​Numbers - Korach

The blessing is upon this place as Moscha lead Israel into victory from Misraem.

16:1  First Reading
Korach son of Yitz'har (a grandson of Kehoth and great-grandson of Levi) began a rebellion along with Dathan and Aviram (sons of Eliav) and On son of Peleth, descendants of Reuben.
Vayikach Korach ben-Yitshar ben-Kehat ben-Levi veDatan va'Aviram beney Eli'av ve'On ben-Pelet beney Re'uven.
16:2  They had a confrontation with Moses along with 250 Israelites who were men of rank in the community, representatives at the assembly, and famous.
Vayakumu lifney Moshe va'anashim mibeney-Yisra'el chamishim umatayim nesi'ey edah kri'ey mo'ed anshey-shem.

16:3  They demonstrated against Moses and Aaron, and declared to them, 'You have gone too far! All the people in the community are holy, and God is with them. Why are you setting yourselves above God's congregation?'
Vayikahalu al-Moshe ve'al-Aharon vayomeru alehem rav-lachem ki chol-ha'edah kulam kedoshim uvetocham Adonay umadua titnase'u al-kehal Adonay.
16:4  When Moses heard this, he threw himself on his face.
Vayishma Moshe vayipol al-panav.

16:5  Then he spoke to Korach and his whole party. '[Tomorrow] morning,' he said, 'God [will show that He] knows who is His and who is holy, and He will bring them close to Him. He shall choose those who shall [be allowed to] present [offerings] to Him.
Vayedaber el-Korach ve'el-kol-adato lemor boker veyoda Adonay et-asher-lo ve'et-hakadosh vehikriv elav ve'et asher yivchar-bo yakriv elav.
16:6  'This is what you must do: Let Korach and his entire party take fire pans.
Zot asu kechu-lachem machtot Korach vechol-adato.

16:7  Tomorrow, place fire on them and offer incense on them before God. The man whom God chooses shall then be the holy one. You sons of Levi have [also] gone too far!'
Utenu vahen esh vesimu aleyhen ketoret lifney Adonay machar vehayah ha'ish asher-yivchar Adonay hu hakadosh rav-lachem beney Levi.
16:8  Moses tried to reason with Korach. 'Listen [to what I have to say], you sons of Levi.
Vayomer Moshe el-Korach shim'u-na beney Levi.

16:9  Isn't it enough that the God of Israel has separated you from the community of Israel? He has brought you close to Him, allowing you to serve in God's Tabernacle and to minister as the community's leaders.
Hame'at mikem ki-hivdil Elohey Yisra'el etchem me'adat Yisra'el lehakriv etchem elav la'avod et-avodat Mishkan Adonay vela'amod lifney ha'edah leshartam.

16:10  Although He gave this privilege to you and all your fellow Levites, you are now also demanding the priesthood!
Vayakrev otecha ve'et-kol-acheycha veney-Levi itach uvikashtem gam-kehunah.
16:11  It is actually against God that you and your party are demonstrating! After all, who is Aaron that you should have grievances against him?'
Lachen atah vechol-adatecha hano'adim al-Adonay ve'Aharon mah-hu ki talinu alav.

16:12  Moses then sent word to summon Dathan and Aviram, the sons of Eliav.

'We won't come!' was their response.
Vayishlach Moshe likro le-Datan vela-Aviram beney Eli'av vayomeru lo na'aleh.
16:13  Isn't it enough that you brought us out [Egypt], a land flowing with milk and honey - just to kill us in the desert! What right do you have to set yourself above us?
Hame'at ki he'elitanu me'erets zavat chalav udevash lahamitenu bamidbar ki-tistarer aleynu gam-histarer.

16:14  Second Reading
You didn't bring us to a land flowing with milk and honey, or give us inheritance of fields and vineyards. Do you think that you can pull something over our eyes? We will definitely not come!'
Af lo el-erets zavat chalav udvash havi'otanu vatiten-lanu nachalat sadeh vacharem ha'eyney ha'anashim hahem tenaker lo na'aleh.

16:15  Moses became very angry. He prayed to God, 'Do not accept their offering. I did not take a single donkey from them! I did not do any of them any harm!'
Vayichar le-Moshe me'od vayomer el-Adonay al-tefen el-minchatam lo chamor echad mehem nasati velo hare'oti et-achad mehem.
16:16  Moses then said to Korach, 'You and all your party will have to present yourselves before God. You and [your party] will be there tomorrow along with Aaron.
Vayomer Moshe el-Korach atah vechol-adatecha heyu lifney Adonay atah vahem ve'Aharon machar.

