1So Korah, Izhar's kid, Kohath's grandkid, Levi's fam, and Dathan and Abiram, Eliab's sons, plus On, Peleth's son, Reuben's crew, rolled deep with some peeps:

2They pulled up on Moses with 250 lit leaders from the squad, all known and respected in the crew:

3They gathered up against Moses and Aaron, like, "Y'all think you're all that? Everyone's holy here, and the Lord's with us. Why you acting like you're above the squad?"

4When Moses caught wind of this, he straight-up fell on his face:

5He told Korah and his homies, "Tomorrow, the Lord's gonna show who’s really His and who's holy; the one He picks will roll up to Him."

6"Do this: Grab your censers, Korah, and your whole crew;

7Put fire and incense in them before the Lord tomorrow: the one the Lord chooses is the real deal; you guys are doing too much, Levi fam."

8Moses said to Korah, "Yo, listen up, Levi fam:

9You think it's no big deal that the God of Israel set you apart from the squad to bring you closer to do His work at the tabernacle and serve the crew?"

10"He's brought you and your Levi bros near to Him; are you trying to grab the priesthood too?"

11Y'all are trippin', gathering against the Lord like that. What’s Aaron even doing here? Chill with the murmurs.

12Moses hit up Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and they were like, “Nah, we ain't coming up.”

13You really think it’s cool that you took us from a land flowing with milk and honey just to off us in the desert? You just wanna flex as our ruler?

14Plus, you didn’t even bring us into the land of milk and honey or give us any dope fields or vineyards. You trying to blind these dudes? We ain't coming up.

15Moses was super mad and told the Lord, "Don’t even look at their offerings. I ain't taken anything from them, and I haven’t hurt a single one."

16Moses said to Korah, "You and your crew gotta show up before the Lord tomorrow, you, them, and Aaron."

17Grab your censers, throw some incense in them, and bring them before the Lord—250 censers, plus you and Aaron, each with yours.

18They all lit their censers, added fire, and incense, then stood at the tabernacle door with Moses and Aaron.

19Korah rallied the whole crew against them at the tabernacle door, and the Lord’s glory showed up for everyone to see.

20And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

21Dip from this squad so I can handle them real quick, no cap.

22They hit the ground and were like, "Yo God, the one who vibes with all living things, is it cool for one dude to mess up and you get mad at everyone?"

23And the Lord was like, "Moses, listen up."

24Tell the crew to bounce from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.

25So Moses stood up and rolled over to Dathan and Abiram, and the Israel elders were right behind him.

26He told the congregation, "Yo, get away from these sus dudes and don’t touch their stuff, or you’ll get caught up in their mess."

27They backed off from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, and those guys came out, chilling at their tent doors with their fam.

28Moses was like, "You’ll know the Lord sent me to do this because I didn’t just make this up."

29If these dudes die like regular peeps or get the usual treatment, then the Lord didn’t send me.

30But if the Lord does something wild, like opens the ground and swallows them whole, then you’ll get it: these guys made the Lord mad.

31So after he finished dropping all these words, the ground just split like, whoa.

32The earth opened wide, swallowed them whole, their cribs, and all the homies with Korah, no cap.

33They all went down alive into the pit, and the earth just shut back up on them: poof, gone from the squad.

34All the Israelites around dipped fast at their screams, thinking, "Yo, we might get swallowed too!"

35Then fire straight up came from the Lord and toasted the 250 guys who were burning incense, savage.

36The Lord hit up Moses and said,

37Tell Eleazar, Aaron's son, to grab the censers from the flames and spread the fire over there; they’re blessed.

38The censers from these sinners who messed up, make them into wide plates for the altar covering: they offered them to the Lord, so they're blessed and a sign for the Israelites.

39Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers that the burnt ones had used; they became wide plates for the altar covering.

40To remind the Israelites that no outsider, not from Aaron's fam, should come close to offer incense to the Lord; or they’ll end up like Korah and his crew: just like the Lord told Moses.

41But the next day, all the squad of Israel was like, "Yo, Moses and Aaron, you totally wiped out the Lord's peeps!"

42Then, when the crew gathered against Moses and Aaron, they peeped the tabernacle and saw a cloud covering it, and the glory of the Lord was like, "What’s good?"

43So Moses and Aaron rolled up to the tabernacle.

44And the Lord hit up Moses with a message, saying,

45"Bounce from this crowd so I can wipe them out in a hot sec." And they were all like, "Nah, we’re down."

46Moses told Aaron, "Grab a censer, light that fire from the altar, throw on some incense, and hustle to the squad to make things right, 'cause the Lord is not vibing; the plague's already poppin'."

47Aaron did what Moses said and dashed into the crowd; the plague was already hitting hard, so he lit the incense and made it right for the people.

48He stood between the dead and the living, and the plague chilled out.

49For real, fourteen thousand seven hundred peeps kicked the bucket from the plague, not counting those who died over Korah's drama.

50Aaron bounced back to Moses at the entrance of the tabernacle, and the plague was finally over.

1Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:

2And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:

3And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the Lord?

4And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:

5And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the Lord will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.

6This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;

7And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the Lord to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the Lord doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.

8And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:

9Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?

10And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?

11For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the Lord: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?

12And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:

13Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?

14Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.

15And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the Lord, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.

16And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the Lord, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow:

17And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the Lord every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer.

18And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron.

19And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the congregation.

20And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

21Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.

22And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?

23And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

24Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.

25And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.

26And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.

27So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children.

28And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the Lord hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.

29If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the Lord hath not sent me.

30But if the Lord make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the Lord.

31And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:

32And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.

33They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.

34And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.

35And there came out a fire from the Lord, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.

36And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

37Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are hallowed.

38The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the Lord, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.

39And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:

40To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the Lord; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the Lord said to him by the hand of Moses.

41But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the Lord.

42And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared.

43And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.

44And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

45Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.

46And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the Lord; the plague is begun.

47And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people.

48And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.

49Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.

50And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the plague was stayed.