Numbers 16:2-35 they arose before Moses with men from the sons of Israel, two hundred fifty princes of the congregation, those called to appointment, men of renown.

CLV⁽ⁱ⁾ ² they arose before Moses with men from the sons of Israel, two hundred fifty princes of the congregation, those called to appointment, men of renown. ³ They assembled against Moses and against Aaron and said to them:Enough of you! For the whole congregation, all of them are holy, and in their midst is Yahweh; so for what reason are you lifting yourselves up over the assembly of Yahweh? ⁴ When Moses heard this, he fell on his face. ⁵ Then he spoke to Korah and to his whole congregation, saying:In the morning Yahweh shall make known who is His and who is holy, and He will bring him near to Him; whomever He may choose for Himself He shall bring near to Him. ⁶ This do:take fire-pans for yourselves, Korah and his whole congregation;" ⁷ put fire in them and place incense on them before Yahweh tomorrow. And it will come to be:the man whom Yahweh shall choose, he is the holy one. Enough of you, sons of Levi!" ⁸ Then Moses said to Korah:Hear, I pray, sons of Levi!" ⁹ Is it too little a thing for you that the Elohim of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel to bring you near to Him to serve in the service of the tabernacle of Yahweh and to stand before the congregation to minister to them? ¹⁰ He brought you near and all your brothers, the sons of Levi, with you. Yet now you seek even the priesthood!" ¹¹ Wherefore you and all your congregation are set against Yahweh. As for Aaron, what is he that you are grumbling against him? ¹² Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab. Yet they said:We shall not come up. ¹³ Is it a little thing that you brought us up from a land gushing with milk and honey to put us to death in the wilderness, and that you are making yourself a chief, yea a chief over us? ¹⁴ Indeed, into a land gushing with milk and honey you did not bring us that you might give to us an allotment of field and vineyard. Are you picking out the eyes of these men? We shall not come up!" ¹⁵ Moses' anger grew exceedingly hot, and he said to Yahweh:Do not countenance their approach present. Not one donkey have I lifted from them, nor have I done evil to any one of them. ¹⁶ Moses said to Korah:You and your whole congregation, come before Yahweh, you and they and Aaron tomorrow. ¹⁷ Take each man his fire-pan, put incense on them and bring each man his fire-pan near before Yahweh, two hundred fifty fire-pans, and you and Aaron, each man his fire-pan. ¹⁸ So they took each man his fire-pan, put fire on them, placed incense on them, and they stood at the opening of the tent of appointment, also Moses and Aaron. ¹⁹ Korah had assembled the whole congregation against them at the opening of the tent of appointment. Then the glory of Yahweh appeared to the whole congregation, ²⁰ and Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying. ²¹ Separate yourselves from the midst of this congregation so that I may finish them in a moment. ²² Then they fell on their faces and said:El, Elohim of the spirits for all flesh, as for the one man, he is sinning; but shall You be wrathful over the whole congregation? ²³ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying. ²⁴ Speak to the congregation, saying:Move away from around the tabernacles of Korah, Dathan and Abiram. ²⁵ So Moses rose and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel went after him. ²⁶ He spoke to the congregation, saying:Withdraw, I pray, from the tents of these wicked men! Do not touch anything which belongs to them lest you be swept up in all their sins. ²⁷ They moved away from the tabernacles of Korah, Dathan and Abiram, away from around them. As for Dathan and Abiram, they went forth, standing up at the opening of their tents with their wives, their sons and their little ones. ²⁸ Moses said:By this shall you know that Yahweh has sent me to perform all these deeds, that they are not from my own heart. ²⁹ Should these die the common death of all humanity, and should the visitation of all humanity be visited on them, then Yahweh has not sent me. ³⁰ Yet should Yahweh create an unprecedented creation so that the ground opens wide its mouth, swallows them up with all that belongs to them, and they descend alive to the unseen, then you will know that these mortals have spurned Yahweh. ³¹ It came to be as he finished speaking all these words that the ground which was under them was rent, ³² and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up with their households and all the humans who were with Korah and all the goods. ³³ So they descended, they and all who belonged to them, alive to the unseen; and the earth covered over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly. ³⁴ Yet all Israel who were around them fled at their voice, for they said:Lest the earth swallow us up. ³⁵ Then fire came forth from Yahweh and devoured the two hundred fifty men who were bringing near the incense.