16:17  Each man shall take his fire pan and place incense on it, and each one shall then present it before God. [There shall thus be] 250 fire pans [besides] the pans that you and Aaron will have.'
Ukechu ish machtato unetatem aleyhem ketoret vehikravtem lifney Adonay ish machtato chamishim umatayim machtot ve'atah ve'Aharon ish machtato.

16:18  Each one took his fire pan, placed fire on it, and then offered incense. They stood at the Communion Tent entrance along with Moses and Aaron.
Vayikchu ish machtato vayitnu aleyhem esh vayasimu aleyhem ketoret vaya'amedu petach Ohel Mo'ed uMoshe ve'Aharon.
16:19  Then, when Korach had rallied his whole party to the Communion Tent entrance, God's glory suddenly became visible to the entire community.
Vayakhel aleyhem Korach et-kol-ha'edah el-petach Ohel Mo'ed vayera chevod-Adonay el-kol-ha'edah.

16:20  Third Reading
God spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
Vayedaber Adonay el-Moshe ve'el-Aharon lemor.
16:21  'Separate yourselves from this community, and I will destroy them in an instant.'
Hibadelu mitoch ha'edah hazot va'achaleh otam keraga.

16:22  [Moses and Aaron] fell on their faces. They prayed, 'Omnipotent God of all living souls. If one man sins, shall You direct divine wrath at the entire community?'
Vayiplu al-pneyhem vayomeru el Elohey haruchot lechol-basar ha'ish echad yecheta ve'al kol-ha'edah tiktsof.
16:23  God spoke to Moses, telling him to
Vayedaber Adonay el-Moshe lemor.
16:24  announce to the entire community, 'Withdraw from the pavillion of Korach, Dathan and Aviram.'
Daber el-ha'edah lemor he'alu misaviv leMishkan-Korach Datan va'Aviram.

16:25  Moses took the initiative, and followed by the elders of Israel, went over to Dathan and Aviram.
Vayakom Moshe vayelech el-Datan va'Aviram vayelchu acharav zikney Yisra'el.

16:26  He announced to the community, 'Get away from the tents of these evil men. Do not touch anything that is theirs, lest you be swept away because of all their sins.'
Vayedaber el-ha'edah lemor suru na me'al aholey ha'anashim haresha'im ha'eleh ve'al-tig'u bechol-asher lahem pen-tisafu bechol-chat'otam.

16:27  [The people] withdrew from around the pavillion of Korach, Dathan and Aviram. Dathan and Aviram went out and stood defiantly at the entrance of their tents, along with their wives, sons and infants.
Vaye'alu me'al Mishkan-Korach Datan va'Aviram misaviv veDatan va'Aviram yatse'u nitsavim petach aholeyhem unesheyhem uvneyhem vetapam.
16:28  Moses announced, 'This shall demonstrate to you that God sent me to do all these deeds and I did not make up anything myself.
Vayomer Moshe bezot tede'un ki-Adonay shlachani la'asot et kol-hama'asim ha'eleh ki-lo milibi.

16:29  If these men die like all other men, and share the common fate of man, then God did not send me.
Im-kemot kol-ha'adam yemutun eleh ufkudat kol-ha'adam yipaked aleyhem lo Adonay shlachani.

16:30  But if God creates something entirely new, making the earth open its mouth and swallow them and all that is theirs, so that they descend to the depths alive, then it is these men who are provoking God.'
Ve'im-beri'ah ivra Adonay ufatstah ha'adamah et-piha uval'ah otam ve'et-kol-asher lahem veyardu chayim she'olah vidatem ki ni'atsu ha'anashim ha'eleh et-Adonay.
16:31  Moses had hardly finished speaking when the ground under [Dathan and Aviram] split.
Vayehi kechaloto ledaber et kol-hadevarim ha'eleh vatibaka ha'adamah asher tachteyhem.

16:32  The earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them and their houses, along with all the men who were with Korach and their property.
Vatiftach ha'arets et-piha vativla otam ve'et-bateyhem ve'et kol-ha'adam asher le-Korach ve'et kol-harechush.

16:33  They fell into the depths along with all that was theirs. The earth then covered them over, and they were lost to the community.
Vayeredu hem vechol-asher lahem chayim she'olah vatchas aleyhem ha'arets vayovdu mitoch hakahal.
16:34  [Hearing] their cries, all the Israelites around them screamed that the earth would also swallow them up, and they began to run away.
Vechol-Yisra'el asher svivoteyhem nasu lekolam ki amru pen tivla'enu ha'arets.

