Numbers 16:41–49

⁴¹The next day the whole Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. “You have killed the Lord’s people,” they said.

⁴²But when the assembly gathered in opposition^a to Moses and Aaron and turned toward the tent of meeting, suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the Lord^b appeared. ⁴³Then Moses and Aaron went to the front of the tent of meeting, ⁴⁴and the Lord said to Moses, ⁴⁵“Get away from this assembly so I can put an end^c to them at once.” And they fell facedown.

⁴⁶Then Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer^d and put incense in it, along with burning coals from the altar, and hurry to the assembly^e to make atonement^f for them. Wrath has come out from the Lord;^g the plague^h has started.” ⁴⁷So Aaron did as Moses said, and ran into the midst of the assembly. The plague had already started among the people,ⁱ but Aaron offered the incense and made atonement for them. ⁴⁸He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague stopped.^{j 49}But 14,700 people died from the plague, in addition to those who had died because of Korah.^k