Contemporary English Version Anglicised

Numbers 16:16-22 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

16. Then he said to Korah, “Tomorrow you and your followers must go with Aaron to the Lord's sacred tent.

17. Each of you take along your fire pan with incense in it and offer the incense to the Lord.”

18. The next day the men placed incense and coals in their fire pans and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the sacred tent.

19. Meanwhile, Korah had convinced the rest of the Israelites to rebel against their two leaders.When that happened, the Lord appeared in all his glory

20. and said to Moses and Aaron,

21. “Get away from the rest of the Israelites so I can kill them at once!”

22. But the two men bowed down and prayed, “Our God, you gave these people life. Why would you punish everyone here when only one man has sinned?”