Numbers 16:6
4 When Moses heard this, he fell facedown.
5 Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one He chooses, He will bring near to Himself.
You, Korah, and all your followers are to do as follows: Take censers,
7 and tomorrow you are to place fire and incense in them in the presence of the LORD. Then the man the LORD chooses will be the one who is holy. It is you sons of Levi who have taken too much upon yourselves!”
8 Moses also said to Korah, “Now listen, you sons of Levi!
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
- You, Korah, and all your followers are to do as follows: Take censers,
- KJV
- This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
- WEB
- Do this: have Korah and all his company take censers,
- ASV
- This do: take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
- DARBY
- This do: take you censers, Korah, and all his band,
- BLB
- Do this: Take to you⁺ firepans, Korah and all your company,
- ÅB
- Gjør nå dette: Ta dere ildkar, både Korah og hele hans flokk,
- OTB
- Gjør dette: Du, Korah, og hele ditt følge, ta ildkar,
- B1930
- Gjør nu dette: Ta eder ildkar, både Korah og hele hans flokk,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 10:1
Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command.
Read in contextNumbers 16:35–40
And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.
Read in contextLeviticus 16:12–13
Then he must take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and take them inside the veil.
Read in context1 Kings 18:21–23
Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.
Read in contextNumbers 16:46–48
Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, because wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has begun.”
Read in context