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Numbers 16:41

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39 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.

The next day the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the LORD’s people!”

42 But when the congregation gathered against them, Moses and Aaron turned toward the Tent of Meeting, and suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared.

43 Then Moses and Aaron went to the front of the Tent of Meeting,

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BSB
The next day the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the LORD’s people!”
KJV
But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the LORD.
WEB
But on the next day all the congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and against Aaron, saying, “You have killed the LORD’s people!”
ASV
But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of Jehovah.
DARBY
And the whole assembly of the children of Israel murmured on the morrow against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of Jehovah.
BLB
And all the congregation of the sons of Israel murmured on the next day against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You⁺ have killed the people of YHWH.”
ÅB
Men dagen etter knurret hele Israels barns menighet mot Moses og Aron og sa: Det er dere som har slått Herrens folk ihjel!
OTB
Men dagen etter klaget hele den israelittiske menigheten mot Moses og Aron og sa: «Dere har drept Herrens folk.»
B1930
Men dagen efter knurret hele Israels barns menighet mot Moses og Aron og sa: Det er I som har slått Herrens folk ihjel!

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  • Numbers 16:1–7

    Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted

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  • Psalms 106:25–48

    They grumbled in their tents and did not listen to the voice of the LORD.

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  • Numbers 14:2

    All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt, or if only we had died in this wilderness!

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  • Psalms 106:23

    So He said He would destroy them— had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them.

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  • Matthew 5:11

    Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

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  • Isaiah 26:11

    O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!

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  • Psalms 106:13

    Yet they soon forgot His works and failed to wait for His counsel.

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  • 1 Kings 18:17

    When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”

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