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Now Korah the son of Izhar ,
the son of Kohath ,
the son of Levi ,
with Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab ,
and On the son of Peleth ,
sons of Reuben ,
took men ;
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and they rose up before Moses with some of the children of Israel ,
two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation ,
representatives of the congregation ,
men of renown .
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They gathered together against Moses and Aaron ,
and said to them , "
You take too much upon yourselves ,
for all the congregation is holy ,
every one of them ,
and the LORD is among them .
Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD ?"
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So when Moses heard it ,
he fell on his face ;
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and he spoke to Korah and all his company ,
saying , "
Tomorrow morning the LORD will show who is His and who is holy ,
and will cause him to come near to Him .
That one whom He chooses He will cause to come near to Him .
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Do this :
Take censers ,
Korah and all your company ;
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put fire in them and put incense in them before the LORD tomorrow ,
and it shall be that the man whom the LORD chooses is the holy one .
You take too much upon yourselves ,
you sons of Levi !"
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Then Moses said to Korah , "
Hear now ,
you sons of Levi :
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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 work of the tabernacle of the LORD ,
and to stand before the congregation to serve them ;
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and that He has brought you near to Himself ,
you and all your brethren ,
the sons of Levi ,
with you ?
And are you seeking the priesthood also ?
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Therefore you and all your company are gathered together against the LORD .
And what is Aaron that you complain against him ?"
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And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab ,
but they said , "
We will not come up !
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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 ,
that you should keep acting like a prince over us ?
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Moreover you have not 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 will not come up !"
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Then Moses was very angry ,
and said to the LORD , "
Do not respect their offering .
I have not taken one donkey from them ,
nor have I hurt one of them ."
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And Moses said to Korah , "
Tomorrow ,
you and all your company be present before the LORD--you and they ,
as well as Aaron .
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Let each take his censer and put incense in it ,
and each of you bring his censer before the LORD ,
two hundred and fifty censers ;
both you and Aaron ,
each with his censer ."