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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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Getting on his high horse one day, Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, along with a few Reubenites--Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth--
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Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and certain Reubenites-Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth-became insolent
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Now Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men;
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One day Korah son of Izhar, a descendant of Kohath son of Levi, conspired with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, from the tribe of Reuben.
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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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rebelled against Moses. He had with him 250 leaders of the congregation of Israel, prominent men with positions in the Council.
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and rose up against Moses. With them were 250 Israelite men, well-known community leaders who had been appointed members of the council.
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and they rose up before Moses with some of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation, representatives of the congregation, men of renown.
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They incited a rebellion against Moses, involving 250 other prominent leaders, all members of the assembly.
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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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They came as a group and confronted Moses and Aaron, saying, "You've overstepped yourself. This entire community is holy and GOD is in their midst. So why do you act like you're running the whole show?"
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They came as a group to oppose Moses and Aaron and said to them, "You have gone too far! The whole community is holy, every one of them, and the LORD is with them. Why then do you set yourselves above the LORD's assembly?"
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They gathered together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, "You take too much upon yourselves, for all the congregation is holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?"
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They went to Moses and Aaron and said, "You have gone too far! Everyone in Israel has been set apart by the LORD, and he is with all of us. What right do you have to act as though you are greater than anyone else among all these people of the LORD?"
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And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:
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On hearing this, Moses threw himself facedown on the ground.
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When Moses heard this, he fell facedown.
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So when Moses heard it, he fell on his face;
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When Moses heard what they were saying, he threw himself down with his face to the ground.
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And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the LORD will shew 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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Then he addressed Korah and his gang: "In the morning GOD will make clear who is on his side, who is holy. GOD will take his stand with the one he chooses.
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Then he said to Korah and all his followers: "In the morning the LORD will show who belongs to him and who is holy, and he will have that person come near him. The man he chooses he will cause to come near him.
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and he spoke to Korah and all his company, saying, "Tomorrow morning the LORD will show who is His and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to Him. That one whom He chooses He will cause to come near to Him.
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Then he said to Korah and his followers, "Tomorrow morning the LORD will show us who belongs to him and who is holy. The LORD will allow those who are chosen to enter his holy presence.
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This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
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"Now, Korah, here's what I want you, you and your gang, to do: Tomorrow, take censers.
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You, Korah, and all your followers are to do this: Take censers
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Do this: Take censers, Korah and all your company;
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You, Korah, and all your followers must do this: Take incense burners,
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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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In the presence of GOD, put fire in them and then incense. Then we'll see who is holy, see whom GOD chooses. Sons of Levi, you've overstepped yourselves!"
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and tomorrow put fire and incense in them before the LORD. The man the LORD chooses will be the one who is holy. You Levites have gone too far!"
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put fire in them and put incense in them before the LORD tomorrow, and it shall be that the man whom the LORD chooses is the holy one. You take too much upon yourselves, you sons of Levi!"
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and burn incense in them tomorrow before the LORD. Then we will see whom the LORD chooses as his holy one. You Levites are the ones who have gone too far!"
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And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:
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Moses continued with Korah, "Listen well now, sons of Levi.
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Moses also said to Korah, "Now listen, you Levites!
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Then Moses said to Korah, "Hear now, you sons of Levi:
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Then Moses spoke again to Korah: "Now listen, you Levites!
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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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Isn't it enough for you that the God of Israel has selected you out of the congregation of Israel to bring you near him to serve in the ministries of The Dwelling of GOD, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them?
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Isn't it enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the rest of the Israelite community and brought you near himself to do the work at the LORD's tabernacle and to stand before the community and minister to them?
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Is it a small thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to Himself, to do the work of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to serve them;
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Does it seem a small thing to you that the God of Israel has chosen you from among all the people of Israel to be near him as you serve in the LORD's Tabernacle and to stand before the people to minister to 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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He has brought you and all your brother Levites into his inner circle, and now you're grasping for the priesthood too.
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He has brought you and all your fellow Levites near himself, but now you are trying to get the priesthood too.
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and that He has brought you near to Himself, you and all your brethren, the sons of Levi, with you? And are you seeking the priesthood also?
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He has given this special ministry only to you and your fellow Levites, but now you are demanding the priesthood as well!
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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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It's GOD you've ganged up against, not us. What do you have against Aaron that you're bad-mouthing him?"
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It is against the LORD that you and all your followers have banded together. Who is Aaron that you should grumble against him?"
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Therefore you and all your company are gathered together against the LORD. And what is Aaron that you complain against him?"
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The one you are really revolting against is the LORD! And who is Aaron that you are complaining about 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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Moses then ordered Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, to appear, but they said, "We're not coming.
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Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab. But they said, "We will not come!
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And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, but they said, "We will not come up!
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Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they replied, "We refuse to come!
