39. So Eleazar the priest took the firepans and had them beaten into thin plates to make a covering for the altar.
40. This was a warning to the Israelites that no one who was not a descendant of Aaron should come to the altar to burn incense for the Lord. Otherwise he would be destroyed like Korah and his men. All this was done as the Lord had commanded Eleazar through Moses.
41. The next day the whole community complained against Moses and Aaron and said, “You have killed some of the Lord's people.”
42. After they had all gathered to protest to Moses and Aaron, they turned towards the Tent and saw that the cloud was covering it and that the dazzling light of the Lord's presence had appeared.
43. Moses and Aaron went and stood in front of the Tent,