Numbers 16
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וַיִּֽקָּהֲל֞וּand they assembledעַל־onמֹשֶׁ֣הMosesוְעַֽל־and onאַהֲרֹ֗ןAaronוַיֹּאמְר֣וּand they saidאֲלֵהֶם֮to themרַב־enoughלָכֶם֒for the youכִּ֤יthatכָל־allהָֽעֵדָה֙the congregationכֻּלָּ֣םall of themקְדֹשִׁ֔יםare holyוּבְתוֹכָ֖םand is among midst of themיְהוָ֑הYahwehוּמַדּ֥וּעַand why?תִּֽתְנַשְּׂא֖וּdo you exalt yourselvesעַל־overקְהַ֥לthe assembly ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וַיְדַבֵּ֨רand he spokeאֶל־toקֹ֜רַחKorahוְאֶֽל־and toכָּל־allעֲדָתוֹ֮company hisלֵאמֹר֒to sayingבֹּ֠קֶרmorningוְיֹדַ֨עand he will make knownיְהוָ֧הYahwehאֶת־obj.אֲשֶׁר־the one whoל֛וֹbelongs to the himוְאֶת־and obj.הַקָּד֖וֹשׁthe holy personוְהִקְרִ֣יבand he will bring him nearאֵלָ֑יוto himselfוְאֵ֛תand obj.אֲשֶׁ֥רthe one whomיִבְחַר־he will chooseבּ֖וֹin the himיַקְרִ֥יבhe will bring nearאֵלָֽיו׃to himself
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זֹ֖אתthisעֲשׂ֑וּdoקְחוּ־takeלָכֶ֣םfor the yourselvesמַחְתּ֔וֹתcensersקֹ֖רַחO Korahוְכָל־and allעֲדָתֽוֹ׃company his
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וּתְנ֣וּand putבָהֵ֣ן׀in the themאֵ֡שׁfireוְשִׂימוּ֩and setעֲלֵיהֶ֨ןon themקְטֹ֜רֶתincenseלִפְנֵ֤יto beforeיְהוָה֙Yahwehמָחָ֔רtomorrowוְהָיָ֗הand it will beהָאִ֛ישׁthe manאֲשֶׁר־whomיִבְחַ֥רhe will chooseיְהוָ֖הYahwehה֣וּאheהַקָּד֑וֹשׁwill be the holy personרַב־enoughלָכֶ֖םfor the youבְּנֵ֥יO descendants ofלֵוִֽי׃Levi
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הַמְעַ֣ט¿ is it too smallמִכֶּ֗םfor youכִּֽי־thatהִבְדִּיל֩he has set apartאֱלֹהֵ֨יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לIsraelאֶתְכֶם֙obj. youמֵעֲדַ֣תfrom the congregation ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelלְהַקְרִ֥יבto bring nearאֶתְכֶ֖םobj. youאֵלָ֑יוto himselfלַעֲבֹ֗דto serveאֶת־obj.עֲבֹדַת֙the service ofמִשְׁכַּ֣ןthe tabernacle ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehוְלַעֲמֹ֛דand to standלִפְנֵ֥יto beforeהָעֵדָ֖הthe congregationלְשָׁרְתָֽם׃to serve them
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אַ֡ףalsoלֹ֣אnotאֶל־intoאֶרֶץ֩a landזָבַ֨תflowing ofחָלָ֤בmilkוּדְבַשׁ֙and honeyהֲבִ֣יאֹתָ֔נוּyou have brought usוַתִּ֨תֶּן־and you have givenלָ֔נוּto the usנַחֲלַ֖תan inheritance ofשָׂדֶ֣הfieldוָכָ֑רֶםand vineyardהַעֵינֵ֞י¿ the eyes ofהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםthe menהָהֵ֛םthe thoseתְּנַקֵּ֖רwill you put outלֹ֥אnotנַעֲלֶֽה׃we will come up
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וַיִּ֤חַרand it burnedלְמֹשֶׁה֙to Mosesמְאֹ֔דexceedinglyוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidאֶל־toיְהוָ֔הYahwehאַל־may notתֵּ֖פֶןyou turnאֶל־toמִנְחָתָ֑םoffering theirלֹ֠אnotחֲמ֨וֹרa donkeyאֶחָ֤דoneמֵהֶם֙from the themנָשָׂ֔אתִיI have takenוְלֹ֥אand notהֲרֵעֹ֖תִיI have done harm toאֶת־obj.אַחַ֥דoneמֵהֶֽם׃of the them
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וּקְח֣וּ׀and takeאִ֣ישׁeach oneמַחְתָּת֗וֹcenser hisוּנְתַתֶּ֤םand you will putעֲלֵיהֶם֙on themקְטֹ֔רֶתincenseוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֞םand you will bring nearלִפְנֵ֤יto beforeיְהוָה֙Yahwehאִ֣ישׁeach oneמַחְתָּת֔וֹcenser hisחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםfiftyוּמָאתַ֖יִםand two hundredמַחְתֹּ֑תcensersוְאַתָּ֥הand youוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןand Aaronאִ֥ישׁeach oneמַחְתָּתֽוֹ׃censer his
