- Numbers 16:20
וַיְדַבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וְאֶל־אַהֲרֹן לֵאמֹר׃
and GOD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
Targum Onkelos
וּמַלֵּיל יְיָ עִם מֹשֶׁה וּלְאַהֲרֹן לְמֵימַר׃
Adonoy spoke to Moshe and to Aharon, saying:
- Numbers 16:21
הִבָּדְלוּ מִתּוֹךְ הָעֵדָה הַזֹּאת וַאֲכַלֶּה אֹתָם כְּרָגַע׃
“Stand back from this community that I may annihilate them in an instant!”
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אִתְפָּרַשׁוּ מִגּוֹ כְּנִשְׁתָּא הָדָא וַאֲשֵׁיצֵי יָתְהוֹן כְּשָׁעָה׃
“Separate yourselves from among this congregation, and I will annihalate them in an instant.”
- Numbers 16:22
וַיִּפְּלוּ עַל־פְּנֵיהֶם וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵל אֱלֹהֵי הָרוּחֹת לְכׇל־בָּשָׂר הָאִישׁ אֶחָד יֶחֱטָא וְעַל כׇּל־הָעֵדָה תִּקְצֹף׃
But they fell on their faces and said, “O God, Source of the breath of all flesh! When one member sins, will You be wrathful with the whole community?”
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וּנְפַלוּ עַל אַפֵּיהוֹן וַאֲמַרוּ אֵל אֱלָהּ רוּחַיָּא לְכָל בִּשְׂרָא גּוּבְרָא חַד יְחוּב וְעַל כָּל כְּנִשְׁתָּא יְהֵי רוּגְזָא׃
They fell upon their faces, and they said: “Almighty, the God of the spirits of all flesh; if one man sins shall You be angry with the entire congregation?”
- Numbers 16:23
וַיְדַבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר׃
GOD spoke to Moses, saying,
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וּמַלֵּיל יְיָ עִם מֹשֶׁה לְמֵימַר׃
Adonoy spoke to Moshe, saying:
- Numbers 16:24
דַּבֵּר אֶל־הָעֵדָה לֵאמֹר הֵעָלוּ מִסָּבִיב לְמִשְׁכַּן־קֹרַח דָּתָן וַאֲבִירָם׃
“Speak to the community and say: Withdraw from about the abodes of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”
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מַלֵּיל עִם כְּנִשְׁתָּא לְמֵימַר אִסְתַּלַּקוּ מִסְּחוֹר סְחוֹר לְמַשְׁכְּנָא דְּקֹרַח דָּתָן וַאֲבִירָם׃
Speak to the congregation, saying: “Depart from the vicinity of the dwelling of Korach, Dasan and Avirom.”
- Numbers 16:25
וַיָּקׇם מֹשֶׁה וַיֵּלֶךְ אֶל־דָּתָן וַאֲבִירָם וַיֵּלְכוּ אַחֲרָיו זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
Moses rose and went to Dathan and Abiram, the elders of Israel following him.
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וְקָם מֹשֶׁה וַאֲזַל לְוָת דָּתָן וַאֲבִירָם וַאֲזַלוּ בָּתְרוֹהִי סָבֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
Moshe rose up and went to Dasan and Avirom and the elders of Israel went along after him.
- Numbers 16:26
וַיְדַבֵּר אֶל־הָעֵדָה לֵאמֹר סוּרוּ נָא מֵעַל אׇהֳלֵי הָאֲנָשִׁים הָרְשָׁעִים הָאֵלֶּה וְאַל־תִּגְּעוּ בְּכׇל־אֲשֶׁר לָהֶם פֶּן־תִּסָּפוּ בְּכׇל־חַטֹּאתָם׃
He addressed the community, saying, “Move away from the tents of these wicked men and touch nothing that belongs to them, lest you be wiped out for all their sins.”
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וּמַלֵּיל עִם כְּנִשְׁתָּא לְמֵימַר זוּרוּ כְעַן מֵעִלָּוֵי מַשְׁכְּנֵי גּוּבְרַיָּא חַיָּיבַיָּא הָאִלֵּין וְלָא תִקְרְבוּן בְּכָל דִּילְהוֹן דִּלְמָא תִלְקוֹן בְּכָל חוֹבֵיהוֹן׃
He spoke to the congregation, saying: “Please get away from the tents of these evil [guilty] men, and do not touch [come near] anything belonging to them, lest you be swept away [smitten] in all their transgressions.”
- Numbers 16:27
וַיֵּעָלוּ מֵעַל מִשְׁכַּן־קֹרַח דָּתָן וַאֲבִירָם מִסָּבִיב וְדָתָן וַאֲבִירָם יָצְאוּ נִצָּבִים פֶּתַח אׇהֳלֵיהֶם וּנְשֵׁיהֶם וּבְנֵיהֶם וְטַפָּם׃
So they withdrew from about the abodes of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Now Dathan and Abiram had come out and they stood at the entrance of their tents, with their wives, their adult children, and their little ones.
