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Douay-Rheims Bible
Numbers 16:6
Do this therefore: Take every man of you your censers, thou Core, and all thy company.
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Hebrew Names Version
This do: take you censers, Korach, and all his company;
This do: take you censers, Korach, and all his company;
King James Version
This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
Lexham English Bible
Do this: take for yourselves censers, Korah and all of your company;
Do this: take for yourselves censers, Korah and all of your company;
New Century Version
So Korah, you and all your followers do this: Get some pans for burning incense.
So Korah, you and all your followers do this: Get some pans for burning incense.
New English Translation
Do this, Korah, you and all your company: Take censers,
Do this, Korah, you and all your company: Take censers,
Amplified Bible
"Do this: Take censers for yourselves, Korah and all your company,
"Do this: Take censers for yourselves, Korah and all your company,
New American Standard Bible
"Do this: take censers for yourselves, Korah and your whole group,
"Do this: take censers for yourselves, Korah and your whole group,
Geneva Bible (1587)
This doe therefore, Take you censers, both Korah, and all his companie,
This doe therefore, Take you censers, both Korah, and all his companie,
Legacy Standard Bible
Do this: take censers for yourselves, Korah and all your congregation,
Do this: take censers for yourselves, Korah and all your congregation,
Contemporary English Version
Korah, now here is what you and your followers must do: Get some fire pans, fill them with coals and incense, and place them near the sacred tent. And the man the Lord chooses will be his priest. Korah, this time you Levites have gone too far!
Korah, now here is what you and your followers must do: Get some fire pans, fill them with coals and incense, and place them near the sacred tent. And the man the Lord chooses will be his priest. Korah, this time you Levites have gone too far!
Complete Jewish Bible
Do this: take censers, Korach and all your group;
Do this: take censers, Korach and all your group;
Darby Translation
This do: take you censers, Korah, and all his band,
This do: take you censers, Korah, and all his band,
Easy-to-Read Version
So Korah, you and all your followers should do this:
So Korah, you and all your followers should do this:
English Standard Version
Do this: take censers, Korah and all his company;
Do this: take censers, Korah and all his company;
George Lamsa Translation
This do: Take for yourselves censers, you Korah, and all your company;
This do: Take for yourselves censers, you Korah, and all your company;
Good News Translation
Tomorrow morning you and your followers take fire pans, put live coals and incense on them, and take them to the altar. Then we will see which of us the Lord has chosen. You Levites are the ones who have gone too far!"
Tomorrow morning you and your followers take fire pans, put live coals and incense on them, and take them to the altar. Then we will see which of us the Lord has chosen. You Levites are the ones who have gone too far!"
Christian Standard Bible®
Korah, you and all your followers are to do this: take firepans, and tomorrow
Korah, you and all your followers are to do this: take firepans, and tomorrow
Literal Translation
Do this: take fire-pans for yourselves, Korah, and all his company,
Do this: take fire-pans for yourselves, Korah, and all his company,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
This do: Take ye censors, thou Corah & all yi copanye,
This do: Take ye censors, thou Corah & all yi copanye,
American Standard Version
This do: take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
This do: take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
Bible in Basic English
So do this: let Korah and all his band take vessels for burning perfumes;
So do this: let Korah and all his band take vessels for burning perfumes;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
This do therfore: Take you firepannes, both Corah & all his companie,
This do therfore: Take you firepannes, both Corah & all his companie,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
This do: take you censors, Korah, and all his company;
This do: take you censors, Korah, and all his company;
King James Version (1611)
This doe: take you censers, Korah, and all his company:
This doe: take you censers, Korah, and all his company:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
This do ye: take to yourselves censers, Core and all his company;
This do ye: take to yourselves censers, Core and all his company;
English Revised Version
This do; take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
This do; take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
Berean Standard Bible
You, Korah, and all your followers are to do as follows: Take censers,
You, Korah, and all your followers are to do as follows: Take censers,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor do ye this thing; ech man take his cencere, thou Chore, and al thi counsel;
Therfor do ye this thing; ech man take his cencere, thou Chore, and al thi counsel;
Young's Literal Translation
This do: take to yourselves censers, Korah, and all his company,
This do: take to yourselves censers, Korah, and all his company,
Update Bible Version
Do this: you take censers, Korah, and all his company;
Do this: you take censers, Korah, and all his company;
Webster's Bible Translation
This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
World English Bible
This do: take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
This do: take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
New King James Version
Do this: Take censers, Korah and all your company;
Do this: Take censers, Korah and all your company;
New Living Translation
Korah, you and all your followers must prepare your incense burners.
Korah, you and all your followers must prepare your incense burners.
New Life Bible
Do this, Korah and all who are with you. Take pots for burning special perfume.
