Moses

So the men Moses had sent to spy out the land, who had returned and made the whole congregation grumble against him by bringing out a bad report about the land—

And when Moses relayed these words to all the Israelites, the people mourned bitterly.

But Moses said, “Why are you transgressing the commandment of the LORD? This will not succeed!

But they dared to go up to the ridge of the hill country, though neither Moses nor the ark of the covenant of the LORD moved from the camp.

Then the LORD said to Moses,

Then the LORD said to Moses,

Now if you stray unintentionally and do not obey all these commandments that the LORD has spoken to Moses—

all that the LORD has commanded you through Moses from the day the LORD gave them and continuing through the generations to come—

Those who found the man gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation,

And the LORD said to Moses, “The man must surely be put to death. The whole congregation is to stone him outside the camp.”

So the whole congregation took the man outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Later, the LORD said to Moses,

a rebellion against Moses, along with 250 men of Israel renowned as leaders of the congregation and representatives in the assembly.

They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, “You have taken too much upon yourselves! For everyone in the entire congregation is holy, and the LORD is in their midst. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?”

When Moses heard this, he fell facedown.

Moses also said to Korah, “Now listen, you sons of Levi!

Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come!

Then Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, “Do not regard their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them or mistreated a single one of them.”

And Moses said to Korah, “You and all your followers are to appear before the LORD tomorrow—you and they and Aaron.

So each man took his censer, put fire and incense in it, and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

Then the LORD said to Moses,

So Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him.

Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things, for it was not my own doing:

Then the LORD said to Moses,