And they rose up [a]against Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty captains of the assembly, (A)famous in the Congregation, and men of renown,

Who gathered themselves together against Moses, and against Aaron, and said unto them, [b]Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the Congregation is holy, [c]every one of them, and the Lord is among them: wherefore then lift ye yourselves above the Congregation of the Lord?

But when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face,

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 16:2 Or, before Moses.
  2. Numbers 16:3 Or let it suffice you: meaning, to have abused them thus long.
  3. Numbers 16:3 All are alike holy: therefore none ought to be preferred above others: thus the wicked reason against God’s ordinance.

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