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to be a memorial unto the children of Israel, to the end that no common man, that is not of the seed of Aaron, draw near to burn incense before HaShem; that he fare not as Korah, and as his company; as HaShem spoke unto him by the hand of Moses.
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But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying: 'Ye have killed the people of HaShem.'
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And it came to pass, when the congregation was assembled against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tent of meeting; and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of HaShem appeared.
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And Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of meeting.
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And HaShem spoke unto Moses, saying:
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'Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.' And they fell upon their faces.
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And Moses said unto Aaron: 'Take thy fire-pan, and put fire therein from off the altar, and lay incense thereon, and carry it quickly unto the congregation, and make atonement for them; for there is wrath gone out from HaShem: the plague is begun.'
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And Aaron took as Moses spoke, and ran into the midst of the assembly; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people; and he put on the incense, and made atonement for the people.
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And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
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Now they that died by the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides them that died about the matter of Korah.
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And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tent of meeting, and the plague was stayed.