16:35  Fire then came down from God, and it consumed the 250 men who were presenting the incense.
Ve'esh yatse'ah me'et Adonay vatochal et hachamishim umatayim ish makrivey haketoret.
17:1  God spoke to Moses, saying,
Vayedaber Adonay el-Moshe lemor.

17:2  'Tell Eleazar (son of Aaron the priest) that the fire pans have been sanctified, and he must gather them up from the burned area. He shall then scatter the burning coals far and wide.
Emor el-El'azar ben-Aharon hakohen veyarem et-hamachtot miben hasrefah ve'et-ha'esh zreh-hal'ah ki kadeshu.

17:3  The fire pans belonging to the men who committed a mortal sin have been presented before God and thus sanctified, so he shall make them into beaten plates to cover the altar. Let this be a sign for the Israelites.'
Et machtot hachata'im ha'eleh benafshotam ve'asu otam riku'ey fachim tsipuy lamizbe'ach ki-hikrivum lifney-Adonay vayikdashu veyihyu le'ot livney Yisra'el.
17:4  Eleazar took the copper fire pans that the victims of the fire had presented, and he beat them flat as a covering for the altar.
Vayikach El'azar hakohen et machtot hanechoshet asher hikrivu hasrufim vayerake'um tsipuy lamizbe'ach.

17:5  It was to be a reminder for the Israelites, so that no one other than a descendant of Aaron shall bring unauthorized fire and burn incense before God. They shall then not be like Korach and his party. [Eleazar thus did] as God had told him through Moses.
Zikaron livney Yisra'el lema'an asher lo-yikrav ish zar asher lo mizera Aharon hu lehaktir ktoret lifney Adonay velo-yihyeh cheKorach vecha'adato ka'asher diber Adonay beyad-Moshe lo.

17:6  The next day the entire Israelite community began to complain to Moses, 'You have killed God's people!' they exclaimed.
Vayilonu kol-adat bney-Yisra'el mimachorat al-Moshe ve'al-Aharon lemor atem hamitem et-am Adonay.
17:7  The people were demonstrating against Moses and Aaron, when they turned toward the Communion Tent. It was suddenly covered with the cloud, and God's glory appeared.
Vayehi behikahel ha'edah al-Moshe ve'al-Aharon vayifnu el-Ohel Mo'ed vehineh chisahu he'anan vayera kevod Adonay.
17:8  Moses and Aaron went to the front of the Communion Tent.
Vayavo Moshe ve'Aharon el-peney Ohel Mo'ed.
17:9  Fourth Reading
God spoke to Moses, saying,
Vayedaber Adonay el-Moshe lemor.

17:10  'Stand clear of this community and I will destroy them in an instant.'

[Moses and Aaron] threw themselves on their faces.
Heromu mitoch ha'edah hazot va'achaleh otam keraga vayiplu al-pneyhem.

17:11  Moses then said to Aaron, 'Take the fire pan and place on it some fire from the altar. Offer incense and go quickly to the community to make atonement for them. Divine wrath is coming forth from God. The plague has already begun!'
Vayomer Moshe el-Aharon kach et-hamachtah veten-aleyha esh me'al hamizbe'ach vesim ktoret veholech meherah el-ha'edah vechaper aleyhem ki-yatsa haketsef milifney Adonay hechel hanagef.
17:12  Aaron took [the pans] as Moses had told him, and he ran to the middle of the assembled masses, where the plague had already begun to kill people. He offered the incense to atone for the people.
Vayikach Aharon ka'asher diber Moshe vayarots el-toch hakahal vehineh hechel hanegef ba'am vayiten et-haktoret vayechaper al-ha'am.

17:13  He stood between the dead and the living, and the plague was checked.
Vaya'amod beyn-hametim uveyn hachayim vate'atsar hamagefah.
17:14  The number of people who died in that plague was 14,700. These were in addition to the ones who died because of Korach's rebellion.
Vayihyu hametim bamagefah arba'ah asar elef ushva me'ot milvad hametim al-dvar-Korach.

17:15  When the plague had been stopped, Aaron returned to Moses at the Communion Tent entrance.
Vayashov Aharon el-Moshe el-petach Ohel Mo'ed vehamagefah ne'etsarah.
17:16  Fifth Reading
God spoke to Moses, telling him to
Vayedaber Adonay el-Moshe lemor.