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וְאִסְתַּלַּקוּ מֵעִלָּוֵי מַשְׁכְּנָא דְּקֹרַח דָּתָן וַאֲבִירָם מִסְּחוֹר סְחוֹר וְדָתָן וַאֲבִירָם נְפַקוּ קָיְמִין בִּתְרַע מַשְׁכְּנֵיהוֹן וּנְשֵׁיהוֹן וּבְנֵיהוֹן וְטַפְלְהוֹן׃
They withdraw from the dwelling of Korach, Dasan and Avirom, and all around; and Dasan and Avirom went out, and stood at the door of their tents with their wives, children and infants.
- Numbers 16:28
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה בְּזֹאת תֵּדְעוּן כִּי־יְהֹוָה שְׁלָחַנִי לַעֲשׂוֹת אֵת כׇּל־הַמַּעֲשִׂים הָאֵלֶּה כִּי־לֹא מִלִּבִּי׃
And Moses said, “By this you shall know that it was GOD who sent me to do all these things; that they are not of my own devising:
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וַאֲמַר מֹשֶׁה בְּדָא תִדְּעוּן אֲרֵי יְיָ שְׁלָחַנִי לְמֶעֱבַד יָת כָּל עוּבָדַיָּא הָאִלֵּין אֲרֵי לָא מֵרְעוּתִי׃
Moshe said: “This is how you will know that Adonoy has sent me to perform all of these deeds, for, I did not devise them myself [from my own will].
- Numbers 16:29
אִם־כְּמוֹת כׇּל־הָאָדָם יְמֻתוּן אֵלֶּה וּפְקֻדַּת כׇּל־הָאָדָם יִפָּקֵד עֲלֵיהֶם לֹא יְהֹוָה שְׁלָחָנִי׃
if these people’s death is that of all humankind, if their lot is humankind’s common fate, it was not GOD who sent me.
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אִם כְּמוֹתָא דְּכָל אֲנָשָׁא יְמוּתוּן אִלֵּין וּסְעוּרָא דְּכָל אֲנָשָׁא יִסְתְּעַר עֲלֵיהוֹן לָא יְיָ שַׁלְחַנִי׃
If as all men die will these men meet their deaths, and the reckoning (fate) of all men will be reckoned upon them, then Adonoy has not sent me.
- Numbers 16:30
וְאִם־בְּרִיאָה יִבְרָא יְהֹוָה וּפָצְתָה הָאֲדָמָה אֶת־פִּיהָ וּבָלְעָה אֹתָם וְאֶת־כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר לָהֶם וְיָרְדוּ חַיִּים שְׁאֹלָה וִידַעְתֶּם כִּי נִאֲצוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵלֶּה אֶת־יְהֹוָה׃
But if GOD brings about something unheard-of, so that the ground opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that belongs to them, and they go down alive into Sheol, you shall know that those involved have spurned GOD.”
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וְאִם בְּרִיאָה יִבְרֵי יְיָ וְתִפְתַּח אַרְעָא יָת פּוּמַּהּ וְתִבְלַע יָתְהוֹן וְיָת כָּל דִּילְהוֹן וְיֵיחֲתוּן כִּד חַיִּין לִשְׁאוֹל וְתִדְּעוּן אֲרֵי אַרְגִיזוּ גּוּבְרַיָּא הָאִלֵּין קֳדָם יְיָ׃
If Adonoy will create a [new] creation and the ground will open its mouth and swallow them along with all of their belongings, and they will go down alive to the grave, then you will know that these men have angered Adonoy.”
- Numbers 16:31
וַיְהִי כְּכַלֹּתוֹ לְדַבֵּר אֵת כׇּל־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַתִּבָּקַע הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר תַּחְתֵּיהֶם׃
Scarcely had he finished speaking all these words when the ground under them burst asunder,
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וַהֲוָה כַּד שֵׁיצִי לְמַלָּלָא יָת כָּל פִּתְגָמַיָּא הָאִלֵּין וְאִתְבְּזַעַת אַרְעָא דִּתְחוֹתֵיהוֹן׃
As he was finishing speaking all these words the ground beneath them split.
- Numbers 16:32
וַתִּפְתַּח הָאָרֶץ אֶת־פִּיהָ וַתִּבְלַע אֹתָם וְאֶת־בָּתֵּיהֶם וְאֵת כׇּל־הָאָדָם אֲשֶׁר לְקֹרַח וְאֵת כׇּל־הָרְכוּשׁ׃
and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up with their households, all Korah’s people and all their possessions.
