English Standard Version

Numbers 16:13-27 English Standard Version (ESV)

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, that you must also make yourself a prince over us?

14. 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.”

15. And Moses was very angry and said to the Lord, “Do not respect their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them, and I have not harmed one of them.”

16. And Moses said to Korah, “Be present, you and all your company, before the Lord, you and they, and Aaron, tomorrow.

17. And let every one of you take his censer and put incense on it, and every one of you bring before the Lord his censer, 250 censers; you also, and Aaron, each his censer.”

18. So every man took his censer and put fire in them and laid incense on them and stood at the entrance of the tent of meeting with Moses and Aaron.

19. Then Korah assembled all the congregation against them at the entrance of the tent of meeting. And the glory of the Lord appeared to all the congregation.

20. And the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

21. “Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.”

22. And they fell on their faces and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and will you be angry with all the congregation?”

23. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

24. “Say to the congregation, Get away from the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”

25. Then Moses rose and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him.

26. And he spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart, please, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be swept away with all their sins.”

27. So they got away from the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. And Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the door of their tents, together with their wives, their sons, and their little ones.