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Numbers 16 Unlocked Literal Bible
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1 Now Korah son of Izhar son of Kohath son of Levi, along with Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, descendants of Reuben, gathered some men.
1 Y CORÉ, hijo de Ishar, hijo de Coath, hijo de Leví; y Dathán y Abiram, hijos de Eliab; y Hon, hijo de Peleth, de los hijos de Rubén, tomaron [gente],
2 They rose up against Moses, along with other men from the people of Israel, two hundred and fifty leaders of the community who were well-known members in the community.
2 Y levantáronse contra Moisés con doscientos y cincuenta varones de los hijos de Israel, príncipes de la congregación, de los del consejo, varones de nombre;
3 They assembled themselves together to confront Moses and Aaron. They said to them, “You have gone too far! All the community is set apart, every one of them, and Yahweh is among them. Why do you lift up yourselves above the rest of Yahweh's community?”
3 Y se juntaron contra Moisés y Aarón, y les dijeron: Básteos, porque toda la congregación, todos ellos son santos, y en medio de ellos está Jehová: ¿por qué, pues, os levantáis vosotros sobre la congregación de Jehová?
4 When Moses heard that, he lay facedown.
4 Y como lo oyó Moisés, echóse sobre su rostro;
5 He spoke to Korah and to all those with him, “In the morning Yahweh will make known who belongs to him and who is set apart to him. He will bring that person near to him. The one he chooses he will bring near to himself.
5 Y habló á Coré y á todo su séquito, diciendo: Mañana mostrará Jehová quién es suyo, y al santo harálo llegar á sí; y al que él escogiere, él lo allegará á sí.
6 Do this, Korah and all your group. Take censers
6 Haced esto: tomaos incensarios, Coré y todo su séquito:
7 tomorrow and put fire and incense in them before Yahweh. The one whom Yahweh chooses, that man will be set apart to Yahweh. You have gone too far, you descendants of Levi.”
7 Y poned fuego en ellos, y poned en ellos sahumerio delante de Jehová mañana; y será que el varón á quien Jehová escogiere, aquél [será] el santo: básteos [esto], hijos de Leví.
8 Again, Moses said to Korah, “Now listen, you descendants of Levi:
8 Dijo más Moisés á Coré: Oid ahora, hijos de Leví:
9 is it a small thing for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the community of Israel, to bring you near to himself, to do work in Yahweh's tabernacle, and to stand before the community to serve them?
9 ¿Os es poco que el Dios de Israel os haya apartado de la congregación de Israel, haciéndoos allegar á sí para que ministraseis en el servicio del tabernáculo de Jehová, y estuvieseis delante de la congregación para ministrarles?
10 He has brought you near, and all your kinfolk, the descendants of Levi, with you, yet you are seeking the priesthood also!
10 ¿Y que te hizo acercar á ti, y á todos tus hermanos los hijos de Leví contigo; para que procuréis también el sacerdocio?
11 That is why you and all your group have gathered together against Yahweh. So why are you complaining about Aaron, who obeys Yahweh?”
11 Por tanto, tú y todo tu séquito sois los que os juntáis contra Jehová: pues Aarón, ¿qué es para que contra él murmuréis?
12 Then Moses called for Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come up.
12 Y envió Moisés á llamar á Dathán y Abiram, hijos de Eliab; mas ellos respondieron: No iremos allá:
13 Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness? Now you want to make yourself ruler over us!
13 ¿Es poco que nos hayas hecho venir de una tierra que destila leche y miel, para hacernos morir en el desierto, sino que también te enseñorees de nosotros imperiosamente?
14 In addition, you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, or given us the fields and vineyards as an inheritance. Now do you want to blind us with empty promises? We will not come to you.”
14 Ni tampoco nos has metido tú en tierra que fluya leche y miel, ni nos has dado heredades de tierras y viñas: ¿has de arrancar los ojos de estos hombres? No subiremos.
15 Moses was very angry and said to Yahweh, “Do not respect their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them, and I have not harmed any of them.”
15 Entonces Moisés se enojó en gran manera, y dijo á Jehová: No mires á su presente: ni aun un asno he tomado de ellos, ni á ninguno de ellos he hecho mal.
16 Then Moses said to Korah, “Tomorrow you and all your company must go before Yahweh—you and they, and Aaron.
16 Después dijo Moisés á Coré: Tú y todo tu séquito, poneos mañana delante de Jehová; tú, y ellos, y Aarón:
17 Each of you must take his censer and put incense in it. Then each man must bring before Yahweh his censer, two hundred and fifty censers. You and Aaron, also, must each bring your censer.”
17 Y tomad cada uno su incensario, y poned sahumerio en ellos, y allegad delante de Jehová cada uno su incensario: doscientos y cincuenta incensarios: tú también, y Aarón, cada uno con su incensario.
