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What does Numbers 16:45 mean?
"“Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment!” They fell on their faces."
— Numbers 16:45 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
When the congregation was assembled against Moses and against Aaron, They looked toward the Tent of Meeting. Behold, the cloud covered it, and Yahweh’s glory appeared.
Moses and Aaron came to the front of the Tent of Meeting.
Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
“Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment!” They fell on their faces.
Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, and put fire from off the altar in it, and lay incense on it, and carry it quickly to the congregation, and make atonement for them; for wrath has gone out from Yahweh! The plague has begun.”
Aaron did as Moses said, and ran into the middle of the assembly. The plague had already begun among the people. He put on the incense, and made atonement for the people.
He stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
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