Numbers 16:9

Envy and jealousy Serving others Pride Gratitude

⁷ 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.

⁸ And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:

Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?

¹⁰ And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?

¹¹ For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: 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?
KJV: Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?
WEB: Is it a small thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself, to do the service of the LORD’s tabernacle, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them;
ASV: [seemeth it but] a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself, to do the service of the tabernacle of Jehovah, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them;
DARBY: Is it too little for you, that the God of Israel has separated you from the assembly of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the work of the tabernacle of Jehovah, and to stand before the assembly to minister to them?
BLB: [is it] a small thing to you⁺ that the God of Israel has separated you⁺ from the congregation of Israel, to bring you⁺ near to Himself to do the work of the tabernacle of YHWH and to stand before the face of the congregation to serve them?

ÅB: Er det for lite for dere at Israels Gud har utskilt dere fra Israels menighet for å la dere komme nær til seg, så dere skal utføre tjenesten ved Herrens tabernakel og stå for menighetens åsyn for å tjene den?
OTB: Er det en liten ting at Israels Gud har skilt dere ut fra resten av den israelittiske menigheten for å føre dere nær til seg selv for å utføre tjenesten ved Herrens tabernakel og stå foran menigheten for å tjene dem?
B1930: Er det for lite for eder at Israels Gud har utskilt eder fra Israels menighet for å la eder komme nær til sig, så I skal utføre tjenesten ved Herrens tabernakel og stå for menighetens åsyn for å tjene den?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 7:13
And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?
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Deuteronomy 10:8
At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.
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Ezekiel 44:10–11
And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols; they shall even bear their iniquity.
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Numbers 1:53
But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony.
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Nehemiah 12:44
And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.
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Numbers 3:6
Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
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1 Samuel 18:23
And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king’s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
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Numbers 16:13
Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?
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