18 So every man took his censer, put fire in it, laid incense in it, and stood at the entrance to the tent of meeting with Moses and Aaron.
18 Y tomaron cada uno su incensario, y pusieron en ellos fuego, y echaron en ellos sahumerio, y pusiéronse á la puerta del tabernáculo del testimonio con Moisés y Aarón.
19 Korah assembled all the community against Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the tent of meeting, and Yahweh's glory appeared to all the community.
19 Ya Coré había hecho juntar contra ellos toda la congregación á la puerta del tabernáculo del testimonio: entonces la gloria de Jehová apareció á toda la congregación.
20 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron:
20 Y Jehová habló á Moisés y á Aarón, diciendo:
21 “Separate yourselves from among this community that I may consume them immediately.”
21 Apartaos de entre esta congregación, y consumirlos he en un momento.
22 Moses and Aaron lay facedown and said, “God, the God of the spirits of all humanity, if one man sins, must you be angry with all the community?”
22 Y ellos se echaron sobre sus rostros, y dijeron: Dios, Dios de los espíritus de toda carne, ¿no es un hombre el que pecó? ¿y airarte has tú contra toda la congregación?
23 Yahweh replied to Moses. He said,
23 Entonces Jehová habló á Moisés, diciendo:
24 “Speak to the community. Say, 'Get away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.'”
24 Habla á la congregación, diciendo: Apartaos de en derredor de la tienda de Coré, Dathán, y Abiram.
25 Then Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiram; the elders of Israel followed him.
25 Y Moisés se levantó, y fué á Dathán y á Abiram; y los ancianos de Israel fueron en pos de él.
26 He spoke to the community and said, “Now leave the tents of these wicked men and touch nothing of theirs, or you will be consumed by all their sins.”
26 Y él habló á la congregación, diciendo: Apartaos ahora de las tiendas de estos impíos hombres, y no toquéis ninguna cosa suya, por que no perezcáis en todos sus pecados.
27 So the community on every side of the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram left them. Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the entrance to their tents, with their wives, sons, and their little ones.
27 Y apartáronse de las tiendas de Coré, de Dathán, y de Abiram en derredor: y Dathán y Abiram salieron y pusiéronse á las puertas de sus tiendas, con sus mujeres, y sus hijos, y sus chiquitos.
28 Then Moses said, “By this you will know that Yahweh has sent me to do all these works, for I have not done them of my own accord.
28 Y dijo Moisés: En esto conoceréis que Jehová me ha enviado para que hiciese todas estas cosas; que no de mi corazón [las hice].
29 If these men die a natural death such as normally happens, then Yahweh has not sent me.
29 Si como mueren todos los hombres murieren éstos, ó si fueren ellos visitados á la manera de todos los hombres, Jehová no me envió.
30 But if Yahweh creates something new, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them, with everything that they possess, and they go down alive into Sheol, then you must understand that these men have despised Yahweh.”
30 Mas si Jehová hiciere una nueva cosa, y la tierra abriere su boca, y los tragare con todas sus cosas, y descendieren vivos al abismo, entonces conoceréis que estos hombres irritaron á Jehová.
31 As soon as Moses finished speaking all these words, the ground opened under those men.
31 Y aconteció, que en acabando él de hablar todas estas palabras, rompióse la tierra que estaba debajo de ellos:
32 The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their families, and all the people who belonged to Korah, as well as all their possessions.
32 Y abrió la tierra su boca, y tragólos á ellos, y á sus casas, y á todos los hombres de Coré, y á toda su hacienda.
33 So they and all that they possessed went down alive into Sheol. The earth closed over them, and they perished from among the community.
33 Y ellos, con todo lo que tenían, descendieron vivos al abismo, y cubriólos la tierra, y perecieron de en medio de la congregación.
34 All Israel around them fled from their cries. They exclaimed, “The earth may swallow us up also!”
34 Y todo Israel, los que estaban en derredor de ellos, huyeron al grito de ellos; porque decían: No nos trague también la tierra.
35 Then fire flashed out from Yahweh and devoured the 250 men who had offered incense.
35 Y salió fuego de Jehová, y consumió los doscientos y cincuenta hombres que ofrecían el sahumerio.
36 Again Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,
36 Entonces Jehová habló á Moisés, diciendo:
37 “Speak to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest and let him take up the censers out of the flames, for the censers are set apart to me. Then let him scatter the burning coals at a distance.
37 Di á Eleazar, hijo de Aarón sacerdote, que tome los incensarios de en medio del incendio, y derrame más allá el fuego; porque son santificados:
38 Take the censers of those who lost their lives because of their sin. Let them be made into hammered plates as a covering over the altar. Those men did offer them before me, so they are set apart to me. They will be a sign of my presence to the people of Israel.”
