Bible Verses

So every man took his censer and put incense in it, and they stood at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting with Moses and Aaron.

Each of you takes his censer, puts incense in it, and presents it before the Lord—250 censers!—and Aaron will do the same.”

Moses told Korah: “You and all your company be present before the Lord tomorrow, you and they, together with Aaron.

Moses then became angry and said to the Lord: “Do not look favorably on their offering. I have not taken a single donkey or harmed any of them.”

 You did not bring us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor give us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Do you suppose that all these people are blind? We will not come.”

Is it not enough that you have brought us out of a land flowing with milk and honey to die in the wilderness? Do you also want to lord it over us?

Moses sent messengers to summon Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said: “We will not come up.

What is Aaron’s misdeed that you complain about him? It is against the Lord himself that you and your followers have rebelled.”

He has called you to be near him, you and all your brother Levites with you, and now you want the office of priesthood as well!

Is it not enough for you that the God of Israel has set you apart from the rest of the community of Israel and called you close to himself for service in the Holy Tent of the Lord to stand before this community and perform the sacred service on their behalf?