2. and they rose up against Moses, with two hundred and fifty men of the sons of Israel, princes of the congregation, of the council, men of renown;
3. and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron and said unto them, We have had enough of you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them; why then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the Lord?
4. And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face;
5. and he spoke unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Tomorrow the Lord will show who are his and who is holy and will cause the one who is holy to come near unto him; the one whom he has chosen he will cause to come near unto him.
6. Do this: Take censers, Korah, and all his company,
7. and put fire in them and put incense in them before the Lord tomorrow; and it shall be that the man whom the Lord chooses, he shall be holy; this shall be enough for you, ye sons of Levi.
8. And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:
9. Does it seem but a small thing unto you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to minister in the service of the tabernacle of the Lord and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?
10. And that he has brought thee near to him and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee, and ye seek the priesthood also?
11. For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the Lord, for what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?
12. And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they replied, We will not come up.
13. Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that flowed with milk and honey to make us die in the wilderness, but thou must also make thyself lord to rule over us?
14. Moreover, thou hast not brought us into a land that flows with milk and honey or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards; wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? We will not come up.
15. Then Moses was very angry and said unto the Lord, Look not thou upon their offering; I have not taken so much as one ass from them, neither have I done evil to any of them.
16. And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the Lord, thou and they and Aaron, tomorrow;
17. and let each man take his censer and put incense in them and let each man bring his censer before the Lord, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also and Aaron, each of you with his censer.
18. And each man took his censer and put fire in them and laid incense in them and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the testimony with Moses and Aaron.
19. And Korah had gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the testimony; then the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the congregation.
20. And the Lord spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,