New International Reader's Version

Numbers 16:14-23 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

14. "Besides, you haven't brought us into a land that has plenty of milk and honey. You haven't given us fields and vineyards of our own. Are you going to poke out the eyes of these men? No! We won't come!"

15. Then Moses became very angry. He said to the Lord, "Don't accept their offering. I haven't taken even a donkey from them. In fact, I haven't done anything wrong to any of them."

16. Moses said to Korah, "You and all of your followers must stand in front of the Lord tomorrow. You must appear there along with Aaron.

17. Each man must get his shallow cup. He must put incense in it. There will be a total of 250 incense cups. Each man must bring his cup to the Lord. You and Aaron must also bring your cups."

18. So each man got his cup. He put fire and incense in it. All of the men came with Moses and Aaron. They stood at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

19. Korah gathered all of his followers together at the entrance to the tent. They opposed Moses and Aaron. Then the glory of the Lord appeared to the whole community.

20. The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron. He said,

21. "Separate yourselves from these people. Then I can put an end to all of them at once."

22. But Moses and Aaron fell with their faces to the ground. They cried out, "God, you are the God who creates the spirits of all people. Will you be angry with the whole community when only one man sins?"

23. Then the Lord spoke to Moses. He said,