31. As he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split open;
32. and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men who belonged to Korah with their possessions.
33. So they and all that belonged to them went down alive to Sheol; and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly.
34. All Israel who were around them fled at their outcry, for they said, "The earth may swallow us up!"
35. Fire also came forth from the Lord and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the incense.
36. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
37. "Say to Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, that he shall take up the censers out of the midst of the blaze, for they are holy; and you scatter the burning coals abroad.
38. As for the censers of these men who have sinned at the cost of their lives, let them be made into hammered sheets for a plating of the altar, since they did present them before the Lord and they are holy; and they shall be for a sign to the sons of Israel."
39. So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers which the men who were burned had offered, and they hammered them out as a plating for the altar,
40. as a reminder to the sons of Israel that no layman who is not of the descendants of Aaron should come near to burn incense before the Lord; so that he will not become like Korah and his company-just as the Lord had spoken to him through Moses.
41. But on the next day all the congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, "You are the ones who have caused the death of the Lord's people."
42. It came about, however, when the congregation had assembled against Moses and Aaron, that they turned toward the tent of meeting, and behold, the cloud covered it and the glory of the Lord appeared.
43. Then Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of meeting,
44. and the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
45. "Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them instantly." Then they fell on their faces.
46. Moses said to Aaron, "Take your censer and put in it fire from the altar, and lay incense on it; then bring it quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, for wrath has gone forth from the Lord, the plague has begun!"
47. Then Aaron took it as Moses had spoken, and ran into the midst of the assembly, for behold, the plague had begun among the people. So he put on the incense and made atonement for the people.