38 Los incensarios de estos pecadores contra sus almas: y harán de ellos planchas extendidas para cubrir el altar: por cuanto ofrecieron con ellos delante de Jehová, son santificados; y serán por señal á los hijos de Israel.
39 Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers that had been used by the men who were burned up, and they were hammered out into a covering for the altar,
39 Y el sacerdote Eleazar tomó los incensarios de metal con que los quemados habían ofrecido; y extendiéronlos para cubrir el altar,
40 to be a reminder to the people of Israel, so that no outsider who was not descended from Aaron should come up to burn incense before Yahweh, so they might not become like Korah and his group—just as Yahweh had commanded through Moses.
40 En recuerdo á los hijos de Israel que ningún extraño que no sea de la simiente de Aarón, llegue á ofrecer sahumerio delante de Jehová, porque no sea como Coré, y como su séquito; según se lo dijo Jehová por mano de Moisés.
41 But the next morning all the community of the people of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron. They said, “You have killed Yahweh's people.”
41 El día siguiente toda la congregación de los hijos de Israel murmuró contra Moisés y Aarón, diciendo: Vosotros habéis muerto al pueblo de Jehová.
42 Then it happened, when the community had assembled against Moses and Aaron, that they looked toward the tent of meeting and, behold, the cloud was covering it. Yahweh's glory appeared,
42 Y aconteció que, como se juntó la congregación contra Moisés y Aarón, miraron hacia el tabernáculo del testimonio, y he aquí la nube lo había cubierto, y apareció la gloria de Jehová.
43 and Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of meeting.
43 Y vinieron Moisés y Aarón delante del tabernáculo del testimonio.
44 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said,
44 Y Jehová habló á Moisés, diciendo:
45 “Go away from in front of this community so that I may consume them immediately.” Then Moses and Aaron lay down with their faces to the ground.
45 Apartaos de en medio de esta congregación, y consumirélos en un momento. Y ellos se echaron sobre sus rostros.
46 Moses said to Aaron, “Take the censer, put fire in it from off the altar, put incense in it, carry it quickly to the community, and make atonement for them, because anger is coming from Yahweh. The plague has begun.”
46 Y dijo Moisés á Aarón: Toma el incensario, y pon en él fuego del altar, y sobre él pon perfume, y ve presto á la congregación, y haz expiación por ellos; porque el furor ha salido de delante de la faz de Jehová: la mortandad ha comenzado.
47 So Aaron did as Moses directed. He ran into the middle of the community. The plague had quickly started to spread among the people, so he put in the incense and made atonement for the people.
47 Entonces tomó Aarón [el incensario], como Moisés dijo, y corrió en medio de la congregación: y he aquí que la mortandad había comenzado en el pueblo: y él puso perfume, é hizo expiación por el pueblo.
48 Aaron stood between the dead and the living; in this way the plague was stopped.
48 Y púsose entre los muertos y los vivos; y cesó la mortandad.
49 Those who died by the plague were 14,700 in number, besides those who had died in the matter of Korah.
49 Y los que murieron en aquella mortandad fueron catorce mil y setecientos, sin los muertos por el negocio de Coré.
50 Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance to the tent of meeting, and the plague ended.
50 Después se volvió Aarón á Moisés á la puerta del tabernáculo del testimonio, cuando la mortandad había cesado.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Abiram
A Reubenite, son of Eliab, who with his brother Dathan joined Korah's rebellion against Moses, refused to come when summoned, and was swallowed by the earth with his household.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 16:1; Numbers 16:12; Numbers 26:9
Dathan
A Reubenite, son of Eliab, who with his brother Abiram joined Korah's rebellion against Moses, refused to come when summoned, and was swallowed by the earth with his household.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 16:1; Numbers 16:12; Numbers 26:9
