Ben Sira 45:18-20
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
18 Strangers rose in anger against him,
grew jealous of him in the desert—
The followers of Dathan and Abiram,
and the band of Korah in their defiance.(A)
19 When the Lord saw this he became angry,
and destroyed them in his burning wrath.
He brought against them a marvel,
and consumed them in flaming fire.
20 Then he increased the glory of Aaron(B)
and bestowed upon him his inheritance:
The sacred offerings he allotted to him,
with the showbread[a] as his portion;
Footnotes
- 45:20 Showbread: cf. note on Ex 25:29–30.
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