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Passage

Numbers 16.36-50

Book: Numbers · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

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ASV

34. And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them; for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up. 35. And fire came forth from Jehovah, and devoured the two hundred and fifty men that offered the incense.

36. And Jehovah 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 holy, 38. even the censers of these sinners against their own lives; and let them be made beaten plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before Jehovah; therefore they are holy; and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel. 39. And Eleazar the priest took the brazen censers, which they that were burnt had offered; and they beat them out for a covering of the altar, 40. to be a memorial unto the children of Israel, to the end that no stranger, that is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to burn incense before Jehovah; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as Jehovah spake unto him by Moses. 41. But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of Jehovah. 42. And it came to pass, when the congregation was assembled against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tent of meeting: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of Jehovah appeared. 43. And Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of meeting. 44. And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, 45. Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment. And they fell upon their faces. 46. And Moses said unto Aaron, Take thy censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and lay incense thereon, and carry it quickly unto the congregation, and make atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from Jehovah; the plague is begun. 47. And Aaron took as Moses spake, and ran into the midst of the assembly; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on the incense, and made atonement for the people. 48. And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed. 49. Now they that died by the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides them that died about the matter of Korah. 50. And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tent of meeting: and the plague was stayed. (Numbers 16:34-50, ASV)

WEB

34. All Israel that were around them fled at their cry; for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up!” 35. Fire came out from Yahweh, and devoured the two hundred fifty men who offered the incense.

36. Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 37. “Speak to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter the fire away from the camp; for they are holy, 38. even the censers of these sinners against their own lives. Let them be made beaten plates for a covering of the altar, for they offered them before Yahweh. Therefore they are holy. They shall be a sign to the children of Israel.” 39. Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers, which those who were burned had offered; and they beat them out for a covering of the altar, 40. to be a memorial to the children of Israel, to the end that no stranger, who isn’t of the offspring of Aaron, would come near to burn incense before Yahweh, that he not be as Korah, and as his company; as Yahweh spoke to him by Moses. 41. But on the next day all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, “You have killed Yahweh’s people!” 42. When the congregation was assembled against Moses and against Aaron, They looked toward the Tent of Meeting. Behold, the cloud covered it, and Yahweh’s glory appeared. 43. Moses and Aaron came to the front of the Tent of Meeting. 44. Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 45. “Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment!” They fell on their faces. 46. Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, and put fire from off the altar in it, and lay incense on it, and carry it quickly to the congregation, and make atonement for them; for wrath has gone out from Yahweh! The plague has begun.” 47. Aaron did as Moses said, and ran into the middle of the assembly. Behold, the plague has begun among the people. He put on the incense, and made atonement for the people. 48. He stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed. 49. Now those who died by the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides those who died about the matter of Korah. 50. Aaron returned to Moses to the door of the Tent of Meeting, and the plague was stopped. (Numbers 16:34-50, WEB)

KJV

34. And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, 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. 38. The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel. 39. And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar: 40. To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses. 41. But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the LORD. 42. And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared. 43. And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation. 44. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 45. Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces. 46. And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague is begun. 47. And Aaron took as Moses commanded, 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. 48. And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed. 49. Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah. 50. And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the plague was stayed. (Numbers 16:34-50, KJV)

YLT

34. and all Israel who [are] round about them have fled at their voice, for they said, 'Lest the earth swallow us;' 35. and fire hath come out from Jehovah, and consumeth the two hundred and fifty men bringing near the perfume.

36. And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, 37. 'Say unto Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, and he lifteth up the censers from the midst of the burning, and the fire scatter thou yonder, for they have been hallowed, 38. [even] the censers of these sinners against their own souls; and they have made them spread-out plates, a covering for the altar, for they have brought them near before Jehovah, and they are hallowed; and they are become a sign to the sons of Israel.' 39. And Eleazar the priest taketh the brazen censers which they who are burnt had brought near, and they spread them out, a covering for the altar 40. a memorial to the sons of Israel, so that a stranger who is not of the seed of Aaron doth not draw near to make a perfume before Jehovah, and is not as Korah, and as his company,, as Jehovah hath spoken by the hand of Moses to him. 41. And all the company of the sons of Israel murmur, on the morrow, against Moses and against Aaron, saying, 'Ye, ye have put to death the people of Jehovah.' 42. And it cometh to pass, in the company being assembled against Moses and against Aaron, that they turn towards the tent of meeting, and lo, the cloud hath covered it, and the honour of Jehovah is seen; 43. and Moses cometh, Aaron also, unto the front of the tent of meeting. 44. And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, 45. 'Get you up from the midst of this company, and I consume them in a moment;' and they fall on their faces, 46. and Moses saith unto Aaron, 'Take the censer, and put on it fire from off the altar, and place perfume, and go, hasten unto the company, and make atonement for them, for the wrath hath gone out from the presence of Jehovah, the plague hath begun.' 47. And Aaron taketh as Moses hath spoken, and runneth unto the midst of the assembly, and lo, the plague hath begun among the people; and he giveth the perfume, and maketh atonement for the people, 48. and standeth between the dead and the living, and the plague is restrained; 49. and those who die by the plague are fourteen thousand and seven hundred, apart from those who die for the matter of Korah; 50. and Aaron turneth back unto Moses, unto the opening of the tent of meeting, and the plague hath been restrained. (Numbers 16:34-50, YLT)

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ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

  • ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
  • WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
  • KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
  • YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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