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Numbers 16

Numbers 16:17

Korah’s Rebellion · Numbers 16:1–22
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Translations

Modern
Each man is to take his censer, place incense in it, and present it before the LORD—250 censers. You and Aaron are to present your censers as well.”
Traditional
And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the Lord every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer.
Literal
…and let each take his firepan and put incense in it, and each of you bring his firepan before the face of YHWH, two hundred and fifty firepans—and you and Aaron, each with his firepan.”
Latin
Tollite singuli thuribula vestra, et ponite super ea incensum, offerentes Domino ducenta quinquaginta thuribula: Aaron quoque teneat thuribulum suum.

Original

Hebrew
English
Each man is to take his censer, place incense in it, and present it before the LORD—250 censers. You and Aaron are to present your censers as well.”

Notes

Numbers 16:16–17

Moses gave final instructions for a test to see if the Lord would accept the rebels' offering or Aaron's offering.

Numbers 16:1–17:13

Another rebellion demanded a clear separation of duties between priests and Levites. This power struggle was more serious than previous rebellions against God's authority (chapter 11; 12:1–15; 14:1–45).

In these historical events, the rebels protested minor issues and questioned their leaders' actions. Yet, Moses reminded them that they were actually rebelling against God. As a result, the Israelites suffered deadly consequences for their rebellion.

People

Aaron: Moses' brother, first high priest of Israel

Glossary

Aaron Aaron’s Rod Abiram Courts and Trials Dathan Deuteronomy, Book of Incense Jude, Letter of Kadesh, Kadesh-Barnea Korah Numbers, Book of Wilderness Wanderings

Topics

Ambition: Korah and his Co-Conspirators Censer used for offering Incense Conspiracy: Miriam and Aaron, Against Moses Dathan: A Conspirator Against Moses Incense: Korah and his Company Punished for offering Incense: Korah, Dathan, and Abiram Incense: Offered in Censers Incense: Uses of Israel: Rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram Journey of Israel Through The Desert: Returned by the Way to the Red Sea: Rebellion of Korah Priests: Punishment for Invading the office of The Levites: Punishment of Korah and Others of, for offering Incense Treason of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram Against Moses and Aaron