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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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Isn't it enough that you yanked us out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness? And now you keep trying to boss us around!
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Isn't it enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the desert? And now you also want to lord it over us?
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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, that you should keep acting like a prince over us?
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Isn't it enough that you brought us out of Egypt, a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us here in this wilderness, and that you now treat us like your subjects?
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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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Face it, you haven't produced: You haven't brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, you haven't given us the promised inheritance of fields and vineyards. You'd have to poke our eyes out to keep us from seeing what's going on. Forget it, we're not coming."
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Moreover, you haven't brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey or given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you gouge out the eyes of these men? No, we will not come!"
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Moreover you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you put out the eyes of these men? We will not come up!"
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What's more, you haven't brought us into the land flowing with milk and honey or given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Are you trying to fool us? We will not come."
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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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Moses' temper blazed white-hot. He said to GOD, "Don't accept their Grain-Offering. I haven't taken so much as a single donkey from them; I haven't hurt a single hair of their heads."
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Then Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, "Do not accept their offering. I have not taken so much as a donkey from them, nor have I wronged any of them."
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Then Moses was very angry, and said to the LORD, "Do not respect their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them, nor have I hurt one of them."
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Then Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, "Do not accept their offerings! I have not taken so much as a donkey from them, and I have never hurt a single 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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Moses said to Korah, "Bring your people before GOD tomorrow. Appear there with them and Aaron.
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Moses said to Korah, "You and all your followers are to appear before the LORD tomorrow-you and they and Aaron.
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And Moses said to Korah, "Tomorrow, you and all your company be present before the LORD--you and they, as well as Aaron.
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And Moses said to Korah, "Come here tomorrow and present yourself before the LORD with all your followers. Aaron will also be here.
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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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Have each man bring his censer filled with incense and present it to GOD-all 250 censers. And you and Aaron do the same, bring your censers."
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Each man is to take his censer and put incense in it-250 censers in all-and present it before the LORD. You and Aaron are to present your censers also."
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Let each take his censer and put incense in it, and each of you bring his censer before the LORD, two hundred and fifty censers; both you and Aaron, each with his censer."
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Be sure that each of your 250 followers brings an incense burner with incense on it, so you can present them before the LORD. Aaron will also bring his incense burner."
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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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So they all did it. They brought their censers filled with fire and incense and stood at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. Moses and Aaron did the same.
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So each man took his censer, put fire and incense in it, and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
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So every man took his censer, put fire in it, laid incense on it, and stood at the door of the tabernacle of meeting with Moses and Aaron.
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So these men came with their incense burners, placed burning coals and incense on them, and stood at the entrance of the Tabernacle 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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It was Korah and his gang against Moses and Aaron at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. The entire community could see the Glory of GOD.
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When Korah had gathered all his followers in opposition to them at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the glory of the LORD appeared to the entire assembly.
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And Korah gathered all the congregation against them at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. Then the glory of the LORD appeared to all the congregation.
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Meanwhile, Korah had stirred up the entire community against Moses and Aaron, and they all assembled at the Tabernacle entrance. Then the glorious presence of the LORD appeared to the whole community,
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And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
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GOD said to Moses and Aaron,
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The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
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And the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
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and the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
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Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.
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"Separate yourselves from this congregation so that I can finish them off and be done with them."
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"Separate yourselves from this assembly so I can put an end to them at once."
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"Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment."
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"Get away from these people so that I may instantly destroy them!"
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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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They threw themselves on their faces and said, "O God, God of everything living, when one man sins are you going to take it out on the whole community?"
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But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and cried out, "O God, God of the spirits of all mankind, will you be angry with the entire assembly when only one man sins?"
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Then they fell on their faces, and said, "O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and You be angry with all the congregation?"
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But Moses and Aaron fell face down on the ground. "O God, the God and source of all life," they pleaded. "Must you be angry with all the people when only one man sins?"
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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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GOD spoke to Moses:
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Then the LORD said to Moses,
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So the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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And the LORD said to Moses,
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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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"Speak to the community. Tell them, Back off from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram."
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"Say to the assembly, 'Move away from the tents of Korah, Dathan and Abiram.'"
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"Speak to the congregation, saying, "Get away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram."'
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"Then tell all the people to get away from the tents 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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Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram. The leaders of Israel followed him.
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Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him.
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Then Moses rose and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him.
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So Moses got up and rushed over to the tents of Dathan and Abiram, followed closely by the Israelite leaders.
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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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He then spoke to the community: "Back off from the tents of these bad men; don't touch a thing that belongs to them lest you be carried off on the flood of their sins."
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He warned the assembly, "Move back from the tents of these wicked men! Do not touch anything belonging to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins."
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And he spoke to the congregation, saying, "Depart now from the tents of these wicked men! Touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins."
