Now Korah, the sonof Izhar, the sonof Kohath, the sonof Levi, and Dathanand Abiram, the sonsof Eliab, and On, the sonof Peleth, sonsof Reuben, took men : And they rose upbeforeMoses, with certainof the childrenof Israel, two hundredand fiftyprincesof the assembly, famousin the congregation, menof renown: And they gathered themselves togetheragainstMosesand againstAaron, and saiduntothem, Ye take too muchupon you, seeingallthe congregation are holy, every oneof them, and the LORD is amongthem: whereforethen lift ye up yourselvesabovethe congregationof the LORD? And when Mosesheard it , he felluponhis face: And he spokeuntoKorahand untoallhis company, saying, Even tomorrowthe LORDwill showwho are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come nearuntohim: even him whomhe hath chosenwill he cause to come nearuntohim. Thisdo; Takeyou censers, Korah, and allhis company; And putfiretherein, and putincenseinthem beforethe LORDtomorrow: and it shall be that the manwhomthe LORDdoth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too muchupon you, ye sonsof Levi. And MosessaiduntoKorah, Hear, I pray you, ye sonsof Levi: Seemeth it but a small thinguntoyou, thatthe Godof Israelhath separatedyou from the congregationof Israel, to bring you neartohimself to dothe serviceof the tabernacleof the LORD, and to standbeforethe congregationto ministerunto them? And he hath brought thee near to him , and allthy brethrenthe sonsof Leviwiththee: and seekye the priesthoodalso? For which cause both thouand allthy company are gathered togetheragainstthe LORD: and what is Aaron, thatye murmuragainsthim? And Mosessentto callDathanand Abiram, the sonsof Eliab: which said, We will notcome up: Is it a small thingthatthou hast brought us upout of a landthat flowethwith milkand honey, to killus in the wilderness, exceptthou make thyself altogether a princeoverus? Moreoverthou hast notbroughtus intoa landthat flowethwith milkand honey, or givenus inheritanceof fieldsand vineyards: wilt thou put outthe eyesof thesemen? we will notcome up. And Moseswas very wroth, and saiduntothe LORD, Respectnotthou their offering: I have nottakenoneassfromthem, neitherhave I hurtoneofthem. And MosessaiduntoKorah, Bethouand allthy companybeforethe LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, tomorrow: And takeevery manhis censer, and putincenseinthem, and bringye beforethe LORDevery manhis censer, two hundredand fiftycensers; thoualso, and Aaron, each of you his censer. And they tookevery manhis censer, and putfireinthem, and laidincensethereon, and stoodin the doorof the tabernacleof the congregationwith Mosesand Aaron. And Korahgatheredallthe congregationagainstthem untothe doorof the tabernacleof the congregation: and the gloryof the LORDappeareduntoallthe congregation. And the LORDspokeuntoMosesand untoAaron, saying, Separate yourselvesfrom amongthiscongregation, that I may consumethem in a moment. And they fellupontheir faces, and said, O God, the Godof the spiritsof allflesh, shall onemansin, and wilt thou be wrothwithallthe congregation? And the LORDspokeuntoMoses, saying, Speakuntothe congregation, saying, Get you upfrom aboutthe tabernacleof Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. And Mosesrose upand wentuntoDathanand Abiram; and the eldersof Israelfollowedhim. And he spokeuntothe congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, fromthe tentsof thesewickedmen, and touchnothingof theirs, lestye be consumedin alltheir sins. So they got upfromthe tabernacleof Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathanand Abiramcame out, and stoodin the doorof their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children. And Mosessaid, Herebyye shall knowthatthe LORDhath sentme to doalltheseworks; for I have not done them of mine own mind. Ifthesemen diethe common deathof allmen, or if they be visitedafterthe visitationof allmen; then the LORDhath notsentme. But ifthe LORDmakea new thing, and the earthopenher mouth, and swallow them up, with allthat appertain unto them, and they go downquickinto the pit; then ye shall understandthatthesemenhave provokedthe LORD. And it came to pass, as he had made an endof speakingallthesewords, that the groundcleaved asunderthat was underthem: And the earthopenedher mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and allthe menthat appertained unto Korah, and all their goods. They, and allthat appertained to them, went downaliveinto the pit, and the earthcloseduponthem: and they perishedfrom amongthe congregation. And allIsraelthat were round aboutthem fledat the cryof them: forthey said, Lestthe earthswallow us up also . And there came outa firefromthe LORD, and consumedthe two hundredand fiftymenthat offeredincense. And the LORDspokeuntoMoses, saying, SpeakuntoEleazarthe sonof Aaronthe priest, that he take upthe censersout ofthe burning, and scatterthou the fireyonder; forthey are hallowed. The censersof thesesinnersagainst their own souls, let them makethem broadplates for a coveringof the altar: forthey offeredthem beforethe LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall bea signunto the childrenof Israel. And Eleazarthe priesttookthe brazencensers, wherewiththey that were burnthad offered; and they were made broad plates for a coveringof the altar: To be a memorialunto the childrenof Israel, thatnostranger, which is notof the seedof Aaron, come nearto offerincensebeforethe LORD; that he benotas Korah, and as his company: asthe LORDsaidto him by the handof Moses. But on the morrowallthe congregationof the childrenof IsraelmurmuredagainstMosesand againstAaron, saying, Yehave killedthe peopleof the LORD. And it came to pass, when the congregationwas gatheredagainstMosesand againstAaron, that they lookedtowardthe tabernacleof the congregation: and, behold, the cloudcoveredit, and the gloryof the LORDappeared. And Mosesand Aaroncamebeforethe tabernacleof the congregation. And the LORDspokeuntoMoses, saying, Get you upfrom amongthiscongregation, that I may consumethem as in a moment. And they fellupontheir faces. And MosessaiduntoAaron, Takea censer, and putfirethereinfrom offthe altar, and put onincense, and goquicklyuntothe congregation, and make an atonementforthem: forthere is wrathgone outfromthe LORD; the plagueis begun. And AarontookasMosescommanded, and ranintothe midstof the congregation; and, behold, the plaguewas begunamong the people: and he put onincense, and made an atonementforthe people. And he stoodbetweenthe deadand the living; and the plaguewas stayed. Now they that diedin the plaguewerefourteenthousandand sevenhundred, besidethem that diedaboutthe matterof Korah. And AaronreturneduntoMosesuntothe doorof the tabernacleof the congregation: and the plaguewas stayed.