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(א) וַיִּקַּח קֹרַח בֶּן יִצְהָר בֶּן קְהָת בֶּן לֵוִי וְדָתָן וַאֲבִירָם בְּנֵי אֱלִיאָב וְאוֹן בֶּן פֶּלֶת בְּנֵי רְאוּבֵן. (ב) וַיָּקֻמוּ לִפְנֵי מֹשֶׁה וַאֲנָשִׁים מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל חֲמִשִּׁים וּמָאתָיִם נְשִׂיאֵי עֵדָה קְרִאֵי מוֹעֵד אַנְשֵׁי שֵׁם. (ג) וַיִּקָּהֲלוּ עַל מֹשֶׁה וְעַל אַהֲרֹן וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֲלֵהֶם רַב לָכֶם כִּי כׇל הָעֵדָה כֻּלָּם קְדֹשִׁים וּבְתוֹכָם י״י וּמַדּוּעַ תִּתְנַשְּׂאוּ עַל קְהַל י״י. (ד) וַיִּשְׁמַע מֹשֶׁה וַיִּפֹּל עַל פָּנָיו. (ה) וַיְדַבֵּר אֶל קֹרַח וְאֶל כׇּל עֲדָתוֹ לֵאמֹר בֹּקֶר וְיֹדַע י״י אֶת אֲשֶׁר לוֹ וְאֶת הַקָּדוֹשׁ וְהִקְרִיב אֵלָיו וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר יִבְחַר בּוֹ יַקְרִיב אֵלָיו. (ו) זֹאת עֲשׂוּ קְחוּ לָכֶם מַחְתּוֹת קֹרַח וְכׇל עֲדָתוֹ. (ז) וּתְנוּ בָהֵן אֵשׁ וְשִׂימוּ עֲלֵיהֶן קְטֹרֶת לִפְנֵי י״י מָחָר וְהָיָה הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִבְחַר י״י הוּא הַקָּדוֹשׁ רַב לָכֶם בְּנֵי לֵוִי. (ח) וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל קֹרַח שִׁמְעוּ נָא בְּנֵי לֵוִי. (ט) הַמְעַט מִכֶּם כִּי הִבְדִּיל אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶתְכֶם מֵעֲדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל לְהַקְרִיב אֶתְכֶם אֵלָיו לַעֲבֹד אֶת עֲבֹדַת מִשְׁכַּן י״י וְלַעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי הָעֵדָה לְשָׁרְתָם. (י) וַיַּקְרֵב אֹתְךָ וְאֶת כׇּל אַחֶיךָ בְנֵי לֵוִי אִתָּךְ וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּם גַּם כְּהֻנָּה. (יא) לָכֵן אַתָּה וְכׇל עֲדָתְךָ הַנֹּעָדִים עַל י״י וְאַהֲרֹן מַה הוּא כִּי [תַלִּינוּ] (תלונו) עָלָיו. (יב) וַיִּשְׁלַח מֹשֶׁה לִקְרֹא לְדָתָן וְלַאֲבִירָם בְּנֵי אֱלִיאָב וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֹא נַעֲלֶה. (יג) הַמְעַט כִּי הֶעֱלִיתָנוּ מֵאֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבַשׁ לַהֲמִיתֵנוּ בַּמִּדְבָּר כִּי תִשְׂתָּרֵר עָלֵינוּ גַּם הִשְׂתָּרֵר. (יד) אַף לֹא אֶל אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבַשׁ הֲבִיאֹתָנוּ וַתִּתֶּן לָנוּ נַחֲלַת שָׂדֶה וָכָרֶם הַעֵינֵי הָאֲנָשִׁים הָהֵם תְּנַקֵּר לֹא נַעֲלֶה. (טו) וַיִּחַר לְמֹשֶׁה מְאֹד וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל י״י אַל תֵּפֶן אֶל מִנְחָתָם לֹא חֲמוֹר אֶחָד מֵהֶם נָשָׂאתִי וְלֹא הֲרֵעֹתִי אֶת אַחַד מֵהֶם. (טז) וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל קֹרַח אַתָּה וְכׇל עֲדָתְךָ הֱיוּ לִפְנֵי י״י אַתָּה וָהֵם וְאַהֲרֹן מָחָר. (יז) וּקְחוּ אִישׁ מַחְתָּתוֹ וּנְתַתֶּם עֲלֵיהֶם