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"Quick!" he told the people. "Get away from the tents of these wicked men, and don't touch anything that belongs to them. If you do, you will be destroyed for 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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So they all backed away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Dathan and Abiram by now had come out and were standing at the entrance to their tents with their wives, children, and babies.
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So they moved away from the tents of Korah, Dathan and Abiram. Dathan and Abiram had come out and were standing with their wives, children and little ones at the entrances to their tents.
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So they got away from around the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram; and Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the door of their tents, with their wives, their sons, and their little children.
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So all the people stood back from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Then Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the entrances of their tents with their wives and children and little ones.
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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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Moses continued to address the community: "This is how you'll know that it was GOD who sent me to do all these things and that it wasn't anything I cooked up on my own.
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Then Moses said, "This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things and that it was not my idea:
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And Moses said: "By this you shall know that the LORD has sent me to do all these works, for I have not done them of my own will.
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And Moses said, "By this you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things that I have done--for I have not done them on my own.
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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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If these men die a natural death like all the rest of us, you'll know that it wasn't GOD who sent me.
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If these men die a natural death and experience only what usually happens to men, then the LORD has not sent me.
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If these men die naturally like all men, or if they are visited by the common fate of all men, then the LORD has not sent me.
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If these men die a natural death, then the LORD has 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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But if GOD does something unprecedented--if the ground opens up and swallows the lot of them and they are pitched alive into Sheol--then you'll know that these men have been insolent with GOD."
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But if the LORD brings about something totally new, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them, with everything that belongs to them, and they go down alive into the grave, then you will know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt."
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But if the LORD creates a new thing, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that belongs to them, and they go down alive into the pit, then you will understand that these men have rejected the LORD."
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But if the LORD performs a miracle and the ground opens up and swallows them and all their belongings, and they go down alive into the grave, then you will know that these men have despised 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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The words were hardly out of his mouth when the Earth split open.
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As soon as he finished saying all this, the ground under them split apart
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Now it came to pass, as he finished speaking all these words, that the ground split apart under them,
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He had hardly finished speaking the words when the ground suddenly split open beneath 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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Earth opened its mouth and in one gulp swallowed them down, the men and their families, all the human beings connected with Korah, along with everything they owned.
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and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, with their households and all Korah's men and all their possessions.
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and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and all the men with Korah, with all their goods.
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The earth opened up and swallowed the men, along with their households and the followers who were standing with them, and everything they owned.
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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 that was the end of them, pitched alive into Sheol. The Earth closed up over them and that was the last the community heard of them.
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They went down alive into the grave, with everything they owned; the earth closed over them, and they perished and were gone from the community.
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So they and all those with them went down alive into the pit; the earth closed over them, and they perished from among the assembly.
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So they went down alive into the grave, along with their belongings. The earth closed over them, and they all vanished.
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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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At the sound of their cries everyone around ran for dear life, shouting, "We're about to be swallowed up alive!"
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At their cries, all the Israelites around them fled, shouting, "The earth is going to swallow us too!"
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Then all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, "Lest the earth swallow us up also!"
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All of the people of Israel fled as they heard their screams, fearing that the earth would swallow them, too.
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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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Then GOD sent lightning. The fire cremated the 250 men who were offering the incense.
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And fire came out from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.
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And a fire came out from the LORD and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering incense.
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Then fire blazed forth from the LORD and burned up the 250 men who were offering incense.
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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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GOD spoke to Moses:
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The LORD said to Moses,
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Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
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And the LORD said to Moses,
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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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"Tell Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, Gather up the censers from the smoldering cinders and scatter the coals a distance away for these censers have become holy.
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"Tell Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, to take the censers out of the smoldering remains and scatter the coals some distance away, for the censers are holy-
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"Tell Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, to pick up the censers out of the blaze, for they are holy, and scatter the fire some distance away.
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"Tell Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to pull all the incense burners from the fire, for they are holy. Also tell him to scatter the burning incense
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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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Take the censers of the men who have sinned and are now dead and hammer them into thin sheets for covering the Altar. They have been offered to GOD and are holy to GOD. Let them serve as a sign to Israel, evidence of what happened this day."
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the censers of the men who sinned at the cost of their lives. Hammer the censers into sheets to overlay the altar, for they were presented before the LORD and have become holy. Let them be a sign to the Israelites."
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The censers of these men who sinned against their own souls, let them be made into hammered plates as a covering for the altar. Because they presented them before the LORD, therefore they are holy; and they shall be a sign to the children of Israel."
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from the burners of these men who have sinned at the cost of their lives. He must then hammer the metal of the incense burners into a sheet as a covering for the altar, for these burners have become holy because they were used in the LORD's presence. The altar covering will then serve as a warning to the people of Israel."