17:17  speak to the Israelites and take a staff from each paternal tribe. 'Twelve staffs shall thus be taken from all the leaders, [one] for [each] of their paternal tribes. Let each man write his name on his staff.
Daber el-beney Yisra'el vekach me'itam mateh mateh leveyt av me'et kol-nesi'eyhem leveyt avotam shneym asar matot ish et-shmo tichtov al-matehu.
17:18  Since there shall be only one staff for the head of each paternal tribe, write Aaron's name on Levi's staff.
Ve'et shem Aharon tichtov al-mateh Levi ki mateh echad lerosh beyt avotam.

17:19  Place [the staffs] in the Communion Tent, before the [Ark of] Testimony where I commune with you.
Vehinachtam be'Ohel Mo'ed lifney ha'edut asher iva'ed lachem shamah.
17:20  The staff of the man who is My choice will then blossom. I will thus rid Myself of the complaints that the Israelites are directing at you.'
Vehayah ha'ish asher evchar-bo matehu yifrach vahashikoti me'alay et-tlunot bney Yisra'el asher hem malinim aleychem.

17:21  Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of the leaders gave him a staff for his paternal tribe. There were twelve staffs, with Aaron's staff among them.
Vayedaber Moshe el-beney Yisra'el vayitnu elav kol-nesi'eyhem mateh lenasi echad mateh lenasi echad leveyt avotam shneym asar matot umateh Aharon betoch matotam.
17:22  [Moses] placed the staffs before God in the Testimony Tent.
Vayanach Moshe et-hamatot lifney Adonay be'ohel ha'edut.

17:23  The next day, when Moses came to the Testimony Tent, Aaron's staff, representing the house of Levi, had blossomed. It had given forth leaves, and was [now] producing blossoms and almonds were ripening on it.
Vayehi mimachorat vayavo Moshe el-ohel ha'edut vehineh parach mateh-Aharon leveyt Levi vayotse ferach vayatsets tsits vayigmol shkedim.
17:24  Moses brought all the staffs out from before God, and let all the Israelites see them. Each man took his own staff.
Vayotse Moshe et-kol-hamatot milifney Adonay el-kol-beney Yisra'el vayir'u vayikchu ish matehu.

17:25  Sixth Reading
God said to Moses, 'Put Aaron's staff back there before the [Ark of] Testimony as a keepsake. Let it be a sign for anyone who wants to rebel. This should put an end to their complaints to Me, and then they will not die.'
Vayomer Adonay el-Moshe hashev et-mateh Aharon lifney ha'edut lemishmeret le'ot livney-Meri utechal telunotam me'alay velo yamutu.
17:26  Moses did exactly as God had instructed him.
Vaya'as Moshe ka'asher tsivah Adonay oto ken asah.
17:27  The Israelites said to Moses, 'We're going to die! We will be destroyed! We are all lost!
Vayomeru bney Yisra'el el-Moshe lemor hen gavanu avadnu kulanu avadnu.

17:28  Whoever approaches God's Tabernacle dies! Are we then doomed to die?'
Kol hakarev hakarev el-Mishkan Adonay yamut ha'im tamnu ligvoa.

18:1  God said to Aaron: You, along with your sons and your paternal tribe shall expiate any sin associated with the Sanctuary. You and your descendants will [also] expiate any sin associated with your priesthood.
Vayomer Adonay el-Aharon atah uvaneycha uveyt-avicha itach tis'u et-avon hamikdash ve'atah uvaneycha itach tis'u et-avon kehunatchem.
18:2  Also bring close to you your brothers, the members of your father's tribe, Levi. Let them be your associates and minister to you and your descendants before the Testimony Tent.
Vegam et-acheycha mateh Levi shevet avicha hakrev itach veyilavu aleycha vishartucha ve'atah uvaneycha itach lifney ohel ha'edut.

18:3  [The Levites] shall thus be entrusted with their responsibilities toward you and the Tent, but they shall not approach the sacred furniture or the altar, so that you and they not die.
Veshameru mishmartecha umishmeret kol-ha'ohel ach el-kley hakodesh ve'el-hamizbe'ach lo yikravu velo-yamutu gam hem gam-atem.

