Numbers 16:1-3

MKJV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, took both Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben; ² even they rose up before Moses with some of the sons of Israel, two hundred and fifty rulers of the assembly, elect men in the congregation, men who were well-known. ³ And they gathered themselves against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, You take too much upon you, since all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and Jehovah is among them. Why then do you lift yourselves up above the congregation of Jehovah?

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Numbers 16:1 The rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
Numbers 16:23 Moses separates the people from the rebels' tents.
Numbers 16:31 The earth swallows up Korah, and a fire consumes others.
Numbers 16:36 The censers are reserved to holy use.
Numbers 16:41 Fourteen thousand and seven hundred are slain by a plague, for murmuring against Moses and Aaron.
Numbers 16:46 Aaron by incense stays the plague.

Korah.
Numbers 26:9; Numbers 26:10; Numbers 27:3; Exodus 6:18; Exodus 6:21; Jude 1:11
sons of Reuben.
Genesis 49:3; Genesis 49:4; 1 Chronicles 5:1; 1 Chronicles 5:2
took men.As the word men is not in the text, some read "took counsel;" and some "took courage." Houbigant renders {yikkach, rebellionem fecerunt,} "they rebelled;" which scarcely any rule of criticism can ever justify. Dr. Geddes' translation is, "Another insurrection was raised against Moses by Korah," etc. Others think that it may mean, "behaved with insolence." But, as Dr. A. Clarke observes, the verb {wyyikkach,} "and he took" which though at the end of the sentence in English, is the first word in Hebrew, is not in the plural, but the singular; and hence cannot be applied to the acts of all these chiefs. In every part of the Scripture, where this rebellion is referred to, it is attributed to Korah, therefore the verb here belongs to him; and the whole verse should be translated, "Now Korah, son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, he took even Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, son of Peleth, son of Reuben, and they rose up," etc.; reading, with some MSS., the Samaritan, and Septuagint, {ben,} son, instead of {beney,} sons.