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"Get away from the rest of the Israelites so I can kill them right now!"

So everyone moved away from those tents, except Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and their families.

The rest of the Israelites heard their screams, so they ran off, shouting, "We don't want that to happen to us!"

So Moses and Aaron walked to the front of the tent,

Then Moses told Aaron, "Grab your fire pan and fill it with hot coals from the altar. Put incense in it, then quickly take it to where the people are and offer it to the Lord , so they can be forgiven. The Lord is very angry, and people have already started dying!"

Follow these instructions, so I won't become angry and punish the Israelites ever again.

However, all first-born cattle, sheep, and goats belong to me and cannot be bought back. Splatter their blood on the altar and send their fat up in smoke, so I can smell it and be pleased.

so the best of what you receive will be mine.

The Israelites had no water, so they went to Moses and Aaron

But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, "Because you refused to believe in my power, these people did not respect me. And so, you will not be the ones to lead them into the land I have promised."

The Israelites had complained against the Lord , and he had shown them his holy power by giving them water to drink. So they named the place Meribah, which means "Complaining."

to keep Israel from passing through its territory. So the Israelites had to go in another direction.

"Aaron, this is where you will die. You and Moses disobeyed me at Meribah, and so you will not enter the land I promised the Israelites.

The Israelites had to go around the territory of Edom, so when they left Mount Hor, they headed south toward the Red Sea. But along the way, the people became so impatient

So the Israelites wiped out Og, his family, and his entire army—there were no survivors. Then Israel took over the land of Bashan.

They said to the Midianite leaders, "That bunch of Israelites will wipe out everything in sight, like a bull eating grass in a field." So King Balak

They are too powerful for us to defeat, so would you come and place a curse on them? Maybe then we can run them off. I know that anyone you bless will be successful, but anyone you curse will fail.

"Spend the night here," Balaam replied, "and tomorrow I will tell you the Lord 's answer." So the officials stayed at his house.

But God replied, "Don't go with Balak's messengers. I have blessed those people who have come from Egypt, so don't curse them."

So Balaam got up the next morning and saddled his donkey, then left with the Moabite officials.