Numbers 15:1–16:50
1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
2 “aSpeak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you enter the land 1where you are to live, which I am giving you,
3 then make aan offering by fire to the Lord, a burnt offering or a sacrifice to 1bfulfill a special vow, or as a freewill offering or in your cappointed times, to make a dsoothing aroma to the Lord, from the herd or from the flock.
4 ‘aThe one who presents his offering shall present to the Lord a grain offering of one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with one-fourth of a 1hin of oil,
5 and you shall prepare wine for the drink offering, one-fourth of a hin, with the burnt offering or for the sacrifice, for aeach lamb.
6 ‘Or for a ram you shall prepare as a grain offering two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with one-third of a hin of oil;
7 and for the drink offering you shall offer one-third of a hin of wine as a soothing aroma to the Lord.
8 ‘When you prepare aa bull as a burnt offering or a sacrifice, to 1fulfill a special vow, or for peace offerings to the Lord,
9 then you shall offer with the bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with one-half a hin of oil;
10 and you shall offer as the drink offering one-half a hin of wine as an offering by fire, as a soothing aroma to the Lord.
11 ‘Thus it shall be done for each ox, or for each ram, or for each of the male lambs, or of the goats.
12 ‘According to the number that you prepare, so you shall do for everyone according to their number.
13 ‘All who are native shall do these things in this manner, in presenting an offering by fire, as a soothing aroma to the Lord.
14 ‘If an alien sojourns with you, or one who may be among you throughout your generations, and he wishes to make an offering by fire, as a soothing aroma to the Lord, just as you do so he shall do.
15 ‘As for the assembly, there shall be aone statute for you and for the alien who sojourns with you, a perpetual statute throughout your generations; as you are, so shall the alien be before the Lord.
16 ‘There is to be aone law and one ordinance for you and for the alien who sojourns with you.’ ”
17 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
18 “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you enter the land where I bring you,
19 then it shall be, that when you eat of the 1afood of the land, you shall lift up 2an offering to the Lord.
20 ‘aOf the first of your 1dough you shall lift up a cake as an 2offering; as bthe 2offering of the threshing floor, so you shall lift it up.
21 ‘From the first of your 1dough you shall give to the Lord an 2offering throughout your generations.
22 ‘But when you aunwittingly fail and do not observe all these commandments, which the Lord has spoken to Moses,
23 even all that the Lord has commanded you 1through Moses, from the day when the Lord gave commandment and onward throughout your generations,
24 then it shall be, if it is done aunintentionally, 1without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one bull for a burnt offering, as a soothing aroma to the Lord, bwith its grain offering and its drink offering, according to the ordinance, and one male goat for a sin offering.
25 ‘Then athe priest shall make atonement for all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and they will be forgiven; for it was an error, and they have brought their offering, an offering by fire to the Lord, and their sin offering before the Lord, for their error.
26 ‘So all the congregation of the sons of Israel will be forgiven, with the alien who sojourns among them, for it happened to all the people through aerror.
27 ‘Also if one person sins aunintentionally, then he shall offer a one year old female goat for a sin offering.
28 ‘aThe priest shall make atonement before the Lord for the person who goes astray when he sins unintentionally, making atonement for him 1that he may be forgiven.
29 ‘You shall have one law for him who does anything unintentionally, for him who is native among the sons of Israel and for the alien who sojourns among them.
30 ‘But the person who does anything adefiantly, whether he is native or an alien, that one is blaspheming the Lord; and that person shall be cut off from among his people.
31 ‘Because he has adespised the word of the Lord and has broken His commandment, that person shall be completely cut off; bhis 1guilt will be on him.’ ”
32 Now while the sons of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man agathering wood on the sabbath day.
33 Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation;
34 and they put him in 1custody abecause it had not been 2declared what should be done to him.
35 Then the Lord said to Moses, “The man shall surely be put to death; aall the congregation shall stone him with stones outside the camp.”