Do this, Korah and all who are with you. Take pots for burning special perfume.
New Revised Standard
Do this: take censers, Korah and all your company,
Do this: take censers, Korah and all your company,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
This do, - Take to you censers, Korah and all his assembly;
This do, - Take to you censers, Korah and all his assembly;
Revised Standard Version
Do this: take censers, Korah and all his company;
Do this: take censers, Korah and all his company;
THE MESSAGE
"Now, Korah, here's what I want you, you and your gang, to do: Tomorrow, take censers. In the presence of God , put fire in them and then incense. Then we'll see who is holy, see whom God chooses. Sons of Levi, you've overstepped yourselves!"
"Now, Korah, here's what I want you, you and your gang, to do: Tomorrow, take censers. In the presence of God , put fire in them and then incense. Then we'll see who is holy, see whom God chooses. Sons of Levi, you've overstepped yourselves!"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Do this: take censers for yourselves, Korah and all your company,
"Do this: take censers for yourselves, Korah and all your company,
Contextual Overview
1 And behold Core the son of Isaar, the son of Caath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiron the sons of Eliab, and Hon the son of Pheleth of the children of Ruben, 2 Rose up against Moses, and with them two hundred and fifty others of the children of Israel, leading men of the synagogue, and who in the time of assembly were called by name. 3 And when they had stood up against Moses and Aaron, they said: Let it be enough for you, that all the multitude consisteth of holy ones, and the Lord is among them: Why lift you up yourselves above the people of the Lord? 4 When Moses heard this, he fell flat on his face: 5 And speaking to Core and all the multitude, he said: In the morning the Lord will make known who belong to him, and the holy he will join to himself: and whom he shall choose, they shall approach to him. 6 Do this therefore: Take every man of you your censers, thou Core, and all thy company. 7 And putting fire in them to morrow, put incense upon it before the Lord: and whomsoever he shall choose, the same shall be holy: you take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi. 8 And he said again to Core: Hear ye sons of Levi. 9 Is it a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath spared you from all the people, and joined you to himself, that you should serve him in the service of the tabernacle, and should stand before the congregation of the people, and should minister to him? 10 Did he therefore make thee and all thy brethren the sons of Levi to approach unto him, that you should challenge to yourselves the priesthood also,
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Numbers 16:35-40, Numbers 16:46-48, Leviticus 10:1, Leviticus 16:12, Leviticus 16:13, 1 Kings 18:21-23
Reciprocal: Numbers 16:15 - Respect Numbers 16:16 - Be thou 2 Chronicles 13:11 - sweet incense
Cross-References
Genesis 16:8
He said to her: Agar, handmaid of Sarai, whence comest thou? and whither goest thou? And she answered: I flee from the face of Sarai, my mistress.
He said to her: Agar, handmaid of Sarai, whence comest thou? and whither goest thou? And she answered: I flee from the face of Sarai, my mistress.
Genesis 16:9
And the angel of the Lord said to her: Return to thy mistress, and humble thyself under her hand.
And the angel of the Lord said to her: Return to thy mistress, and humble thyself under her hand.
Genesis 24:10
And he took ten camels of his master’s herd, and departed, carrying something of all his goods with him, and he set forward and went on to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nachor.
And he took ten camels of his master’s herd, and departed, carrying something of all his goods with him, and he set forward and went on to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nachor.
Exodus 2:15
And Pharao heard of this word, and sought to kill Moses: but he fled from his sight, and abode in the land of Madian, and he sat down by a well.
And Pharao heard of this word, and sought to kill Moses: but he fled from his sight, and abode in the land of Madian, and he sat down by a well.
Job 2:6
And the Lord said to Satan: Behold, he is in thy hand, but yet save his life.
And the Lord said to Satan: Behold, he is in thy hand, but yet save his life.
Proverbs 14:29
He that is patient, is governed with much wisdom: but he that is impatient, exalteth his folly.
He that is patient, is governed with much wisdom: but he that is impatient, exalteth his folly.
Proverbs 15:1
A mild answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up fury.
A mild answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up fury.
Proverbs 27:8
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that leaveth his place.
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that leaveth his place.
Proverbs 29:19
A slave will not be corrected by words: because he understandeth what thou sayest, and will not answer.
A slave will not be corrected by words: because he understandeth what thou sayest, and will not answer.
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the spirit of him that hath power, ascend upon thee, leave not thy place: because care will make the greatest sins to cease.
If the spirit of him that hath power, ascend upon thee, leave not thy place: because care will make the greatest sins to cease.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
This do, take you censers,.... Vessels to put incense in to offer, which was the business of the priests:
Korah, and all his company; the two hundred fifty princes that were with him, for so many we read took censers, and offered incense,
Numbers 16:18.
