etdominatus fueris nostri

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re vera induxisti nos in terram quae fluit rivis lactis etmellis et dedisti nobis possessiones agrorum et vinearum an etoculos nostros vis eruere non venimus

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iratusque Moses valde ait ad Dominum ne respiciassacrificia eorum tu scis quod ne asellum quidem umquamacceperim ab eis nec adflixerim quempiam eorum

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dixitque ad Core tu et omnis congregatio tua state seorsumcoram Domino et Aaron die crastino separatim

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tollite singuli turibula vestra et ponite super eaincensum offerentes Domino ducenta quinquaginta turibula Aaronquoque teneat turibulum suum

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quod cum fecissent stantibus Mosen et Aaron

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et coacervassent adversum eos omnem multitudinem ad ostiumtabernaculi apparuit cunctis gloria Domini

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locutusque Dominus ad Mosen et Aaron ait

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separamini de medio congregationis huius ut eos repentedisperdam

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qui ceciderunt proni in faciem atque dixerunt fortissimeDeus spirituum universae carnis num uno peccante contra omnestua ira desaeviet

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et ait Dominus ad Mosen

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praecipe universo populo ut separetur a tabernaculis Coreet Dathan et Abiram

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surrexitque Moses et abiit ad Dathan et Abiram etsequentibus eum senioribus Israhel

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dixit ad turbam recedite a tabernaculis hominum impiorumet nolite tangere quae ad eos pertinent ne involvamini inpeccatis eorum

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cumque recessissent a tentoriis eorum per circuitum Dathanet Abiram egressi stabant in introitu papilionum suorum cumuxoribus et liberis omnique frequentia

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et ait Moses in hoc scietis quod Dominus miserit me utfacerem universa quae cernitis et non ex proprio ea cordeprotulerim

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si consueta hominum morte interierint et visitaverit eosplaga qua et ceteri visitari solent non misit me Dominus

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sin autem novam rem fecerit Dominus ut aperiens terra ossuum degluttiat eos et omnia quae ad illos pertinentdescenderintque viventes in infernum scietis quodblasphemaverint Dominum

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confestim igitur ut cessavit loqui disrupta est terra subpedibus eorum

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et aperiens os suum devoravit illos cum tabernaculis suiset universa substantia

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descenderuntque vivi in infernum operti humo et perieruntde medio multitudinis

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at vero omnis Israhel qui stabat per gyrum fugit adclamorem pereuntium dicens ne forte et nos terra degluttiat

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sed et ignis egressus a Domino interfecit ducentosquinquaginta viros qui offerebant incensum

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locutusque est Dominus ad Mosen dicens

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praecipe Eleazaro filio Aaron sacerdotis ut tollatturibula quae iacent in incendio et ignem huc illucquedispergat quoniam sanctificata sunt

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in mortibus peccatorum producatque ea in lamminas etadfigat altari eo quod oblatum sit in eis incensum Domino etsanctificata sint ut cernant ea pro signo et monumento filiiIsrahel

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tulit ergo Eleazar sacerdos turibula aenea in quibusobtulerant hii quos incendium devoravit et produxit ea inlamminas adfigens altari

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ut haberent postea filii Israhel quibus commonerentur nequis accedat alienigena et qui non est de semine Aaron adofferendum incensum Domino ne patiatur sicut passus est Core etomnis congregatio eius loquente Domino ad Mosen

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murmuravit autem omnis multitudo filiorum Israhel sequentidie contra Mosen et Aaron dicens vos interfecistis populumDomini

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cumque oreretur seditio et tumultus incresceret

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Moses et Aaron fugerunt ad tabernaculum foederis quodpostquam ingressi sunt operuit nubes et apparuit gloria Domini

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dixitque Dominus ad Mosen

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recedite de medio huius multitudinis etiam nunc delebo eoscumque iacerent in terra

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dixit Moses ad Aaron tolle turibulum et hausto igne dealtari mitte incensum desuper pergens cito ad populum ut rogespro eis iam enim egressa est ira a Domino et plaga desaevit

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quod cum fecisset Aaron et cucurrisset ad mediammultitudinem quam iam vastabat incendium obtulit thymiama

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et stans inter mortuos ac viventes pro populo deprecatusest et plaga cessavit

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fuerunt autem qui percussi sunt quattuordecim miliahominum et septingenti absque his qui perierant in seditioneCore

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reversusque est Aaron ad Mosen ad ostium tabernaculifoederis postquam quievit interitus

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016:001
Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:

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And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:

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And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?

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And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:

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And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the LORD will show 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.

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This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;

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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.

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And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:

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Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?

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

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For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?

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And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:

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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?

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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 not come up.

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And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.

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And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow:

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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.

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And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron.

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And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the congregation.

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And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

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

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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?

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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.

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And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.

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And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.

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So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, 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.

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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.

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If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the LORD hath not sent me.

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But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD.

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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:

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And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.

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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.

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And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.

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And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.

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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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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.

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The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.

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And Eleazar the priest took the brazen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:

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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.

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But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the LORD.

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And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared.

016:043
And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.

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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.

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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.

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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.

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And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.

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Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.

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

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