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וַיְדַבֵּ֨רand he spokeאֶל־toהָעֵדָ֜הthe congregationלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingס֣וּרוּturn awayנָ֡אpleaseמֵעַל֩from atאָהֳלֵ֨יthe tents ofהָאֲנָשִׁ֤יםthe menהָֽרְשָׁעִים֙the wickedהָאֵ֔לֶּהthe theseוְאַֽל־and may notתִּגְּע֖וּyou touchבְּכָל־in allאֲשֶׁ֣רthatלָהֶ֑םbelongs to the themפֶּן־lestתִּסָּפ֖וּyou should be swept awayבְּכָל־with allחַטֹּאתָֽם׃sins their
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וַיֵּעָל֗וּand they took themselves upמֵעַ֧לfrom atמִשְׁכַּן־the dwelling place ofקֹ֛רֶחKorahדָּתָ֥ןDathanוַאֲבִירָ֖םand Abiramמִסָּבִ֑יבfrom all aroundוְדָתָ֨ןand Dathanוַאֲבִירָ֜םand Abiramיָצְא֣וּthey came outנִצָּבִ֗יםstandingפֶּ֚תַחthe entrance ofאָֽהֳלֵיהֶ֔םtents theirוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֥םand wives theirוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םand sons theirוְטַפָּֽם׃and little ones their
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וְאִם־and ifבְּרִיאָ֞הa creationיִבְרָ֣אhe will createיְהוָ֗הYahwehוּפָצְתָ֨הand it will openהָאֲדָמָ֤הthe groundאֶת־obj.פִּ֙יהָ֙mouth itsוּבָלְעָ֤הand it will swallowאֹתָם֙obj. themוְאֶת־and obj.כָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֣רthatלָהֶ֔םbelongs to the themוְיָרְד֥וּand they will go downחַיִּ֖יםaliveשְׁאֹ֑לָהSheol towardsוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םand you will knowכִּ֧יthatנִֽאֲצ֛וּthey have spurnedהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםthe menהָאֵ֖לֶּהthe theseאֶת־obj.יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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אֵ֡תobj.מַחְתּוֹת֩the censers ofהַֽחַטָּאִ֨יםthe sinnersהָאֵ֜לֶּהthe theseבְּנַפְשֹׁתָ֗םby lives theirוְעָשׂ֨וּand people will makeאֹתָ֜םobj. themרִקֻּעֵ֤יbeaten out ofפַחִים֙thin platesצִפּ֣וּיoverlayלַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַfor the altarכִּֽי־forהִקְרִיבֻ֥םthey brought near themלִפְנֵֽי־to beforeיְהוָ֖הYahwehוַיִּקְדָּ֑שׁוּand they became holyוְיִֽהְי֥וּand they may becomeלְא֖וֹתinto a signלִבְנֵ֥יfor the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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זִכָּר֞וֹןa reminderלִבְנֵ֣יto the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelלְ֠מַעַןso thatאֲשֶׁ֨רthatלֹֽא־notיִקְרַ֜בhe may draw nearאִ֣ישׁa manזָ֗רstrangeאֲ֠שֶׁרwhoלֹ֣אnotמִזֶּ֤רַעis one of the offspring ofאַהֲרֹן֙Aaronה֔וּאheלְהַקְטִ֥ירto make smokeקְטֹ֖רֶתincenseלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeיְהוָ֑הYahwehוְלֹֽא־and notיִהְיֶ֤הhe will beכְקֹ֙רַח֙like Korahוְכַ֣עֲדָת֔וֹand like company hisכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רjust asדִּבֶּ֧רhe had spokenיְהוָ֛הYahwehבְּיַד־by the hand ofמֹשֶׁ֖הMosesלֽוֹ׃to the him
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidמֹשֶׁ֜הMosesאֶֽל־toאַהֲרֹ֗ןAaronקַ֣חtakeאֶת־obj.הַ֠מַּחְתָּהthe censerוְתֶן־and putעָלֶ֨יהָon itאֵ֜שׁfireמֵעַ֤לfrom onהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙the altarוְשִׂ֣יםand setקְטֹ֔רֶתincenseוְהוֹלֵ֧ךְand take itמְהֵרָ֛הquicklyאֶל־toהָעֵדָ֖הthe congregationוְכַפֵּ֣רand make atonementעֲלֵיהֶ֑םon themכִּֽי־forיָצָ֥אit has gone forthהַקֶּ֛צֶףthe wrathמִלִּפְנֵ֥יfrom to beforeיְהוָ֖הYahwehהֵחֵ֥לit has begunהַנָּֽגֶף׃the plague
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וַיִּקַּ֨חand he took itאַהֲרֹ֜ןAaronכַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀just asדִּבֶּ֣רhe had saidמֹשֶׁ֗הMosesוַיָּ֙רָץ֙and he ranאֶל־intoתּ֣וֹךthe middle ofהַקָּהָ֔לthe assemblyוְהִנֵּ֛הand there!הֵחֵ֥לit had begunהַנֶּ֖גֶףthe plagueבָּעָ֑םamong the peopleוַיִּתֵּן֙and he putאֶֽת־obj.הַקְּטֹ֔רֶתthe incenseוַיְכַפֵּ֖רand he made atonementעַל־onהָעָֽם׃the people
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