Num. 16:1‑35• 1Now Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, made bold, and with him Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men.
2And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown.
3And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and Jehovah is among them. Wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of Jehovah?
4And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face.
5And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even tomorrow Jehovah will show who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto Him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto Him.
6This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
7and put fire therein, and put incense in them before Jehovah tomorrow: and it shall be that the man whom Jehovah doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.
8And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:
9Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of Jehovah, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?
10—{i}that he has brought thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee; and seek ye now the priesthood also?{/i}
11{i}For which cause thou and all thy band are banded together against Jehovah; and Aaron, who is he that ye murmur against him?{/i}
12{i}And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; but they said, We will not come up!{/i}
13{i}Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, that thou must make thyself altogether a ruler over us?{/i}
14{i}Moreover, thou hast not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up!{/i}
15{i}Then Moses was very wroth, and said to Jehovah, Have no regard to their oblation: not one ass have I taken from them, neither have I hurt one of them.{/i}
16{i}And Moses said to Korah, Be thou and all thy band before Jehovah, thou, and they, and Aaron, tomorrow.{/i}
17{i}And take each his censer, and put incense thereon, and present before Jehovah every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; and thou, and Aaron, each his censer.{/i}
18{i}And they took each his censer, and put fire on them, and laid incense thereon, and stood before the entrance to the tent of meeting, as well as Moses and Aaron.{/i}
19{i}And Korah gathered the whole assembly against them to the entrance of the tent of meeting. And the glory of Jehovah appeared to all the assembly.{/i}
20{i}And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,{/i}
21{i}Separate yourselves from the midst of this assembly, and I will consume them in a moment.{/i}
22{i}And they fell on their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh! shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with the whole assembly?{/i}
23{i}And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,{/i}
24{i}Speak unto the assembly, saying, Get you up from about the habitation of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.{/i}
25{i}And Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.{/i}
26{i}And he spoke to the assembly, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye perish in all their sins.{/i}
27{i}And they got up from the habitation of Koran, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side. And Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the entrance of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little ones.{/i}
28{i}And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that Jehovah has sent me to do all these deeds, for they are not out of my own heart:{/i}
29{i}if these men die as all men die, and are visited with the visitation of all men, Jehovah has not sent me;{/i}
30{i}but if Jehovah make a new thing, and the ground open its mouth, and swallow them up, and all that they have, and they go down alive into Sheol, then ye shall know that these men have despised Jehovah.{/i}
31{i}And it came to pass when he had ended speaking all these words, that the ground clave apart that was under them.{/i}
32And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
33They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.
34And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.
35And there came out a fire from Jehovah, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense. (Num. 16:1‑35)
Psa. 78:8‑72• 8And might not be as their fathers,{HR}A stubborn and rebellious generation,{HR}A generation that set (prepared) not their hearts,{HR}And whose spirit was not steadfast with God (El).
9The sons of Ephraim, armed bowmen,{HR}Turned in the day of battle.
10They kept not God's covenant{HR}And in his law refused to walk;
11And they forgot his deeds{HR}And his wondrous works{HR}Which he caused them to see.
12In the sight of their fathers{HR}He wrought wonders in the land of Egypt,{HR}The field of Zoan.
13He clave the sea and caused them to pass through{HR}And made the waters to stand as a heap;
14And he led them with a cloud by day{HR}And all the night with light of fire.
15He clave rocks in the wilderness,{HR}And gave drink as the depths abundantly,
16He brought streams from the rock (crag){HR}And caused waters to come down like the rivers.
17Yet they still went on to sin against him,{HR}To rebel against the Most High in the desert (dry);
18And they tempted God in their hearts{HR}By asking food for their lust (souls).
19And they spoke against God; they said,{HR}Shall God be able to furnish a table in the wilderness?
20Behold, he smote the rock,{HR}And waters gushed out,{HR}And streams overflowed;{HR}Can he give bread also,{HR}Or provide flesh for his people?
21Therefore Jehovah heard and was wroth;{HR}And fire was kindled against Jacob,{HR}And anger also went up against Israel;
22Because they believed not in God{HR}And trusted not in his salvation.
