Numbers 16:40-42
New American Standard Bible
40 as a reminder to the sons of Israel so that (A)no [a]layman, anyone who was not of the [b]descendants of Aaron, would approach (B)to burn incense before the Lord; then he would not become like Korah and his group—just as the Lord had spoken to him [c]through Moses.
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41 But on the next day all the congregation of the sons of Israel (C)grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You are the ones who have caused the death of the Lord’s people!” 42 It came about, however, when the congregation had assembled against Moses and Aaron, that they turned toward the tent of meeting, and behold, the cloud covered it and (D)the glory of the Lord appeared.
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- Numbers 16:40 Lit stranger
- Numbers 16:40 Lit seed
- Numbers 16:40 Lit by the hand of
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