and are threatened. CHAP. XV. The Amalekites discomfit them. gression, and by no means clearing the wilderness they shall be consumed, and the son of Jephunneh, which were of the 38 But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb men that went to search the land, lived still. all the children of Israel: and the people 39 And Moses told these sayings unto 21 But as truly as I live, all the earth 40 And they rose up early in the morn23 Surely they shall not see the land mountain, saying, Lo, we be here, and will ing, and gat them up into the top of the which I sware unto their fathers, neither go up unto the place which the LORD hath shall any of them that provoked me see it: promised: for we have sinned. 24 But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath fol-ye transgress the commandment of the 41 And Moses said, Wherefore now do lowed me fully, him will I bring into the LORD? but it shall not prosper. land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it. 42 Go not up, for the LORD is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your 25 (Now the Amalekites, and the Ca- enemies. naanites dwelt in the valley.) To-morrow turn you, and get you into the wilder-ites are there before you, and ye shall fall 43 For the Amalekites and the Canaanness by the way of the Red sea. from the LORD, therefore the LORD will by the sword: because ye are turned away not be with you. 26 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 27 How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me. 28 Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith the LORD, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you: 29 Your carcasses shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, which have murmured against me. hill-top: nevertheless the ark of the cove- and the Canaanites which dwelt in that A CHAP. XV. ND the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 30 Doubtless ye shall not come into the say unto them, When ye be come into the 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and land concerning which I sware to make land of your habitations, which I give unto you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. you, 31 But your little ones, which ye said the LORD, a burnt-offering, or a sacrifice 3 And will make an offering by fire unto should be a prey, them will I bring in, and in performing a vow, or in a free-will-ofthey shall know the land which ye have fering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a despised. or of the flock: sweet savour unto the LORD, of the herd, 32 But as for you, your carcasses, they shall fall in this wilderness. 33 And your children shall wander in ing unto the LORD bring a meat-offering of 4 Then shall he that offereth his offerthe wilderness forty years, and bear your a tenth deal of flour mingled with the whoredoms, until your carcasses be wasted fourth part of a hin of oil. in the wilderness. 34 After the number of the days in for a drink-offering shalt thou prepare with 5 And the fourth part of a hin of wine which ye searched the land, even forty the burnt-offering or sacrifice, for one lamb. days (each day for a year) shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years and ye meat-offering two tenth-deals of flour min6 Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare for a shall know my breach of promise. 35 I the LORD have said, I will surely gled with the third part of a hin of oil. do it unto all this evil congregation, that offer the third part of a hin of wine, for 7 And for a drink-offering thou shalt are gathered together against me: in this a sweet savour unto the LORD. The law of sundry offerings. NUMBERS. The sabbath-breakers stoned. 8 And when thou preparest a bullock dren of Israel, and it shall be forgiven for a burnt-offering, or for a sacrifice in them; for it is ignorance: and they shall performing a vow, or peace-offerings unto bring their offering, a sacrifice made by fire the LORD: unto the LORD, and their sin-offering be 9 Then shall he bring with a bullock a fore the LORD, for their ignorance: meat-offering of three tenth-deals of flour 26 And it shall be forgiven all the conmingled with half a hin of oil. gregation of the children of Israel, and the 10 And thou shalt bring for a drink-of-stranger that sojourneth among them; seefering half a hin of wine, for an offering ing all the people were in ignorance. made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: 11 Thus shall it be done for one bullock, or for one ram, or for a lamb, or a kid. 12 According to the number that ye shall prepare, so shall ye do to every one according to their number. 13 All that are born of the country shall do these things after this manner, in offering an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. 27 T And if any soul sin through ignorance, then he shall bring a she-goat of the first year for a sin-offering. 28 And the priest shall make an atonement for the soul that sinneth ignorantly, when he sinneth by ignorance before the LORD, to make an atonement for him; and it shall be forgiven him. 29 Ye shall have one law for him that sinneth through ignorance, both for him that is born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them. 14 And if a stranger, sojourn with you, or whosoever be among you in your generations, and will offer an offering made by 30 ¶ But the soul that doeth aught prefire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; as sumptuously, whether he be born in the ye do, so he shall do. land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth 15 One ordinance shall be both for you the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off of the congregation, and also for the stran- from among his people. ger that sojourneth with you, an ordinance 31 Because he hath despised the word for ever in your generations: as ye are, so of the LORD, and hath broken his comshall the stranger be before the LORD. mandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him. 16 One law and one manner shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you. 17 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 18 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land whither I bring you, 19 Then it shall be, that when ye eat of the bread of the land, ye shall offer up a heave-offering unto the LORD. 32 ¶ And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath-day. 33 And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation. 34 And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him. 35 And the LORD said unto Moses, The 20 Ye shall offer up a cake of the first man shall be surely put to death: all the of your dough for a heave-offering: as ye congregation shall stone him with stones do the heave-offering of the threshing-without the camp. floor, so shall ye heave it. 36 And all the congregation brought him 21 Of the first of your dough ye shall without the camp, and stoned him with give unto the LORD a heave-offering in stones, and he died; as the LORD comyour generations. manded Moses. 