Numbers 16:39
37 “Tell Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to remove the censers from the flames and to scatter the coals far away, because the censers are holy.
38 As for the censers of those who sinned at the cost of their own lives, hammer them into sheets to overlay the altar, for these were presented before the LORD, and so have become holy. They will serve as a sign to the Israelites.”
So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers brought by those who had been burned up, and he had them hammered out to overlay the altar,
40 just as the LORD commanded him through Moses. This was to be a reminder to the Israelites that no outsider who is not a descendant of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the LORD, lest he become like Korah and his followers.
41 The next day the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the LORD’s people!”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers brought by those who had been burned up, and he had them hammered out to overlay the altar,
- KJV
- And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:
- WEB
- Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers which those who were burned had offered; and they beat them out for a covering of the altar,
- ASV
- And Eleazar the priest took the brazen censers, which they that were burnt had offered; and they beat them out for a covering of the altar,
- DARBY
- And Eleazar the priest took the copper censers, which they that were burnt had presented; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:
- BLB
- And Eleazar the priest took the bronze firepans that the burned ones had presented, and they were hammered out as a covering on the altar,
- ÅB
- Så tok Eleasar, presten, de ildkar av kobber som de hadde båret fram de menn som var brent opp, og lot dem hamre ut til plater til å kle alteret med,
- OTB
- Så tok Eleasar presten de bronse ildkarene som de som hadde blitt brent til døde hadde brakt, og de ble hamret ut for å dekke alteret,
- B1930
- Så tok Eleasar, presten, de ildkar av kobber som de hadde båret frem de menn som var brent op, og lot dem hamre ut til plater til å klæ alteret med,