1 And Korah, son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, took both Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, 2 and they rose up before Moses with men of the sons of Israel, 250 princes of the congregation, called of the convention, men of renown, 3 and they were assembled against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, “Enough of you! For all the congregation—all of them are holy, and YHWH is in their middle. And why do you lift yourselves up above the assembly of YHWH?” 4 And Moses heard, and fell on his face, 5 and he spoke to Korah and to all his congregation, saying, “Indeed, in the morning YHWH may cause you to know those who are His and him who is holy, and will bring him near to Him. Even him whom He fixes on He brings near to Him. 6 Do this: take censers for yourselves—Korah and all his company— 7 and put fire in them and put incense on them before YHWH tomorrow, and it will be, the man whom YHWH chooses, he will be the holy one—enough of you, sons of Levi!” 8 And Moses said to Korah, “Now hear, sons of Levi. 9 Is it little to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel to bring you near to Himself, to do the service of the Dwelling Place of YHWH, and to stand before the congregation to serve them? 10 Indeed, He brings you near, and all your brothers, the sons of Levi, with you—and you will also seek the priesthood! 11 Therefore, you and all your congregation are meeting against YHWH. And Aaron, what is he, that you murmur against him?” 12 And Moses sent to call for Dathan and for Abiram, sons of Eliab, and they said, “We will not come up! 13 Is it little that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to put us to death in a wilderness, that you also certainly make yourself prince over us? 14 Indeed, you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor do you give an inheritance of field and vineyard to us. Do you pick out the eyes of these men? We will not come up!” 15 And it was very displeasing to Moses, and he said to YHWH, “Do not turn to their present. I have not taken one donkey from them, nor have I afflicted one of them.” 16 And Moses said to Korah, “You and all your congregation, be present before YHWH—you, and they, and Aaron—tomorrow. 17 And let each take his censer and you will put incense on them, and each will bring his censer near before YHWH—250 censers. Indeed, you and Aaron, each with his censer.” 18 And they each took his censer, and put fire on them, and laid incense on them, and they stood at the opening of the Tent of Meeting with Moses and Aaron. 19 And Korah assembled all the congregation against them at the opening of the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of YHWH was seen by all the congregation. 20 And YHWH spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 21 “Be separated from the middle of this congregation, and I will consume them in a moment.” 22 And they fell on their faces, and said, “God, God of the spirits of all flesh—one man sins, and are You angry against all the congregation?” 23 And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying, 24 “Speak to the congregation, saying, Go up from around the dwelling place of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.” 25 And Moses rose, and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elderly of Israel went after him, 26 and he spoke to the congregation, saying, “Now turn aside from the tents of these wicked men, and do not come against anything that they have, lest you are consumed in all their sins.” 27 And they went up from the dwelling place of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, from all around, and Dathan and Abiram had come out, standing at the opening of their tents, with their wives, and their sons, and their infants. 28 And Moses said, “By this you know that YHWH has sent me to do all these works, that they are not from my own heart. 29 If these die according to the death of all men, or the charge of all men is charged on them, YHWH has not sent me. 30 But if YHWH does a strange thing, and the ground opens her mouth and swallows them and all that they have, and they go down alive to Sheol, then you will know that these men have despised YHWH.” 31 And it came to pass at his finishing speaking all these words, that the ground which was under them cleaves, 32 and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed them, and their houses, and all the men who were for Korah, and all the goods, 33 and they went down—they and all that they had—alive to Sheol, and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the middle of the assembly. 34 And all Israel who were around them had fled at their voice, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us.” 35 And fire had come out from YHWH and consumed the 250 men bringing the incense near. 36 And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying, 37 “Say to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to lift up the censers from the middle of the burning and scatter the fire away, for they have been hallowed. 38 As for the censers of these sinners against their own souls, indeed, they will make them into spread-out plates for a covering for the altar, for they have brought them near before YHWH, and they have been hallowed. And they will become a sign to the sons of Israel.” 39 And Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers which they who were burned had brought near, and they spread them out for a covering for the altar— 40 a memorial to the sons of Israel, so that a stranger who is not of the seed of Aaron will not draw near to make incense before YHWH, and will not be as Korah and as his congregation, as YHWH had spoken by the hand of Moses to him. 41 And on the next day all the congregation of the sons of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, “You have put the people of YHWH to death.” 42 And it came to pass, in the congregation being assembled against Moses and against Aaron, that they turned toward the Tent of Meeting, and look, the cloud had covered it and the glory of YHWH was seen. 43 And Moses came—Aaron also—to the front of the Tent of Meeting. 44 And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying, 45 “Get up from the middle of this congregation, and I will consume them in a moment.” And they fell on their faces, 46 and Moses said to Aaron, “Take the censer and put fire on it from off the altar, and place incense, and go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, for the wrath has gone out from the presence of YHWH—the plague has begun.” 47 And Aaron took it as Moses had spoken, and ran to the middle of the assembly, and look, the plague had begun among the people. And he gave the incense, and made atonement for the people, 48 and stood between the dead and the living, and the plague was restrained. 49 And those who died by the plague were 14,700, apart from those who died for the matter of Korah. 50 And Aaron turned back to Moses, to the opening of the Tent of Meeting, and the plague had been restrained.