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40 it was a memorial for the Israelites,[a] so that no strange man[b] who is not from the offspring[c] of Aaron should approach the presence of Yahweh to burn a smoke offering;[d] he will not be like Korah and his company, just as Yahweh had spoken to him by the hand of Moses.[e]

The Israelites Grumble

41 The next day all the community of the Israelites[f] grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the people of Yahweh!” 42 Then, when the community had gathered against Moses and Aaron, they turned to the tent of assembly, and behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of Yahweh appeared.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 16:40 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  2. Numbers 16:40 NASB translates “no layman”
  3. Numbers 16:40 Literally “the seed”
  4. Numbers 16:40 That is, an incense offering
  5. Numbers 16:40 Or “through Moses”
  6. Numbers 16:41 Literally “sons/children of Israel”