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וּפְתַחַת אַרְעָא יָת פּוּמַּהּ וּבְלַעַת יָתְהוֹן וְיָת אֱנָשׁ בָּתֵּיהוֹן וְיָת כָּל אֲנָשָׁא דִּלְקֹרַח וְיָת כָּל קִנְיָנָא׃
The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their houses [household members] and all the people belonging to Korach and all of the possessions.
- Numbers 16:33
וַיֵּרְדוּ הֵם וְכׇל־אֲשֶׁר לָהֶם חַיִּים שְׁאֹלָה וַתְּכַס עֲלֵיהֶם הָאָרֶץ וַיֹּאבְדוּ מִתּוֹךְ הַקָּהָל׃
They went down alive into Sheol, with all that belonged to them; the earth closed over them and they vanished from the midst of the congregation.
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וּנְחַתוּ אִנּוּן וְכָל דִּילְהוֹן כִּד חַיִּין לִשְׁאוֹל וַחֲפָת עֲלֵיהוֹן אַרְעָא וַאֲבַדוּ מִגּוֹ קְהָלָא׃
They, and all belonging to them, went down alive to the grave, and the earth covered them and they perished from among the assembly.
- Numbers 16:34
וְכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבֹתֵיהֶם נָסוּ לְקֹלָם כִּי אָמְרוּ פֶּן־תִּבְלָעֵנוּ הָאָרֶץ׃
All Israel around them fled at their shrieks, for they said, “The earth might swallow us!”
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וְכָל יִשְׂרָאֵל דִּבְסַחְרָנֵיהוֹן עֲרַקוּ לְקָלְהוֹן אֲרֵי אֲמַרוּ דִּלְמָא תִבְלְעִנַּנָא אַרְעָא׃
All of Yisroel who were around them fled from their uproar, for they said, perhaps the earth will swallow us.
- Numbers 16:35
וְאֵשׁ יָצְאָה מֵאֵת יְהֹוָה וַתֹּאכַל אֵת הַחֲמִשִּׁים וּמָאתַיִם אִישׁ מַקְרִיבֵי הַקְּטֹרֶת׃
And a fire went forth from GOD and consumed the two hundred and fifty men offering the incense.
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וְאִישָׁתָא נְפַקַת מִן קֳדָם יְיָ וַאֲכַלַת יָת מָאתַן וְחַמְשִׁין גּוּבְרָא מְקָרְבֵי קְטוֹרֶת בּוּסְמַיָּא׃
A fire came forth from [before] Adonoy and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were bringing the [fragrant] incense.
- Numbers 17:1
וַיְדַבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר׃
GOD spoke to Moses, saying:
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וּמַלֵּיל יְיָ עִם מֹשֶׁה לְמֵימַר׃
Adonoy spoke to Moshe, saying;
- Numbers 17:2
אֱמֹר אֶל־אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן־אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן וְיָרֵם אֶת־הַמַּחְתֹּת מִבֵּין הַשְּׂרֵפָה וְאֶת־הָאֵשׁ זְרֵה־הָלְאָה כִּי קָדֵשׁוּ׃
Order Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to remove the fire pans—for they have become sacred—from among the charred remains; and scatter the coals abroad.
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אֵימַר לְאֶלְעָזָר בַּר אַהֲרֹן כָּהֲנָא וְיַפְרֵישׁ יָת מַחְתְּיָתָא מִבֵּין יְקֵידַיָּא וְיָת אִישָׁתָא יַרְחֵיק לְהַלְאָה אֲרֵי אִתְקַדַּשָׁא׃
“Say to Elazar the son of Aharon, the kohein and have him lift up the firepans from the inferno, and you, scatter the fire yonder, for, they were sanctified;
- Numbers 17:3
אֵת מַחְתּוֹת הַחַטָּאִים הָאֵלֶּה בְּנַפְשֹׁתָם וְעָשׂוּ אֹתָם רִקֻּעֵי פַחִים צִפּוּי לַמִּזְבֵּחַ כִּי־הִקְרִיבֻם לִפְנֵי־יְהֹוָה וַיִּקְדָּשׁוּ וְיִהְיוּ לְאוֹת לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
[Remove] the fire pans of those who have sinned at the cost of their lives, and let them be made into hammered sheets as plating for the altar—for once they have been used for offering to GOD, they have become sacred—and let them serve as a warning to the people of Israel.
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יָת מַחְתְּיָת חַיָּיבַיָּא הָאִלֵּין דְּאִתְחַיַּיבוּ בְּנַפְשָׁתְהוֹן וְיַעְבְּדוּן יָתְהוֹן טַסִין רְדִידִין חוּפָאָה לְמַדְבְּחָא אֲרֵי קָרִיבוּנִין קֳדָם יְיָ וְאִתְקַדַּשָׁא וְיִהְוְיָן לְאָת לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
[These] firepans of these sinners [who paid] with their souls, and make them into hammered sheets to overlay the altar, for they were brought in offering before Adonoy and they were sanctified; and they shall be for a sign for Bnei Yisroel.