קְטֹרֶת וְהִקְרַבְתֶּם לִפְנֵי י״י אִישׁ מַחְתָּתוֹ חֲמִשִּׁים וּמָאתַיִם מַחְתֹּת וְאַתָּה וְאַהֲרֹן אִישׁ מַחְתָּתוֹ. (יח) וַיִּקְחוּ אִישׁ מַחְתָּתוֹ וַיִּתְּנוּ עֲלֵיהֶם אֵשׁ וַיָּשִׂימוּ עֲלֵיהֶם קְטֹרֶת וַיַּעַמְדוּ פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וּמֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן. (יט) וַיַּקְהֵל עֲלֵיהֶם קֹרַח אֶת כׇּל הָעֵדָה אֶל פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וַיֵּרָא כְבוֹד י״י אֶל כׇּל הָעֵדָה. (כ) וַיְדַבֵּר י״י אֶל מֹשֶׁה וְאֶל אַהֲרֹן לֵאמֹר. (כא) הִבָּדְלוּ מִתּוֹךְ הָעֵדָה הַזֹּאת וַאֲכַלֶּה אֹתָם כְּרָגַע. (כב) וַיִּפְּלוּ עַל פְּנֵיהֶם וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵל אֱלֹהֵי הָרוּחֹת לְכׇל בָּשָׂר הָאִישׁ אֶחָד יֶחֱטָא וְעַל כׇּל הָעֵדָה תִּקְצֹף. (כג) וַיְדַבֵּר י״י אֶל מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר. (כד) דַּבֵּר אֶל הָעֵדָה לֵאמֹר הֵעָלוּ מִסָּבִיב לְמִשְׁכַּן קֹרַח דָּתָן וַאֲבִירָם. (כה) וַיָּקׇם מֹשֶׁה וַיֵּלֶךְ אֶל דָּתָן וַאֲבִירָם וַיֵּלְכוּ אַחֲרָיו זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל. (כו) וַיְדַבֵּר אֶל הָעֵדָה לֵאמֹר סוּרוּ נָא מֵעַל אׇהֳלֵי הָאֲנָשִׁים הָרְשָׁעִים הָאֵלֶּה וְאַל תִּגְּעוּ בְּכׇל אֲשֶׁר לָהֶם פֶּן תִּסָּפוּ בְּכׇל חַטֹּאתָם. (כז) וַיֵּעָלוּ מֵעַל מִשְׁכַּן קֹרַח דָּתָן וַאֲבִירָם מִסָּבִיב וְדָתָן וַאֲבִירָם יָצְאוּ נִצָּבִים פֶּתַח אׇהֳלֵיהֶם וּנְשֵׁיהֶם וּבְנֵיהֶם וְטַפָּם. (כח) וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה בְּזֹאת תֵּדְעוּן כִּי י״י שְׁלָחַנִי לַעֲשׂוֹת אֵת כׇּל הַמַּעֲשִׂים הָאֵלֶּה כִּי לֹא מִלִּבִּי. (כט) אִם כְּמוֹת כׇּל הָאָדָם יְמֻתוּן אֵלֶּה וּפְקֻדַּת כׇּל הָאָדָם יִפָּקֵד עֲלֵיהֶם לֹא י״י שְׁלָחָנִי. (ל) וְאִם בְּרִיאָה יִבְרָא י״י וּפָצְתָה הָאֲדָמָה אֶת פִּיהָ וּבָלְעָה אֹתָם וְאֶת כׇּל אֲשֶׁר לָהֶם וְיָרְדוּ חַיִּים שְׁאֹלָה וִידַעְתֶּם כִּי נִאֲצוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵלֶּה אֶת י״י. (לא) וַיְהִי כְּכַלֹּתוֹ לְדַבֵּר אֵת כׇּל הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַתִּבָּקַע הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר תַּחְתֵּיהֶם. (לב) וַתִּפְתַּח הָאָרֶץ אֶת פִּיהָ וַתִּבְלַע אֹתָם וְאֶת בָּתֵּיהֶם וְאֵת כׇּל הָאָדָם אֲשֶׁר לְקֹרַח וְאֵת כׇּל הָרְכוּשׁ. (לג) וַיֵּרְדוּ הֵם וְכׇל אֲשֶׁר לָהֶם חַיִּים שְׁאֹלָה וַתְּכַס עֲלֵיהֶם הָאָרֶץ וַיֹּאבְדוּ מִתּוֹךְ הַקָּהָל. (לד) וְכׇל יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבֹתֵיהֶם נָסוּ לְקֹלָם כִּי אָמְרוּ פֶּן תִּבְלָעֵנוּ הָאָרֶץ. (לה) וְאֵשׁ יָצְאָה מֵאֵת י״י וַתֹּאכַל אֵת הַחֲמִשִּׁים וּמָאתַיִם אִישׁ מַקְרִיבֵי הַקְּטֹרֶת.

