44 and the Lord said to Moses, 45 “Get away from this community so that I may consume them instantly.”(A) But they fell facedown.

46 Then Moses told Aaron, “Take your firepan, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the community and make atonement for them, because wrath has come from the Lord; the plague has begun.” 47 So Aaron took his firepan as Moses had ordered, ran into the middle of the assembly, and saw that the plague had begun among the people. After he added incense, he made atonement for the people. 48 He stood between the dead and the living, and the plague was halted. 49 But those who died from the plague numbered 14,700, in addition to those who died because of the Korah incident. 50 Aaron then returned to Moses at the entrance to the tent of meeting, since the plague had been halted.(B)

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44 and the Lord said to Moses, 45 “Get away from this assembly so I can put an end(A) to them at once.” And they fell facedown.

46 Then Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer(B) and put incense in it, along with burning coals from the altar, and hurry to the assembly(C) to make atonement(D) for them. Wrath has come out from the Lord;(E) the plague(F) has started.” 47 So Aaron did as Moses said, and ran into the midst of the assembly. The plague had already started among the people,(G) but Aaron offered the incense and made atonement for them. 48 He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague stopped.(H) 49 But 14,700 people died from the plague, in addition to those who had died because of Korah.(I) 50 Then Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance to the tent of meeting, for the plague had stopped.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 16:50 In Hebrew texts 16:36-50 is numbered 17:1-15.