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Numbers 16:12 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up: "
Numbers 16:12
Verse in Context
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And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood
For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:
Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince
Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.
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Numbers 16:1
"Now Korah, the son of Izhar, 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"
Numbers 16:2
"And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:"
Numbers 16:3
"And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?"
Numbers 16:4
"And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:"
Numbers 16:5
"And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the LORD will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near"
Numbers 16:6
"This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;"
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