🔢WEB · Numbers 16:21
What does Numbers 16:21 mean?
"“Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment!”"
— Numbers 16:21 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
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.
Korah assembled all the congregation opposite them to the door of the Tent of Meeting. Yahweh’s glory appeared to all the congregation.
Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
“Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment!”
They fell on their faces, and said, “God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and will you be angry with all the congregation?”
Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
“Speak to the congregation, saying, ‘Get away from around the tent of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram!’”
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