20. The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
21. “Move away from these men! I want to destroy them now!”
22. But Moses and Aaron bowed to the ground and cried out, “God, you know what people are thinking. Please don’t be angry with all these people. Only one man really sinned.”
23. Then the Lord said to Moses,
24. “Tell the people to move away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”
25. Moses stood and went to Dathan and Abiram. All the elders of Israel followed him.
26. Moses warned the people, “Move away from the tents of these evil men. Don’t touch anything that belongs to them! If you do, you will be destroyed because of their sins.”
27. So the men moved away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Dathan and Abiram went to their tents. They stood outside of their tents with their wives, children, and little babies.
28. Then Moses said, “I will show you proof that the Lord sent me to do all the things I told you. I will show you that all these things were not my own idea.