9. Is it a small thing to you, that the God of Israel has separated you from all the people, and has joined you to himself, so that you would serve him in the rituals of the tabernacle, and stand before gatherings of the people, and minister to him?
10. Was the reason that he caused you and all your brothers, the sons of Levi, to approach him, so that you would even claim for yourselves the priesthood too,
11. and so that your entire group would stand against the Lord? For what is Aaron that you should murmur against him?"
12. Therefore, Moses sent to call for Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, who responded: "We will not come.
13. Is it a small matter to you, that you have led us away from a land that was flowing with milk and honey, so as to kill us in the desert, unless you could also be a ruler over us?
14. You have led us, it is true, to a land that flows with streams of milk and honey, and you have given us possession of fields and vineyards. But will you also tear out our eyes? We will not come."
15. And Moses, being very angry, said to the Lord: "Do not look with favor on their sacrifices. You know that I have not accepted from them, at any time, so much as a young donkey, nor have I afflicted any of them."
16. And he said to Korah: "You and your congregation, stand alone before the Lord, and apart from Aaron, tomorrow.
17. Let each one of you take censers, and place incense in them, offering to the Lord two hundred fifty censers. Let Aaron also hold his censer."
18. When they had done this, Moses and Aaron stood up,
19. and, having crowded the entire multitude close to them at the door of the tabernacle, the glory of the Lord appeared to them all.
20. And the Lord, speaking to Moses and Aaron, said:
21. "Separate yourselves from the midst of this congregation, so that I may suddenly destroy them."
22. But they fell prone on their faces, and they said, "O most strong One, the God of the spirits of all flesh, should your anger rage against all, for the sin of one?"
23. And the Lord said to Moses: