Numbers 16

Korah, Dathan, and Abiram lead a rebellion against Moses and Aaron's leadership, challenging their authority over Israel. YHWH confirms Moses' leadership by causing the earth to swallow the rebels alive and consuming 250 men with fire from heaven, while their bronze censers are hammered into a memorial covering for the altar.

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וַ/יִּֽקָּהֲל֞וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤄𐤋𐤅 vayiqahalu and they assembled and they assembled themselves HC/VNw3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon HR מֹשֶׁ֣ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp וְ/עַֽל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and against and upon HC/R אַהֲרֹ֗ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron Aharon Aharon HNp וַ/יֹּאמְר֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp אֲלֵ/הֶם֮ 𐤀𐤋/𐤄𐤌 alehem to them toward them HR/Sp3mp רַב 𐤓𐤁 rav too much great HAamsa לָ/כֶם֒ 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem for you HR/Sp2mp כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal all all of HNcmsc הָֽ/עֵדָה֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤃𐤄 haedah the congregation the appointed assembly HTd/Ncfsa כֻּלָּ֣/ם 𐤊𐤋/𐤌 kulam of them the entirety of them HNcmsc/Sp3mp קְדֹשִׁ֔ים 𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤉𐤌 qedoshim holy set-apart ones HAampa וּ/בְ/תוֹכָ֖/ם 𐤅/𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊/𐤌 uvetokham and among them and in their midst HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3mp יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וּ/מַדּ֥וּעַ 𐤅/𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤏 umadua why then and why? HC/Ti תִּֽתְנַשְּׂא֖וּ 𐤕𐤕𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤅 titenaseu do you exalt yourselves you lift yourselves up HVti2mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 above upon HR קְהַ֥ל 𐤒𐤄𐤋 qehal the assembly assembly of HNcmsc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
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וַ/יְדַבֵּ֨ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓 vayedaber and he spoke he declared HC/Vpw3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR קֹ֜רַח 𐤒𐤓𐤇 qorach Korah Qorach Qorach HNp וְ/אֶֽל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to and toward HC/R כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc עֲדָת/וֹ֮ 𐤏𐤃𐤕/𐤅 adato his assembly his appointed assembly HNcfsc/Sp3ms לֵ/אמֹר֒ 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc בֹּ֠קֶר 𐤁𐤒𐤓 boqer morning daybreak HNcmsa וְ/יֹדַ֨ע 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤏 veyoda and he will make known and may he make known HC/Vhj3ms יְהוָ֧ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr ל֛/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo is his HR/Sp3ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [dom] and object-marker HC/To הַ/קָּד֖וֹשׁ 𐤄/𐤒𐤃𐤅𐤔 haqadosh the holy one the Set-Apart One HTd/Aamsa וְ/הִקְרִ֣יב 𐤅/𐤄𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤁 vehiqeriv and he will bring near and he brought near HC/Vhq3ms אֵלָ֑י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him HR/Sp3ms וְ/אֵ֛ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and [dom] and object-marker HC/To אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 whom that-which HTr יִבְחַר 𐤉𐤁𐤇𐤓 yivechar he chooses he chooses HVqi3ms בּ֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo in him HR/Sp3ms יַקְרִ֥יב 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤁 yaqeriv he will bring near he will bring near HVhi3ms אֵלָֽי/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv-2 to him toward him HR/Sp3ms
