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Numbers 16:7

Levi

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.

6 You, Korah, and all your followers are to do as follows: Take censers,

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!

9 Is it not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel and brought you near to Himself to perform the work at the LORD’s tabernacle, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them?

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BSB
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!”
KJV
And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.
WEB
put fire in them, and put incense on them before the LORD tomorrow. It shall be that the man whom the LORD chooses, he shall be holy. You have gone too far, you sons of Levi!”
ASV
and put fire in them, and put incense upon them before Jehovah to-morrow: and it shall be that the man whom Jehovah doth choose, he [shall be] holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.
DARBY
and put fire therein, and lay incense thereon before Jehovah to-morrow; and it shall be that the man whom Jehovah doth choose, he shall be holy. It is enough, ye sons of Levi!
BLB
and put fire in them and put incense in them before the face of YHWH tomorrow. And it shall be [that] the man whom YHWH chooses is the holy one. [You take] too much upon yourselves, you sons of Levi!”
ÅB
og ha ild i dem og legg røkelse på dem for Herrens åsyn imorgen, og den mann som Herren utvelger, han skal være den hellige. Det får nå være nok, dere Levis barn!
OTB
og i morgen legg ild i dem og legg røkelse på dem foran Herren. Den mannen som Herren velger, skal være den hellige. Nå har dere gått for langt, dere Levis sønner!»
B1930
og ha ild i dem og legg røkelse på dem for Herrens åsyn imorgen, og den mann som Herren utvelger, han skal være den hellige. Det får nu være nok, I Levis barn!

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  • Numbers 16:3

    They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, “You have taken too much upon yourselves! For everyone in the entire congregation is holy, and the LORD is in their midst. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?”

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  • Numbers 16:5

    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.

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  • Matthew 21:23–27

    When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”

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  • 2 Thessalonians 2:13

    But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.

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  • 1 Peter 2:9

    But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

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  • 1 Kings 18:17–18

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

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  • Ephesians 1:4

    For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love

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