22 And if ye have erred, and not ob- 37 And the LORD spake unto Moses, served all these commandments which the saying, LORD hath spoken unto Moses, 38 Speak unto the children of Israel, 23 Even all that the LORD hath com- and bid them that they make them fringes manded you by the hand of Moses, from in the borders of their garments throughthe day that the LORD commanded Moses, out theirgenerations, and that they put upon and henceforward among your generations; the fringe of the borders a riband of blue: 24 Then it shall be, if aught be com- 39 And it shall be unto you for a fringe, mitted by ignorance without the know-that ye may look upon it, and remember ledge of the congregation, that all the con- all the commandments of the LORD, and gregation shall offer one young bullock for do them; and that ye seek not after your a burnt-offering, for a sweet savour unto own heart and your own eyes, after which the LORD, with his meat-offering, and his ye use to go a whoring: drink-offering, according to the manner, 40 That ye may remember, and do all and one kid of the goats for a sin-offering. my commandments, and be holy unto your 25 And the priest shall make an atone- God ment for all the congregation of the chil- 41 I am the LORD your God, which The rebellion CHAP. XVI. of Korah brought you out of the land of Egypt, to fering: I have not taken one ass from be God: I am the LORD your God. your Now CHAP. XVI. OW Korah, the son of Izehar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi; and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men; them, neither have I hurt one of them. 16 And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, to-morrow: 17 And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the LORD every man his censer, two hun2 And they rose up before Moses, with dred and fifty censers; thou also and certain of the children of Israel, two hun- Aaron each of you his censer. 18 And they took every man his cendred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown: ser, and put fire in them, and laid incense 3 And they gathered themselves toge- thereon, and stood in the door of the tather against Moses and against Aaron, and bernacle of the congregation with Moses said unto them, Ye take too much upon and Aaron. 19 And Korah gathered all the congreyou, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among gation against them unto the door of the them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves tabernacle of the congregation; and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the above the congregation of the LORD? 4 And when Moses heard it, he fell congregation. upon his face: 20 And the LORD spake unto Moses among this 5 And he spake unto Korah and unto and unto Aaron, saying, 21 Separate yourselves from all his company, saying, Even to-morrow the LORD will shew who are his, and who congregation, that I may consume them is holy; and will cause him to come near in a moment. unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him. 6 This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company; 7 And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the LORD to-morrow and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi. 8 And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi: 9 Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them? 22 And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation? 23 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 24 Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. 25 And Moses rose up, and went unto. Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him. 26 And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins. 27 So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every 10 And he hath brought thee near to side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi and stood in the door of their tents, and with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also? their wives, and their sons, and their little 11 For which cause both thou and all children. 28 And Moses said, Hereby ye shall thy company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of murmur against him? 12 T And Moses sent to call Dathan mine own mind. and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up: 29 If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the 13 Is it a small thing that thou hast visitation of all men; then the LORD hath brought us up out of a land that floweth not sent me. 30 But if the LORD make a new thing, with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altoge- and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, ther a prince over us? 14 Moreover, thou hast not brought us and they go down quick into the pit; then into a land that floweth with milk and ye shall understand that these men have honey, or given us inheritance of fields and provoked the LORD. vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up. 31 And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, 15 And Moses was very wroth, and said that the ground clave asunder that was unto the LORD, Respect not thou their of-under them: 129 The punishment of Korah. NUMBERS. Aaron's rod budding. 32 And the earth opened her mouth, the living; and the plague was stayed. and swallowed them up, and their houses, 49 Now they that died in the plague and all the men that appertained unto Ko- were fourteen thousand and seven hunrah, and all their goods. dred, besides them that died about the matter of Korah. 33 They, and all that appertained to them went down alive into the pit, and the. earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation. 34 And all Israel that were round about 50 And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation and the plague was stayed. CHAP. XVII. : them, fled at the cry of them; for they AND the LORD spake unto Moses, saysaid, Lest the earth swallow us up also. 35 And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense. 36 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 37 Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are hallowed. ing, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers, twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod. 3 And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers. 38 The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad 4 And thou shalt lay them up in the plates for a covering of the altar: for tabernacle of the congregation before the they offered them before the LORD, there- testimony, where I will meet with you. fore they are hallowed: and they shall be 5 And it shall come to pass, that the a sign unto the children of Israel. man's rod, whom I shall choose, shall 39 And Eleazar the priest took the bra- blossom: and I will make to cease from zen censers, wherewith they that were me the murmurings of the children of Isburnt had offered; and they were made rael, whereby they murmur against you. broad plates for a covering of the altar: 6 And Moses spake unto the children 40 To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of gave him a rod apiece, for each prince the seed of Aaron, come near to offer in-one, according to their fathers' houses, cense before the LORD; that he be not as even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron Korah, and as his company as the LORD was among their rods. 