Eliab
The son of Pallu of Reuben and the father of Nemuel, Dathan and Abiram.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 16:1; Numbers 26:8–9; Deuteronomy 11:6
Korah
A Kohathite Levite, son of Izhar, who led a rebellion against Moses and Aaron with Dathan, Abiram and 250 leaders and was swallowed by the earth, though his line did not die out.…
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:21; Numbers 16:1; Numbers 16:5
Moses
Drawn from the Nile, he led Israel out of Egypt and received God's Law.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 2–Deuteronomy 34
On
A Reubenite, son of Peleth, named with Dathan and Abiram among those who joined Korah in rebelling against Moses; he is named only in Numbers 16:1.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 16:1
Peleth
The father of On, a Reubenite who joined Korah's rebellion against Moses.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 16:1
Cross references (42)
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- 1 Jude 11; Deuteronomy 11:6; Exodus 6:21; Numbers 27:3; Numbers 26:9–10
- 2 Numbers 26:9; Ezekiel 23:10; 1 Chronicles 5:24; Genesis 6:4; Numbers 1:16
- 3 Psalm 106:16; Numbers 14:14; Exodus 19:6; Acts 7:51; Numbers 16:7
- 4 Numbers 14:5; Numbers 20:6; Numbers 16:45; Joshua 7:6
- 5 Psalm 65:4; Numbers 17:5; Leviticus 10:3; 2 Timothy 2:19; Numbers 16:3
- 6 Leviticus 10:1; Numbers 16:35–40; Leviticus 16:12–13; 1 Kings 18:21–23; Numbers 16:46–48
- 7 Numbers 16:3; Numbers 16:5; Matthew 21:23–27; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Peter 2:9
- 9 Isaiah 7:13; Deuteronomy 10:8; Ezekiel 44:10–11; Numbers 1:53; Nehemiah 12:44
- 10 Romans 12:10; Numbers 18:7; Philippians 2:3; Luke 22:24; Numbers 3:10
- 11 Exodus 17:2; Exodus 16:7–8; Numbers 16:3; 1 Corinthians 3:5; John 13:20
- 12 Proverbs 29:9; Jude 8; 1 Peter 2:13–14; Isaiah 3:5
- 13 Acts 7:35; Numbers 11:5; Exodus 2:14; Exodus 16:3; Exodus 2:23
- 14 Leviticus 20:24; Judges 16:21; 1 Samuel 11:2; Numbers 36:8–10; Exodus 3:17
- 15 Genesis 4:4–5; 2 Corinthians 7:2; 1 Corinthians 9:15; Exodus 32:19; Numbers 12:3
- 16 1 Samuel 12:7; 1 Samuel 12:3; Numbers 16:6–7; 2 Timothy 2:14
- 17 1 Samuel 12:7
- 19 Numbers 14:10; Numbers 16:42; Leviticus 9:23; Exodus 16:7; Exodus 16:10
- 21 Numbers 16:45; Exodus 32:10; Exodus 33:5; Psalm 73:19; Revelation 18:4
- 22 Numbers 27:16; Zechariah 12:1; Job 12:10; Hebrews 12:9; Ecclesiastes 12:7
- 24 Numbers 16:21
- 25 Numbers 11:25; Numbers 11:30; Numbers 11:16–17
- 26 Isaiah 52:11; Revelation 18:4; 2 Corinthians 6:17; Acts 13:51; 1 Timothy 5:22
- 27 Job 40:10–11; Proverbs 16:18; Isaiah 28:14; Proverbs 18:12; 2 Kings 9:30–31
- 28 John 6:38; Exodus 3:12; Ezekiel 13:17; Jeremiah 23:16; John 14:11
- 29 1 Kings 22:28; Lamentations 4:22; Jeremiah 5:9; Ecclesiastes 3:19; Job 35:15
- 30 Psalm 55:15; Numbers 16:33; Job 31:3; Isaiah 45:12; Isaiah 45:7
- 31 Psalm 106:17–18; Numbers 27:3; Deuteronomy 11:6; Numbers 26:10–11
- 32 Numbers 26:11; Psalm 106:17; Revelation 12:16; 1 Chronicles 6:22; Isaiah 5:14
- 33 Isaiah 14:9; Isaiah 14:15; Psalm 69:15; Ezekiel 32:30; Psalm 143:7
- 34 Numbers 17:12–13; Zechariah 14:5; Isaiah 33:3; Revelation 6:15–17
- 35 Numbers 26:10; Leviticus 10:2; Psalm 106:18; Numbers 11:1–3; Numbers 16:2
- 37 Leviticus 27:28; Numbers 16:18; Numbers 16:7
- 38 Ezekiel 14:8; Proverbs 20:2; 2 Peter 2:6; Numbers 26:10; 1 Kings 2:23
- 40 Numbers 3:10; Numbers 18:4–7; 2 Chronicles 26:16–21; Exodus 30:7–10; Numbers 3:38
- 41 Numbers 16:1–7; Psalm 106:25–48; Numbers 14:2; Psalm 106:23; Matthew 5:11
- 42 Numbers 16:19; Numbers 20:6; Leviticus 9:23; Exodus 24:16; Numbers 14:10
- 45 Numbers 16:21–22; Numbers 16:24; 1 Chronicles 21:16; Numbers 16:26; Numbers 20:6
- 46 Numbers 8:19; Leviticus 10:6; 1 Chronicles 27:24; Numbers 11:33; Isaiah 6:6–7
- 47 Numbers 25:6–8; Numbers 16:46; Psalm 106:29; Isaiah 53:10–12; Romans 12:21
- 48 Psalm 106:30; Numbers 25:8–11; 2 Samuel 24:25; Hebrews 7:24–25; 1 Chronicles 21:26–27
- 49 Numbers 16:32–35; Numbers 25:9; Hebrews 10:28–29; Hebrews 12:25; 1 Chronicles 21:14
- 50 Numbers 16:43; 1 Chronicles 21:26–30
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