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Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 16:6
This do: take to yourselves censers, Korah, and all his 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;
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;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Do this therefore: Take every man of you your censers, thou Core, and all thy company.
Do this therefore: Take every man of you your censers, thou Core, and all thy company.
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 Korah, son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, taketh both Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, 2 and they rise up before Moses, with men of the sons of Israel, two hundred and fifty, princes of the company, called of the convention, men of name, 3 and they are assembled against Moses and against Aaron, and say unto them, `Enough of you! for all the company -- all of them [are] holy, and in their midst [is] Jehovah; and wherefore do ye lift yourselves up above the assembly of Jehovah?' 4 And Moses heareth, and falleth on his face, 5 and he speaketh unto Korah, and unto all his company, saying, `Morning! -- and Jehovah is knowing those who are his, and him who is holy, and hath brought near unto Him; even him whom He doth fix on He bringeth near unto Him. 6 This do: take to yourselves censers, Korah, and all his company, 7 and put in them fire, and put on them perfume, before Jehovah to-morrow, and it hath been, the man whom Jehovah chooseth, he [is] the holy one; -- enough of you, sons of Levi.' 8 And Moses saith unto Korah, `Hear ye, I pray you, sons of Levi; 9 is it little to you that the God of Israel hath separated you from the company of Israel to bring you near unto Himself, to do the service of the tabernacle of Jehovah, and to stand before the company to serve them? -- 10 yea, He doth bring thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee -- and ye have sought also the priesthood!
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
and he saith, `Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, whence hast thou come, and whither dost thou go?' and she saith, `From the presence of Sarai, my mistress, I am fleeing.'
and he saith, `Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, whence hast thou come, and whither dost thou go?' and she saith, `From the presence of Sarai, my mistress, I am fleeing.'
Genesis 16:9
And the messenger of Jehovah saith to her, `Turn back unto thy mistress, and humble thyself under her hands;'
And the messenger of Jehovah saith to her, `Turn back unto thy mistress, and humble thyself under her hands;'
Genesis 24:10
And the servant taketh ten camels of the camels of his lord and goeth, also of all the goods of his lord in his hand, and he riseth, and goeth unto Aram-Naharaim, unto the city of Nahor;
And the servant taketh ten camels of the camels of his lord and goeth, also of all the goods of his lord in his hand, and he riseth, and goeth unto Aram-Naharaim, unto the city of Nahor;
Exodus 2:15
And Pharaoh heareth of this thing, and seeketh to slay Moses, and Moses fleeth from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelleth in the land of Midian, and dwelleth by the well.
And Pharaoh heareth of this thing, and seeketh to slay Moses, and Moses fleeth from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelleth in the land of Midian, and dwelleth by the well.
Job 2:6
And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, `Lo, he [is] in thy hand; only his life take care of.'
And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, `Lo, he [is] in thy hand; only his life take care of.'
Proverbs 14:29
Whoso is slow to anger [is] of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.
Whoso is slow to anger [is] of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.
Proverbs 15:1
A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.
A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.
Proverbs 27:8
As a bird wandering from her nest, So [is] a man wandering from his place.
As a bird wandering from her nest, So [is] a man wandering from his place.
Proverbs 29:19
By words a servant is not instructed though he understand, And there is nothing answering.
By words a servant is not instructed though he understand, And there is nothing answering.
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the spirit of the ruler go up against thee, Thy place leave not, For yielding quieteth great sinners.
If the spirit of the ruler go up against thee, Thy place leave not, For yielding quieteth great sinners.
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.
