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Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife (he had married a Cushite).

But my servant Caleb thinks differently and follows me completely. So I will bring him into the land he has already seen, and his children will own that land.

That person has turned against the Lord 's word and has not obeyed his commands. Such a person must surely be cut off from the others. He is guilty.'"

Then he said to Korah and all his followers: "Tomorrow morning the Lord will show who belongs to him. He will bring the one who is holy near to him; he will bring to himself the person he chooses.

So each man got his pan and put burning incense in it and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the Meeting Tent.

Korah gathered all his followers who were against Moses and Aaron, and they stood at the entrance to the Meeting Tent. Then the glory of the Lord appeared to everyone.

as the Lord had commanded him through Moses. These sheets were to remind the Israelites that only descendants of Aaron should burn incense before the Lord . Anyone else would die like Korah and his followers.

"Speak to the people of Israel and get twelve walking sticks from them—one from the leader of each tribe. Write the name of each man on his stick, and

So Moses brought out to the Israelites all the walking sticks from the Lord 's presence. They all looked, and each man took back his stick.

Then Eleazar the priest must put some of its blood on his finger and sprinkle it seven times toward the front of the Meeting Tent.

After the priest has washed himself and his clothes with water, he may come back into the camp, but he will be unclean until evening.

The man who burns the cow must wash himself and his clothes in water; he will be unclean until evening.

The man who collected the cow's ashes must wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. This is a lasting rule for the Israelites and for the foreigners among them.

Then Moses lifted his hand and hit the rock twice with his stick. Water began pouring out, and the people and their animals drank it.

Take Aaron and his son Eleazar up on Mount Hor,

and take off Aaron's special clothes and put them on his son Eleazar. Aaron will die there; he will join his ancestors."

But King Sihon would not let the Israelites pass through his country. He gathered his whole army together, and they marched out to meet Israel in the desert. At Jahaz they fought the Israelites.

Israel killed the king and captured his land from the Arnon River to the Jabbok River. They took the land as far as the Ammonite border, which was strongly defended.

How terrible for you, Moab! The people of Chemosh are ruined. His sons ran away and his daughters were captured by Sihon, king of the Amorites.

Then the Israelites went up the road toward Bashan. Og king of Bashan and his whole army marched out to meet the Israelites, and they fought at Edrei.