🔢WEB · Numbers 16:18

What does Numbers 16:18 mean?

"They each took his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense on it, and stood at the door of the Tent of Meeting with Moses and Aaron."

— Numbers 16:18 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

15

Moses was very angry, and said to Yahweh, “Don’t respect their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them, neither have I hurt one of them.”

16

Moses said to Korah, “You and all your company go before Yahweh, you, and they, and Aaron, tomorrow.

17

Each man take his censer, and put incense on them, and each man bring before Yahweh his censer, two hundred fifty censers; you also, and Aaron, each his censer.”

18

They each took his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense on it, and stood at the door of the Tent of Meeting with Moses and Aaron.

19

Korah assembled all the congregation opposite them to the door of the Tent of Meeting. Yahweh’s glory appeared to all the congregation.

20

Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

21

“Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment!”

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