36 So all the congregation brought him outside the camp and stoned him 1to death with stones, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
37 The Lord also spoke to Moses, saying,
38 “Speak to the sons of Israel, and tell them that they shall make for themselves atassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and that they shall put on the tassel of each corner a cord of blue.
39 “It shall be a tassel for you 1to look at and aremember all the commandments of the Lord, so as to do them and not 2follow after your own heart and your own eyes, after which you played the harlot,
40 so that you may remember to do all My commandments and abe holy to your God.
41 “I am the Lord your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt to be your God; I am the Lord your God.”
1 Now aKorah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with bDathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took action,
2 and they rose up before Moses, 1together with some of the sons of Israel, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation, 2achosen in the assembly, men of renown.
3 They assembled together aagainst Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “1bYou have gone far enough, for all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and cthe Lord is in their midst; so why do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?”
4 When Moses heard this, ahe fell on his face;
5 and he spoke to Korah and all his company, saying, “Tomorrow morning the Lord will show who is His, and awho is holy, and will bring him near to Himself; even bthe one whom He will choose, He will bring near to Himself.
6 “Do this: take censers for yourselves, Korah and all 1your company,
7 and put fire in them, and lay incense upon them in the presence of the Lord tomorrow; and the man whom the Lord chooses shall be the one who is holy. 1aYou have gone far enough, you sons of Levi!”
8 Then Moses said to Korah, “Hear now, you sons of Levi,
9 ais it 1not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the rest of the congregation of Israel, bto bring you near to Himself, to do the service of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them;
10 and that He has brought you near, Korah, and all your brothers, sons of Levi, with you? And are you aseeking for the priesthood also?
11 “Therefore you and all your company are gathered together aagainst the Lord; but as for Aaron, 1who is he that byou grumble against him?”
12 Then Moses sent 1a summons to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; but they said, “We will not come up.
13 “Is it 1not enough that you have brought us up out of a aland flowing with milk and honey bto have us die in the wilderness, but you would also lord it over us?
14 “Indeed, you have not brought us ainto a land flowing with milk and honey, nor have you given us an inheritance of bfields and vineyards. Would you 1cput out the eyes of 2these men? We will not come up!”
15 Then Moses became very angry and said to the Lord, “aDo not regard their offering! bI have not taken a single donkey from them, nor have I done harm to any of them.”
16 Moses said to Korah, “You and all your company be present before the Lord tomorrow, both you and they along with Aaron.
17 “Each of you take his firepan and put incense on 1it, and each of you bring his censer before the Lord, two hundred and fifty firepans; also you and Aaron shall each bring his firepan.”
18 So they each took his own censer and put fire on 1it, and laid incense on 1it; and they stood at the doorway of the tent of meeting, with Moses and Aaron.
19 Thus Korah assembled all the congregation against them at the doorway of the tent of meeting. And athe glory of the Lord appeared to all the congregation.
20 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
21 “aSeparate yourselves from among this congregation, bthat I may consume them instantly.”
22 But they fell on their faces and said, “O God, aGod of the spirits of all flesh, bwhen one man sins, will You be angry with the entire congregation?”
23 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
24 “Speak to the congregation, saying, ‘aGet back from around the dwellings of Korah, Dathan and Abiram.’ ”
25 Then Moses arose and went to Dathan and Abiram, with the elders of Israel following him,
26 and he spoke to the congregation, saying, “aDepart now from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing that belongs to them, bor you will be swept away in all their sin.”
27 So they got back from around the dwellings of Korah, Dathan and Abiram; and Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the doorway of their tents, along with their wives and atheir sons and their little ones.
28 Moses said, “By this you shall know that athe Lord has sent me to do all these deeds; for this is not 1my doing.
29 “If these men die 1the death of all men or 2if they suffer the afate of all men, then the Lord has not sent me.
30 “But aif the Lord 1brings about an entirely new thing and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that is theirs, and they bdescend alive into 2Sheol, then you will understand that these men have …