- Numbers 17:4
וַיִּקַּח אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן אֵת מַחְתּוֹת הַנְּחֹשֶׁת אֲשֶׁר הִקְרִיבוּ הַשְּׂרֻפִים וַיְרַקְּעוּם צִפּוּי לַמִּזְבֵּחַ׃
Eleazar the priest took the copper fire pans that had been used for offering by those who died in the fire; and they were hammered into plating for the altar,
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וּנְסֵיב אֶלְעָזָר כָּהֲנָא יָת מַחְתְּיָת נְחָשָׁא דְּקָרִיבוּ יְקֵידַיָּא וְרַדִּידוּנִין חוּפָאָה לְמַדְבְּחָא׃
Elazar the kohein, took the copper firepans, those that the fire victims brought and hammered them into a covering for the altar,
- Numbers 17:5
זִכָּרוֹן לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יִקְרַב אִישׁ זָר אֲשֶׁר לֹא מִזֶּרַע אַהֲרֹן הוּא לְהַקְטִיר קְטֹרֶת לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה וְלֹא־יִהְיֶה כְקֹרַח וְכַעֲדָתוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהֹוָה בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁה לוֹ׃
as GOD had ordered him through Moses. It was to be a reminder to the Israelites, so that no outsider—one not of Aaron’s offspring—should presume to offer incense before GOD and suffer the fate of Korah and his band.
Targum Onkelos
דּוּכְרָנָא לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּדִיל דְּלָא יִקְרַב גְּבַר חִילוֹנַי דְּלָא מִזַּרְעָא דְּאַהֲרֹן הוּא לְאַסָּקָא קְטוֹרֶת בּוּסְמִין קֳדָם יְיָ וְלָא יְהֵי כְקֹרַח וְכִכְנִשְׁתֵּיהּ כְּמָא דְּמַלֵּיל יְיָ בִּידָא דְּמֹשֶׁה לֵיהּ׃
to be a reminder for Bnei Yisroel so that a commoner shall never offer, one who is not a descendant of Aharon, to burn [fragrant] incense before Adonoy; so as not to be like Korach and his congregation; as Adonoy spoke to him, through Moshe.
- Numbers 17:6
וַיִּלֹּנוּ כׇּל־עֲדַת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמׇּחֳרָת עַל־מֹשֶׁה וְעַל־אַהֲרֹן לֵאמֹר אַתֶּם הֲמִתֶּם אֶת־עַם יְהֹוָה׃
Next day the whole Israelite community railed against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You two have brought death upon GOD’s people!”
Targum Onkelos
וְאִתְרָעַמוּ כָּל כְּנִשְׁתָּא דִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּיוֹמָא דְּבָתְרוֹהִי עַל מֹשֶׁה וְעַל אַהֲרֹן לְמֵימַר אַתּוּן גְּרַמְתּוּן דְּמִית עַמֵּיהּ דַּייָ׃
They complained—the entire congregation of Bnei Yisroel—on the next day against Moshe and Aharon, saying: “You have killed [caused the death] the people of Adonoy”
- Numbers 17:7
וַיְהִי בְּהִקָּהֵל הָעֵדָה עַל־מֹשֶׁה וְעַל־אַהֲרֹן וַיִּפְנוּ אֶל־אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְהִנֵּה כִסָּהוּ הֶעָנָן וַיֵּרָא כְּבוֹד יְהֹוָה׃
But as the community gathered against them, Moses and Aaron turned toward the Tent of Meeting; the cloud had covered it and the Presence of GOD appeared.
Targum Onkelos
וַהֲוָה בְּאִתְכַּנָּשׁוּת כְּנִשְׁתָּא עַל מֹשֶׁה וְעַל אַהֲרֹן וְאִתְפְּנִיאוּ לְמַשְׁכַּן זִמְנָא וְהָא חֲפָהִי עֲנָנָא וְאִתְגְּלִי יְקָרָא דַּייָ׃
When the congregation assembled against Moshe and Aharon, they turned to the Tent of Meeting and behold! The cloud covered it, and the Glory of Adonoy appeared.
- Numbers 17:8
וַיָּבֹא מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן אֶל־פְּנֵי אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד׃
When Moses and Aaron reached the Tent of Meeting,
Targum Onkelos
וְעָאל מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן לִקְדָם מַשְׁכַּן זִמְנָא׃
Moshe and Aharon came to the front of the Tent of Meeting.