8. And he said again to Core: Hear ye sons of Levi.
9. Is it a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath spared you from all the people, and joined you to himself, that you should serve him in the service of the tabernacle, and should stand before the congregation of the people, and should minister to him?
10. Did he therefore make thee and all thy brethren the sons of Levi to approach unto him, that you should challenge to yourselves the priesthood also,
11. And that all thy company should stand against the Lord? for what is Aaron that you murmur against him?
12. Then Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiron the sons of Eliab. But they answered: We will not come.
13. Is it a small matter to thee, that thou hast brought us out of a land that flowed with milk and honey, to kill us in the desert, except thou rule also like a lord over us?
14. Thou best brought us indeed into a land that floweth with rivers of milk and honey, and hast given us possessions of fields and vineyards; wilt thou also pull out our eyes? We will not come.
15. Moses therefore being very angry, raid to the Lord: Respect not their sacrifices: thou knowest that I have not taken of them so much as a young ass at any time, nor have injured any of them.
16. And he said to Core: Do thou and thy congregation stand apart before the Lord to morrow, and Aaron apart.
17. Take every one of you censers, and put incense upon them, offering to the Lord two hundred and fifty censers: let Aaron also hold his censer.
18. When they had done this, Moses and Aaron standing,
19. And had drawn up all the multitude against them to the door of the tabernacle, the glory of the Lord appeared to them all.
20. And the Lord speaking to Moses and Aaron, said: