16. Then Moses said to Korah, “You and all your followers must stand before the Lord tomorrow. And Aaron will stand there with you and them.
17. Each of you must take your pan and put incense in it. Present these 250 pans before the Lord. You and Aaron must also present your pans.”
18. So each man got his pan and put burning incense in it. Then they stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the Meeting Tent.
19. Korah gathered all his followers who were against Moses and Aaron. And they stood at the entrance to the Meeting Tent. Then the glory of the Lord appeared to everyone.
20. The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
21. “Move away from these men. In a minute I will destroy them.”
22. But Moses and Aaron bowed facedown. They cried out, “God, you are the God over the spirits of all people. Please don’t be angry with this whole group. Only one man has really sinned.”
23. Then the Lord said to Moses,
24. “Tell everyone to move away from the tents of Korah, Dathan and Abiram.”
25. Moses stood and went to Dathan and Abiram. The elders of Israel followed him.
26. Moses warned the people, “Move away from the tents of these evil men! Don’t touch anything of theirs. If you do, you will be destroyed because of their sins.”
27. So they moved away from the tents of Korah, Dathan and Abiram. Dathan and Abiram were standing outside their tents with their wives, children and little babies.
28. Then Moses said, “Now you will know that the Lord has sent me to do all these things. It was not my idea.