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(א) וַיְדַבֵּר י״י אֶל מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר. (ב) אֱמֹר אֶל אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן וְיָרֵם אֶת הַמַּחְתֹּת מִבֵּין הַשְּׂרֵפָה וְאֶת הָאֵשׁ זְרֵה הָלְאָה כִּי קָדֵשׁוּ. (ג) אֵת מַחְתּוֹת הַחַטָּאִים הָאֵלֶּה בְּנַפְשֹׁתָם וְעָשׂוּ אֹתָם רִקֻּעֵי פַחִים צִפּוּי לַמִּזְבֵּחַ כִּי הִקְרִיבֻם לִפְנֵי י״י וַיִּקְדָּשׁוּ וְיִהְיוּ לְאוֹת לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל. (ד) וַיִּקַּח אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן אֵת מַחְתּוֹת הַנְּחֹשֶׁת אֲשֶׁר הִקְרִיבוּ הַשְּׂרֻפִים וַיְרַקְּעוּם צִפּוּי לַמִּזְבֵּחַ. (ה) זִכָּרוֹן לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִקְרַב אִישׁ זָר אֲשֶׁר לֹא מִזֶּרַע אַהֲרֹן הוּא לְהַקְטִיר קְטֹרֶת לִפְנֵי י״י וְלֹא יִהְיֶה כְקֹרַח וְכַעֲדָתוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר י״י בְּיַד מֹשֶׁה לוֹ. (ו) וַיִּלֹּנוּ כׇּל עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמׇּחֳרָת עַל מֹשֶׁה וְעַל אַהֲרֹן לֵאמֹר אַתֶּם הֲמִתֶּם אֶת עַם י״י. (ז) וַיְהִי בְּהִקָּהֵל הָעֵדָה עַל מֹשֶׁה וְעַל אַהֲרֹן וַיִּפְנוּ אֶל אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְהִנֵּה כִסָּהוּ הֶעָנָן וַיֵּרָא כְּבוֹד י״י. (ח) וַיָּבֹא מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן אֶל פְּנֵי אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד. (ט) וַיְדַבֵּר י״י אֶל מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר. (י) הֵרֹמּוּ מִתּוֹךְ הָעֵדָה הַזֹּאת וַאֲכַלֶּה אֹתָם כְּרָגַע וַיִּפְּלוּ עַל פְּנֵיהֶם. (יא) וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל אַהֲרֹן קַח אֶת הַמַּחְתָּה וְתֶן עָלֶיהָ אֵשׁ מֵעַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְשִׂים קְטֹרֶת וְהוֹלֵךְ מְהֵרָה אֶל הָעֵדָה וְכַפֵּר עֲלֵיהֶם כִּי יָצָא הַקֶּצֶף מִלִּפְנֵי י״י הֵחֵל הַנָּגֶף. (יב) וַיִּקַּח אַהֲרֹן כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר מֹשֶׁה וַיָּרׇץ אֶל תּוֹךְ הַקָּהָל וְהִנֵּה הֵחֵל הַנֶּגֶף בָּעָם וַיִּתֵּן אֶת הַקְּטֹרֶת וַיְכַפֵּר עַל הָעָם. (יג) וַיַּעֲמֹד בֵּין הַמֵּתִים וּבֵין הַחַיִּים וַתֵּעָצַר הַמַּגֵּפָה. (יד) וַיִּהְיוּ הַמֵּתִים בַּמַּגֵּפָה אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר אֶלֶף וּשְׁבַע מֵאוֹת מִלְּבַד הַמֵּתִים עַל דְּבַר קֹרַח. (טו) וַיָּשׇׁב אַהֲרֹן אֶל מֹשֶׁה אֶל פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְהַמַּגֵּפָה נֶעֱצָרָה. (טז) וַיְדַבֵּר י״י אֶל מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר. (יז) דַּבֵּר אֶל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְקַח מֵאִתָּם מַטֶּה מַטֶּה לְבֵית אָב מֵאֵת כׇּל נְשִׂיאֵהֶם לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר מַטּוֹת אִישׁ אֶת שְׁמוֹ תִּכְתֹּב עַל מַטֵּהוּ. (יח) וְאֵת שֵׁם אַהֲרֹן תִּכְתֹּב