'said to him by the hand of Moses. 7 And Moses laid up the rods before the 41 But on the morrow all the congre- LORD in the tabernacle of witness. gation of the children of Israel murmured 8 And it came to pass, that on the moragainst Moses and against Aaron, saying, row Moses went into the tabernacle of Ye have killed the people of the LORD. witness; and behold, the rod of Aaron 42 And it came to pass when the con- for the house of Levi was budded, and gregation was gathered against Moses and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, against Aaron, that they looked toward and yielded almonds. the tabernacle of the congregation: and 9 And Moses brought out all the rods behold, the cloud covered it, and the from before the LORD unto all the children glory of the LORD appeared. of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod. 43 And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation. 44 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 10 T And the LORD said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again, before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not. 11 And Moses did so: as the LORD commanded him, so did he. 45 Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces. 46 T And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the 12 And the children of Israel spake altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we unto the congregation, and make an atone-perish, we all perish. CHAP. XVIII. ment for them: for there is wrath gone 13 Whosoever cometh any thing near out from the LORD; the plague is begun. unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: 47 And Aaron took as Moses command- shall we be consumed with dying? ed, and ran into the midst of the congregation'; and behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people. and thy sons, and thy father's house ND the LORD said unto Aaron, Thou with thee, shall bear the iniquity of the 48 And he stood between the dead and sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee The priests' and Levites' charge. CHAP. XVIII. shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood. The priests' portion. 14 Every thing devoted in Israel shall ? And thy brethren also of the tribe of be thine. 15 Every thing that openeth the matrix Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto in all flesh, which they bring unto the thee, and minister unto thee: but thou LORD, whether it be of men or beasts, shall and thy sons with thee shall minister be- be thine: nevertheless, the first-born of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the fore the tabernacle of witness. 3 And they shall keep thy charge, and firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou rethe charge of all the tabernacle: only they deem. 16 And those that are to be redeemed shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, from a month old shalt thou redeem, according to thine estimation, for the money nor ye also, die. 4 And they shall be joined unto thee, of five shekels, after the shekel of the and keep the charge of the tabernacle of sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs. the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you. 5 And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel. 17 But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy : thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD. 18 And the flesh of them shall be thine, 6 And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the chil-as the wave-breast and as the right shouldren of Israel to you they are given as a der are thine. 19 All the heave-offerings of the holy gift for the LORD, to do the service of the things, which the children of Israel offer fabernacle of the congregation. 7 Therefore thou and thy sons with unto the LORD, have I given thee, and thy thee shall keep your priest's office for eve-sons and thy daughters with thee, by a ry thing of the altar, and within the vail; statute for ever it is a covenant of salt and ye shall serve: I have given your for ever before the LORD unto thee and priest's office unto you as a service of gift: to thy seed with thee. and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. 20 And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their 8 And the LORD spake unto Aaron, land, neither shalt thou have any part Behold, I also have given thee the charge among them: I am thy part and thine inof mine heave-offerings of all the hallow-heritance among the children of Israel. 21 And behold, I have given the chiled things of the children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the dren of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an anointing, and to thy sons, by an ordi-inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle nance for ever. 22 Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die. 9 This shall be thine of the most holy of the congregation: things reserved from the fire: every oblation of theirs, every meat-offering of theirs, and every sin-offering of theirs, and every trespass-offering of theirs, which they shall render unto me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons. 10 In the most holy place shalt thou eat it every male shall eat it: it shall be holy unto thee. 23 But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: It shall be statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance. a 24 But the tithes of the children of Isa heave-offer 11 And this is thine; the heave-offering of their gift, with all the wave-offer-rael, which they offer as ings of the children of Israel: I have given ing unto the LORD, I have given to the Lethem unto thee, and to thy sons, and to vites to inherit: therefore I have said unto thy daughters with thee, by a statute for them, Among the children of Israel they ever: every one that is clean in thy house shall have no inheritance. shall eat of it. 25 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, 12 All the best of the oil, and all the saying, 26 Thus speak unto the Levites, and best of the wine and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto say unto them, When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given the LORD, them have I given thee. 13 And whatsoever is first ripe in the you from them for your inheritance, then land, which they shall bring unto the LORD, ye shall offer up a heave-offering of it for shall be thine; every one that is clean in the LORD, even a tenth part of the tithe. 27 And this your heave-offering shall thine house shall eat of it. 131 |