2. They rose up before Moses, with some of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the congregation, called to the assembly, men of renown.
3. They assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, “You take too much on yourself, since all the congregation are holy, everyone of them, and the Lord is amongst them! Why do you lift yourselves up above the Lord’s assembly?”
4. When Moses heard it, he fell on his face.
5. He said to Korah and to all his company, “In the morning, the Lord will show who are his, and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to him. Even him whom he shall choose, he will cause to come near to him.
6. Do this: have Korah and all his company take censers,
7. 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!”
8. Moses said to Korah, “Hear now, you sons of Levi!
9. 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;
10. and that he has brought you near, and all your brothers the sons of Levi with you? Do you seek the priesthood also?
11. Therefore you and all your company have gathered together against the Lord! What is Aaron that you complain against him?”
12. Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they said, “We won’t come up!
13. Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, but you must also make yourself a prince over us?
14. Moreover you haven’t brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you put out the eyes of these men? We won’t come up.”