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Numbers 16:3

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?”

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ASV

and they assembled 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 Jehovah is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the assembly of Jehovah?

KJV

And 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?

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּֽקָּהֲל֞וּvai.yi.ka.ha.Luand they assembledH6950 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
מֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehMosesH4872 →
וְעַֽל־ve.'al-and onH5921 →
אַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175 →
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559 →
אֲלֵהֶם֮'a.le.Hemto themH413 →
רַב־rav-enoughH7227 →
לָכֶם֒la.Khemfor <the> you
כִּ֤יkithatH3588 →
כָל־khol-allH3605 →
הָֽעֵדָה֙ha.'e.Dahthe congregationH5712 →
כֻּלָּ֣םku.Lamall of themH3605 →
קְדֹשִׁ֔יםke.do.Shim[are] holyH6918 →
וּבְתוֹכָ֖םu.ve.to.Khamand [is] among midst of themH8432 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וּמַדּ֥וּעַu.ma.Du.a'and why?H4069 →
תִּֽתְנַשְּׂא֖וּtit.na.se.'Udo you exalt yourselvesH5375 →
עַל־'al-overH5921 →
קְהַ֥לke.Hal[the] assembly ofH6951 →
יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →

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Psalms 106:16In the camp they envied Moses, as well as Aaron, the holy one of the LORD.Numbers 12:2“Does the LORD speak only through Moses?” they said. “Does He not also speak through us?” And the LORD heard this.Jude 1:8Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings.Exodus 19:6And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”Numbers 14:14And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have already heard that You, O LORD, are in the midst of this people, that You, O LORD, have been seen face to face, that Your cloud stands over them, and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.Numbers 16:5Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one He chooses, He will bring near to Himself.Exodus 2:14But the man replied, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “This thing I have done has surely become known.”Numbers 16:7and tomorrow you are to place fire and incense in them in the presence of the LORD. Then the man the LORD chooses will be the one who is holy. It is you sons of Levi who have taken too much upon yourselves!”Acts 7:51You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.Numbers 12:1–2Then Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married, for he had taken a Cushite wife.Isaiah 1:11–16“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.Acts 7:39But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.Ezra 9:2Indeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!”Jeremiah 7:3–12Thus says the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel: Correct your ways and deeds, and I will let you live in this place.Numbers 14:1–4Then the whole congregation lifted up their voices and cried out, and that night the people wept.Numbers 35:34Do not defile the land where you live and where I dwell. For I, the LORD, dwell among the Israelites.”Psalms 68:17The chariots of God are tens of thousands— thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.Exodus 29:45–46Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God.

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