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הַ/מְעַ֣ט 𐤄/𐤌𐤏𐤈 hameat too little the small amount HTi/Ncmsa מִ/כֶּ֗ם 𐤌/𐤊𐤌 mikem for you from you (masculine plural) HR/Sp2mp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC הִבְדִּיל֩ 𐤄𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤋 hivedil has separated he set apart HVhp3ms אֱלֹהֵ֨י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֶתְ/כֶם֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you you marked as object HTo/Sp2mp מֵ/עֲדַ֣ת 𐤌/𐤏𐤃𐤕 meadat from the congregation from the assembly-of HR/Ncfsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לְ/הַקְרִ֥יב 𐤋/𐤄𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤁 lehaqeriv to bring near to bring near HR/Vhc אֶתְ/כֶ֖ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem-2 you you marked as object HTo/Sp2mp אֵלָ֑י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him HR/Sp3ms לַ/עֲבֹ֗ד 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤃 laavod to do to serve HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo עֲבֹדַת֙ 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤕 avodat service service-work of HNcfsc מִשְׁכַּ֣ן 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤍 mishekan of the tabernacle dwelling of HNcmsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וְ/לַ/עֲמֹ֛ד 𐤅/𐤋/𐤏𐤌𐤃 velaamod and to stand and to stand HC/R/Vqc לִ/פְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc הָ/עֵדָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤏𐤃𐤄 haedah the congregation the appointed assembly HTd/Ncfsa לְ/שָׁרְתָֽ/ם 𐤋/𐤔𐤓𐤕/𐤌 lesharetam to minister to them to minister to them HR/Vpc/Sp3mp
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וּ/קְח֣וּ 𐤅/𐤒𐤇𐤅 uqechu and take you men take HC/Vqv2mp אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish each man man HNcmsa מַחְתָּת֗/וֹ 𐤌𐤇𐤕𐤕/𐤅 machetato his censer his coal-removal pan HNcfsc/Sp3ms וּ/נְתַתֶּ֤ם 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤌 unetatem and put and you shall give HC/Vqq2mp עֲלֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem on them upon them HR/Sp3mp קְטֹ֔רֶת 𐤒𐤈𐤓𐤕 qetoret incense fragrant smoking-compound HNcfsa וְ/הִקְרַבְתֶּ֞ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤒𐤓𐤁𐤕𐤌 vehiqeravetem and bring and you shall bring near HC/Vhq2mp לִ/פְנֵ֤י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish-2 each man man HNcmsa מַחְתָּת֔/וֹ 𐤌𐤇𐤕𐤕/𐤅 machetato-2 his censer his coal-removal pan HNcfsc/Sp3ms חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤌 chamishim fifty fifty HAcbpa וּ/מָאתַ֖יִם 𐤅/𐤌𐤀𐤕𐤉𐤌 umatayim and two-hundred and two hundred HC/Acbda מַחְתֹּ֑ת 𐤌𐤇𐤕𐤕 machetot censers coal-removal firepans HNcfpa וְ/אַתָּ֥ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤄 veatah and you and you (masculine singular) HC/Pp2ms וְ/אַהֲרֹ֖ן 𐤅/𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 veaharon and Aaron and Aharon and Aharon HC/Np אִ֥ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish-3 each man man HNcmsa מַחְתָּתֽ/וֹ 𐤌𐤇𐤕𐤕/𐤅 machetato-3 his censer his coal-removal pan HNcfsc/Sp3ms
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וְ/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim but if and if HC/C בְּרִיאָ֞ה 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤀𐤄 beriah creation a created thing HNcfsa יִבְרָ֣א 𐤉𐤁𐤓𐤀 yivera he creates he will create HVqi3ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וּ/פָצְתָ֨ה 𐤅/𐤐𐤑𐤕𐤄 ufatsetah and she opens and she opened HC/Vqq3fs הָ/אֲדָמָ֤ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 haadamah the ground the cultivated ground HTd/Ncfsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et its object-marker HTo פִּ֨י/הָ֙ 𐤐𐤉/𐤄 piha mouth her mouth HNcmsc/Sp3fs וּ/בָלְעָ֤ה 𐤅/𐤁𐤋𐤏𐤄 uvaleah and swallows and she swallowed HC/Vqq3fs אֹתָ/ם֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them them HTo/Sp3mp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr לָ/הֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem belongs to them HR/Sp3mp וְ/יָרְד֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤅 veyaredu and they go down and they descended HC/Vqq3cp חַיִּ֖ים 𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 chayim alive lives HAampa שְׁאֹ֑לָ/ה 𐤔𐤀𐤋/𐤄 sheolah to Sheol the underworld realm that Sheol HNp/Sd וִֽ/ידַעְתֶּ֕ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤌 vidaetem then you will know and you will know HC/Vqq2mp כִּ֧י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC נִֽאֲצ֛וּ 𐤍𐤀𐤑𐤅 niatsu have despised they scorned intensely HVpp3cp הָ/אֲנָשִׁ֥ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 haanashim the men the men HTd/Ncmpa הָ/אֵ֖לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones HTd/Pdxcp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 - object-marker HTo יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
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