Numbers 16:41–50

Grumbling and Plague

⁴¹But on the next day all the congregation of the sons of Israel ^agrumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You are the ones who have caused the death of the people of Yahweh.”

⁴²It came about, however, when the congregation had assembled against Moses and Aaron, that they turned toward the tent of meeting, and behold, the cloud covered it and ^athe glory of Yahweh appeared.

⁴³Then Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of meeting,

⁴⁴and Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

⁴⁵“^1aGet away from among this congregation, that I may consume them instantly.” Then they fell on their faces.

⁴⁶And Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer and put in it fire from the altar, and lay incense on it; then bring it quickly to the congregation and ^amake atonement for them, for ^bwrath has gone forth from Yahweh, the plague has begun!”

⁴⁷Then Aaron took it as Moses had spoken, and ran into the midst of the assembly, for behold, the plague had begun among the people. ^aSo he put on the incense and made atonement for the people.

⁴⁸And he took his stand between the dead and the living, so that the plague was checked.

^49aBut those who died by the plague were 14,700, besides those who ^bdied on account of Korah.

⁵⁰Then Aaron returned to Moses at the doorway of the tent of meeting, for the plague had been checked.