23Yet he commanded the skies above,{HR}And opened the doors of heaven,
24And he rained upon them manna to eat,{HR}And had given them the corn of the heavens.
25Man did eat the bread of the mighty;{HR}He sent them provision to the full.
26He led forth the east [wind] in the heavens,{HR}And by his strength guided the south [wind],
27And he rained flesh upon them as dust{HR}And winged fowl as sand of the sea,
28And let it fall in the midst of the camp{HR}Round about their habitations.
29And they did eat and were well filled.{HR}He brought to them their desire;
30They were not estranged from their desire;{HR}Their food [was] yet in their mouths,
31When God's anger went up against them and slew their fattest,{HR}And smote down the chosen of Israel.
32For all this they sinned still,{HR}And believed not in his wondrous works;
33He consumed their days in vanity,{HR}And their years in terror.
34When he slew them, then they enquired after him,{HR}And turned and sought God (El) eagerly.
35And they remembered that God [was] their rock,{HR}And God Most High their redeemer.
36And they flattered (enticed) him with their mouth,{HR}And lied to him with their tongue.
37And their heart was not firm with him,{HR}Nor were they steadfast in his covenant.
38But he mercifully forgave iniquity, and destroyed not,{HR}And often withdrew his anger and did not arouse all his wrath;
39And he remembered that they [were] flesh,{HR}A wind passing and not coming again.
40How oft did they rebel against him in the wilderness{HR}And grieve him in the desert!
41And they turned again and tempted God ,{HR}And limited the Holy One of Israel.
42They remembered not his hand,{HR}The day when he delivered them from oppression,
43How he set his signs in Egypt{HR}And his wonders in the field of Zoan,
44And turned their rivers to blood,{HR}And their streams that they could not drink.
45He sent among them dogflies, and they devoured them;{HR}And frogs, and they destroyed them.
46And he gave their increase to the caterpillar,{HR}And their labour to the locust.
47He killed their vines with the hail,{HR}And their sycamore trees with the frost,
48And delivered their cattle to the hail{HR}And their flocks to the lightnings.
49He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger,{HR}Wrath, and indignation, and distress,{HR}By sending angels of woes.
50He made a path for his anger,{HR}He withheld their soul from death,{HR}And their life he gave over to the pestilence;
51And he smote every first-born in Egypt,{HR}The first fruits of vigour in the tents of Ham.
52And he made his people go as the sheep,{HR}And guided them as the flock in the wilderness;
53And he led them safely, and they feared not;{HR}And the sea covered their enemies.
54And he brought them to the border of his holiness,{HR}This mountain his right hand purchased,
55And drove out before them nations,{HR}And allotted them by a line [for] an inheritance,{HR}And caused the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents..
56But they tempted and resisted God Most High,{HR}And kept not his testimonies,
57And revolted, and dealt treacherously like their fathers;{HR}They were turned like a deceitful bow.
58And they provoked him to anger with their high places,{HR}And moved him to jealousy with their graven images.
59God heard and was wroth{HR}And greatly abhorred Israel.
60And he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh,{HR}His tent he pitched among men,
61And gave his strength into captivity,{HR}And his beauty into the oppressor's hand.
62And he gave over to the sword his people,{HR}And was wroth with his inheritance.
63The fire consumed their chosen,{HR}And their maidens were not praised in song;
64Their priests fell by the sword,{HR}And their widows wept not.
65And the Lord awoke as a sleeper,{HR}As a mighty man shouting aloud from wine;
66And he smote his adversaries backward{HR}And put them to everlasting reproach.
67And he rejected the tent of Joseph,{HR}And the tribe of Ephraim did not choose;
68And he chose the tribe of Judah,{HR}The mount Zion which he loved.
69And he built his sanctuary like high [places],{HR}Like the earth he founded forever.
70And he chose David his servant,{HR}And took him from the sheepfold;
71From behind suckling [ewes] he brought him{HR}To feed Jacob his people and Israel his inheritance.
72And he fed them according to the integrity of his heart,{HR}And in the skill of his hands he led them. (Psa. 78:8‑72)