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And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:
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So Eleazar gathered all the bronze censers that belonged to those who had been burned up and had them hammered flat and used to overlay the Altar,
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So Eleazar the priest collected the bronze censers brought by those who had been burned up, and he had them hammered out to overlay the altar,
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So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers, which those who were burned up had presented, and they were hammered out as a covering on the altar,
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So Eleazar the priest collected the 250 bronze incense burners that had been used by the men who died in the fire, and they were hammered out into a sheet of metal to cover 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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just as GOD had instructed him by Moses. This was to serve as a sign to Israel that only descendants of Aaron were allowed to burn incense before GOD; anyone else trying it would end up like Korah and his gang.
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as the LORD directed him through Moses. This was to remind the Israelites that no one except a descendant of Aaron should come to burn incense before the LORD, or he would become like Korah and his followers.
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to be a memorial to the children of Israel that no outsider, who is not a descendant of Aaron, should come near to offer incense before the LORD, that he might not become like Korah and his companions, just as the LORD had said to him through Moses.
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This would warn the Israelites that no unauthorized man--no one who was not a descendant of Aaron--should ever enter the LORD's presence to burn incense. If anyone did, the same thing would happen to him as happened to Korah and his followers. Thus, the LORD's instructions to Moses were carried out.
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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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Grumbling broke out the next day in the community of Israel, grumbling against Moses and Aaron: "You have killed GOD's people!"
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The next day the whole Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. "You have killed the LORD's people," they said.
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On the next day all the congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron, saying, "You have killed the people of the LORD."
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But the very next morning the whole community began muttering again against Moses and Aaron, saying, "You two have killed the LORD's people!"
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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.
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But it so happened that when the community got together against Moses and Aaron, they looked over at the Tent of Meeting and there was the Cloud--the Glory of GOD for all to see.
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But when the assembly gathered in opposition to Moses and Aaron and turned toward the Tent of Meeting, suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared.
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Now it happened, when the congregation had gathered against Moses and Aaron, that they turned toward the tabernacle of meeting; and suddenly the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared.
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As the people gathered to protest to Moses and Aaron, they turned toward the Tabernacle and saw that the cloud had covered it, and the glorious presence of the LORD appeared.
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And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.
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Moses and Aaron stood at the front of the Tent of Meeting.
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Then Moses and Aaron went to the front of the Tent of Meeting,
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Then Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of meeting.
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Moses and Aaron came and stood at the entrance of the Tabernacle,
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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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GOD spoke to Moses:
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and the LORD said to Moses,
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And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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and the LORD said to Moses,
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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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"Back away from this congregation so that I can do away with them this very minute." They threw themselves facedown on the ground.
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"Get away from this assembly so I can put an end to them at once." And they fell facedown.
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"Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment." And they fell on their faces.
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"Get away from these people so that I can instantly destroy them!" But Moses and Aaron fell face down on the ground.
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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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Moses said to Aaron, "Take your censer and fill it with incense, along with fire from the Altar. Get to the congregation as fast as you can: make atonement for them. Anger is pouring out from GOD-the plague has started!"
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Then Moses said to Aaron, "Take your censer and put incense in it, along with fire from the altar, and hurry to the assembly to make atonement for them. Wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has started."
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So Moses said to Aaron, "Take a censer and put fire in it from the altar, put incense on it, and take it quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them; for wrath has gone out from the LORD. The plague has begun."
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And Moses said to Aaron, "Quick, take an incense burner and place burning coals on it from the altar. Lay incense on it and carry it quickly among the people to make atonement for them. The LORD's anger is blazing among them--the plague has already 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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Aaron grabbed the censer, as directed by Moses, and ran into the midst of the congregation. The plague had already begun. He put burning incense into the censer and atoned for the people.
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So Aaron did as Moses said, and ran into the midst of the assembly. The plague had already started among the people, but Aaron offered the incense and made atonement for them.
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Then Aaron took it as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the assembly; and already the plague had begun among the people. So he put in the incense and made atonement for the people.
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Aaron did as Moses told him and ran out among the people. The plague indeed had already begun, but Aaron burned the incense and made atonement for them.
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And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
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He stood there between the living and the dead and stopped the plague.
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He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague stopped.
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And he stood between the dead and the living; so the plague was stopped.
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He stood between the living and the dead until the plague was stopped.
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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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Fourteen thousand seven hundred people died from the plague, not counting those who died in the affair of Korah.
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But 14,700 people died from the plague, in addition to those who had died because of Korah.
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Now those who died in the plague were fourteen thousand seven hundred, besides those who died in the Korah incident.
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But 14,700 people died in that plague, in addition to those who had died in the incident involving 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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Aaron then went back to join Moses at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. The plague was stopped.
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Then Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, for the plague had stopped.
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So Aaron returned to Moses at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, for the plague had stopped.
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Then because the plague had stopped, Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