18:4  [The Levites] shall be your associates and they shall be entrusted with responsibility for the Communion Tent [and] all the Tent's service. Let no unauthorized person join them.
Venilvu aleycha veshameru et-mishmeret Ohel Mo'ed lechol avodat ha'ohel vezar lo-yikrav aleychem.
18:5  Let them be entrusted with responsibility for the sanctuary and the altar, so that there not be any more divine wrath directed at the Israelites.
Ushmartem et mishmeret hakodesh ve'et mishmeret hamizbe'ach velo-yihyeh od ketsef al-beney Yisra'el

18:6  I have thus taken your brethren the Levites from among the [other] Israelites as a gift to you. They are given over to God to perform the Communion Tent service.
Va'ani hineh lakachti et-acheychem haLvi'im mitoch beney Yisra'el lachem matanah netunim l'Adonay la'avod et-avodat Ohel Mo'ed.

18:7  You and your sons shall be entrusted with your priesthood, so that your service shall include everything that pertains to the altar and to anything inside the cloth partition. This is the gift of service that I have given you as your priesthood. Any unauthorized person who participates shall die.
Ve'atah uvaneycha itcha tishmeru et-kehunatchem lechol-devar hamizbe'ach ulemibeyt laparochet va'avadetem avodat matanah eten et-kehunatchem vehazar hakarev yumat.

18:8  God announced to Aaron: I have given you responsibility for My elevated gifts. I am thus giving you all the sacred gifts of the Israelites as part of your anointment. These shall be an eternal portion for your descendants.
Vayedaber Adonay el-Aharon va'ani hineh natati lecha et-mishmeret trumotay lechol-kodeshey veney-Yisra'el lecha netatim lemoshchah ulevaneycha lechok-olam.

18:9  Among the fire [offerings] that are holy of holies, the following shall be yours: All [the Israelites'] sacrifices, all their grain offerings, all their sin offerings, all their guilt offerings, [and] everything that they return to Me. These shall be holy of holies to you and your descendants.
Zeh yihyeh lecha mikodesh hakodashim min-ha'esh kol-korbanam lechol-minchatam ulechol-chatatam ulechol-ashamam asher yashivu li kodesh kodashim lecha hu ulevaneycha.
18:10  Every male [priest] may eat [these offerings], but you must eat them in a most holy area, since they must remain holy to you.
Bekodesh hakodashim tochlenu kol-zachar yochal oto kodesh yihyeh-lach.

18:11  This is what shall be bestowed as an elevated gift to you:

All the Israelites' wave offerings are given to you, along with your sons and daughters, as an everlasting portion. Everyone in your household who is ritually clean may eat them.
Vezeh-lecha trumat matanam lechol-tenufot beney Yisra'el lecha netatim ulevaneycha velivnoteycha itcha lechok-olam kol-tahor beveytcha yochal oto.
18:12  The dedicated portion of oil, wine and grain that must initially be presented to God is now given to you.
Kol chelev yitshar vechol-chelev tirosh vedagan reshitam asher-yitnu l'Adonay lecha netatim.
18:13  The first fruit of all that [grows] in your land, which is presented to God, shall be yours. Everyone in your household who is ritually clean may eat it.
Bikurey kol-asher be'artsam asher-yavi'u l'Adonay lecha yihyeh kol-tahor beveytcha yochelenu.

18:14  Everything that the Israelites declare taboo shall be yours.
Kol-cherem beYisra'el lecha yihyeh.

18:15  The first fruits of the womb, that must be presented to God, among man and beast, shall be yours. However, you must redeem first-born humans, as well as the first-born of unclean animals.
Kol-peter rechem lechol-basar asher-yakrivu l'Adonay ba'adam uvabehemah yihyeh-lach ach padoh tifdeh et bechor ha'adam ve'et bechor-habehemah hatme'ah tifdeh.
18:16  The redemption [of a first-born human male] from one month old, shall be made with [the usual] endowment of 5 shekels by the sanctuary standard, where [the shekel] is 20 gerahs.
Ufduyav miben-chodesh tifdeh be'erkecha kesef chameshet shkalim beshekel hakodesh esrim gerah hu.

18:17  You must not, however, redeem the first-born of an ox, sheep or goat, since [such first-born] are sacred. You must therefore dash their blood on the altar, and burn their choice parts as an appeasing fragrance to God.
Ach bechor-shor o-vechor kesev o-vechor ez lo tifdeh kodesh hem et-damam tizrok al-hamizbe'ach ve'et-chelbam taktir isheh lere'ach nichoach l'Adonay.
18:18  Their flesh shall then belong to you like the chest [presented as] a wave offering and the right thigh [of peace offerings].
Uvesaram yihyeh-lach kachazeh hatnufah ucheshok hayamin lecha yihyeh.

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