עַל מַטֵּה לֵוִי כִּי מַטֶּה אֶחָד לְרֹאשׁ בֵּית אֲבוֹתָם. (יט) וְהִנַּחְתָּם בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד לִפְנֵי הָעֵדוּת אֲשֶׁר אִוָּעֵד לָכֶם שָׁמָּה. (כ) וְהָיָה הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אֶבְחַר בּוֹ מַטֵּהוּ יִפְרָח וַהֲשִׁכֹּתִי מֵעָלַי אֶת תְּלֻנּוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר הֵם מַלִּינִם עֲלֵיכֶם. (כא) וַיְדַבֵּר מֹשֶׁה אֶל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּתְּנוּ אֵלָיו כׇּל נְשִׂיאֵיהֶם מַטֶּה לְנָשִׂיא אֶחָד מַטֶּה לְנָשִׂיא אֶחָד לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר מַטּוֹת וּמַטֵּה אַהֲרֹן בְּתוֹךְ מַטּוֹתָם. (כב) וַיַּנַּח מֹשֶׁה אֶת הַמַּטֹּת לִפְנֵי י״י בְּאֹהֶל הָעֵדֻת. (כג) וַיְהִי מִמׇּחֳרָת וַיָּבֹא מֹשֶׁה אֶל אֹהֶל הָעֵדוּת וְהִנֵּה פָּרַח מַטֵּה אַהֲרֹן לְבֵית לֵוִי וַיֹּצֵא פֶרַח וַיָּצֵץ צִיץ וַיִּגְמֹל שְׁקֵדִים. (כד) וַיֹּצֵא מֹשֶׁה אֶת כׇּל הַמַּטֹּת מִלִּפְנֵי י״י אֶל כׇּל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּרְאוּ וַיִּקְחוּ אִישׁ מַטֵּהוּ. (כה) וַיֹּאמֶר י״י אֶל מֹשֶׁה הָשֵׁב אֶת מַטֵּה אַהֲרֹן לִפְנֵי הָעֵדוּת לְמִשְׁמֶרֶת לְאוֹת לִבְנֵי מֶרִי וּתְכַל תְּלוּנֹּתָם מֵעָלַי וְלֹא יָמֻתוּ. (כו) וַיַּעַשׂ מֹשֶׁה כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה י״י אֹתוֹ כֵּן עָשָׂה. (כז) וַיֹּאמְרוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל מֹשֶׁה לֵאמֹר הֵן גָּוַעְנוּ אָבַדְנוּ כֻּלָּנוּ אָבָדְנוּ. (כח) כֹּל הַקָּרֵב הַקָּרֵב אֶל מִשְׁכַּן י״י יָמוּת הַאִם תַּמְנוּ לִגְוֺעַ.

פרק יח

(א) וַיֹּאמֶר י״י אֶל אַהֲרֹן אַתָּה וּבָנֶיךָ וּבֵית אָבִיךָ אִתָּךְ תִּשְׂאוּ אֶת עֲוֺן הַמִּקְדָּשׁ וְאַתָּה וּבָנֶיךָ אִתָּךְ תִּשְׂאוּ אֶת עֲוֺן כְּהֻנַּתְכֶם. (ב) וְגַם אֶת אַחֶיךָ מַטֵּה לֵוִי שֵׁבֶט אָבִיךָ הַקְרֵב אִתָּךְ וְיִלָּווּ עָלֶיךָ וִישָׁרְתוּךָ וְאַתָּה וּבָנֶיךָ אִתָּךְ לִפְנֵי אֹהֶל הָעֵדֻת. (ג) וְשָׁמְרוּ מִשְׁמַרְתְּךָ וּמִשְׁמֶרֶת כׇּל הָאֹהֶל אַךְ אֶל כְּלֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ וְאֶל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ לֹא יִקְרָבוּ וְלֹא יָמֻתוּ גַם הֵם גַּם אַתֶּם. (ד) וְנִלְווּ עָלֶיךָ וְשָׁמְרוּ אֶת מִשְׁמֶרֶת אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד לְכֹל עֲבֹדַת הָאֹהֶל וְזָר לֹא יִקְרַב אֲלֵיכֶם. (ה) וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֵת מִשְׁמֶרֶת הַקֹּדֶשׁ וְאֵת מִשְׁמֶרֶת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְלֹא יִהְיֶה עוֹד קֶצֶף עַל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל. (ו) וַאֲנִי הִנֵּה לָקַחְתִּי אֶת אֲחֵיכֶם הַלְוִיִּם מִתּוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לָכֶם מַתָּנָה נְתֻנִים לַי״י לַעֲבֹד אֶת עֲבֹדַת אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד. (ז) וְאַתָּה וּבָנֶיךָ אִתְּךָ תִּשְׁמְרוּ אֶת כְּהֻנַּתְכֶם לְכׇל דְּבַר הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וּלְמִבֵּית לַפָּרֹכֶת וַעֲבַדְתֶּם עֲבֹדַת מַתָּנָה אֶתֵּן אֶת כְּהֻנַּתְכֶם וְהַזָּר הַקָּרֵב יוּמָת. (ח) וַיְדַבֵּר י״י אֶל אַהֲרֹן וַאֲנִי הִנֵּה נָתַתִּי לְךָ אֶת מִשְׁמֶרֶת תְּרוּמֹתָי לְכׇל קׇדְשֵׁי בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְךָ נְתַתִּים לְמׇשְׁחָה וּלְבָנֶיךָ לְחׇק עוֹלָם. (ט) זֶה יִהְיֶה לְךָ מִקֹּדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים מִן הָאֵשׁ כׇּל קׇרְבָּנָם לְכׇל מִנְחָתָם וּלְכׇל חַטָּאתָם וּלְכׇל אֲשָׁמָם אֲשֶׁר יָשִׁיבוּ לִי קֹדֶשׁ קׇדָשִׁים לְךָ הוּא וּלְבָנֶיךָ. (י) בְּקֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים תֹּאכְלֶנּוּ כׇּל זָכָר יֹאכַל אֹתוֹ קֹדֶשׁ יִהְיֶה לָּךְ. (יא) וְזֶה לְּךָ תְּרוּמַת מַתָּנָם לְכׇל תְּנוּפֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְךָ נְתַתִּים וּלְבָנֶיךָ וְלִבְנֹתֶיךָ אִתְּךָ לְחׇק עוֹלָם כׇּל טָהוֹר בְּבֵיתְךָ יֹאכַל אֹתוֹ. (יב) כֹּל חֵלֶב יִצְהָר וְכׇל חֵלֶב תִּירוֹשׁ וְדָגָן רֵאשִׁיתָם אֲשֶׁר יִתְּנוּ לַי״י לְךָ נְתַתִּים. (יג) בִּכּוּרֵי כׇּל אֲשֶׁר בְּאַרְצָם אֲשֶׁר יָבִיאוּ לַי״י לְךָ יִהְיֶה כׇּל טָהוֹר בְּבֵיתְךָ יֹאכְלֶנּוּ. (יד) כׇּל חֵרֶם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לְךָ יִהְיֶה. (טו) כׇּל פֶּטֶר רֶחֶם לְכׇל בָּשָׂר אֲשֶׁר יַקְרִיבוּ לַי״י בָּאָדָם וּבַבְּהֵמָה יִהְיֶה לָּךְ אַךְ פָּדֹה תִפְדֶּה אֵת בְּכוֹר הָאָדָם וְאֵת בְּכוֹר הַבְּהֵמָה הַטְּמֵאָה תִּפְדֶּה. (טז) וּפְדוּיָו מִבֶּן חֹדֶשׁ תִּפְדֶּה בְּעֶרְכְּךָ כֶּסֶף חֲמֵשֶׁת שְׁקָלִים בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ עֶשְׂרִים גֵּרָה הוּא. (יז) אַךְ בְּכוֹר שׁוֹר אוֹ בְכוֹר כֶּשֶׂב אוֹ בְכוֹר עֵז לֹא תִפְדֶּה קֹדֶשׁ הֵם אֶת דָּמָם תִּזְרֹק עַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְאֶת חֶלְבָּם תַּקְטִיר אִשֶּׁה לְרֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ לַי״י. (יח) וּבְשָׂרָם יִהְיֶה לָּךְ כַּחֲזֵה הַתְּנוּפָה וּכְשׁוֹק הַיָּמִין לְךָ יִהְיֶה. (יט) כֹּל תְּרוּמֹת הַקֳּדָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר יָרִימוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לַי״י נָתַתִּי לְךָ וּלְבָנֶיךָ וְלִבְנֹתֶיךָ אִתְּךָ לְחׇק עוֹלָם בְּרִית מֶלַח עוֹלָם הִוא לִפְנֵי י״י לְךָ וּלְזַרְעֲךָ אִתָּךְ. (כ) וַיֹּאמֶר י״י אֶל אַהֲרֹן בְּאַרְצָם לֹא תִנְחָל וְחֵלֶק לֹא יִהְיֶה לְךָ בְּתוֹכָם אֲנִי חֶלְקְךָ וְנַחֲלָתְךָ בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל. (כא) וְלִבְנֵי לֵוִי הִנֵּה נָתַתִּי כׇּל מַעֲשֵׂר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לְנַחֲלָה חֵלֶף עֲבֹדָתָם אֲשֶׁר הֵם עֹבְדִים אֶת עֲבֹדַת אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד. (כב) וְלֹא יִקְרְבוּ עוֹד בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד לָשֵׂאת חֵטְא לָמוּת. (כג) וְעָבַד הַלֵּוִי הוּא אֶת עֲבֹדַת אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְהֵם יִשְׂאוּ עֲוֺנָם חֻקַּת עוֹלָם לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם וּבְתוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא יִנְחֲלוּ נַחֲלָה. (כד) כִּי אֶת מַעְשַׂר בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר יָרִימוּ לַי״י תְּרוּמָה נָתַתִּי לַלְוִיִּם לְנַחֲלָה עַל כֵּן אָמַרְתִּי לָהֶם בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא יִנְחֲלוּ נַחֲלָה. (כה) וַיְדַבֵּר י״י אֶל מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר. (כו) וְאֶל הַלְוִיִּם תְּדַבֵּר וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם כִּי תִקְחוּ מֵאֵת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת הַמַּעֲשֵׂר אֲשֶׁר נָתַתִּי לָכֶם מֵאִתָּם בְּנַחֲלַתְכֶם וַהֲרֵמֹתֶם מִמֶּנּוּ תְּרוּמַת י״י מַעֲשֵׂר מִן הַמַּעֲשֵׂר. (כז) וְנֶחְשַׁב לָכֶם תְּרוּמַתְכֶם כַּדָּגָן מִן הַגֹּרֶן וְכַמְלֵאָה מִן הַיָּקֶב. (כח) כֵּן תָּרִימוּ גַם אַתֶּם תְּרוּמַת י״י מִכֹּל מַעְשְׂרֹתֵיכֶם אֲשֶׁר תִּקְחוּ מֵאֵת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּנְתַתֶּם מִמֶּנּוּ אֶת תְּרוּמַת י״י לְאַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן. (כט) מִכֹּל מַתְּנֹתֵיכֶם תָּרִימוּ אֵת כׇּל תְּרוּמַת י״י מִכׇּל חֶלְבּוֹ אֶת מִקְדְּשׁוֹ מִמֶּנּוּ. (ל) וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם בַּהֲרִימְכֶם אֶת חֶלְבּוֹ מִמֶּנּוּ וְנֶחְשַׁב לַלְוִיִּם כִּתְבוּאַת גֹּרֶן וְכִתְבוּאַת יָקֶב. (לא) וַאֲכַלְתֶּם אֹתוֹ בְּכׇל מָקוֹם אַתֶּם וּבֵיתְכֶם כִּי שָׂכָר הוּא לָכֶם חֵלֶף עֲבֹדַתְכֶם בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד. (לב) וְלֹא תִשְׂאוּ עָלָיו חֵטְא בַּהֲרִימְכֶם אֶת חֶלְבּוֹ מִמֶּנּוּ וְאֶת קׇדְשֵׁי בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא תְחַלְּלוּ וְלֹא תָמוּתוּ.

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Lang: en; Title: Parashat Korach; Content:

Chapter 16

(1) Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took, (2) and they rose up before Moses, with men of the Children of Israel, two hundred fifty princes of the congregation, called to the assembly, men of renown. (3) And they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, "You have gone too far, since all the congregation are holy, everyone of them, and Hashem is among them; why then lift yourselves up above the assembly of Hashem?" (4) When Moses heard it, he fell on his face. (5) He spoke to Korah and to all his company, saying, "In the morning Hashem will show who are his, and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to him, even him whom he shall choose he will cause to come near to him. (6) Do this. Take censers, Korah, and all his company, (7) and put fire in them, and put incense on them before Hashem tomorrow; and it shall be that the man whom Hashem chooses, he shall be holy. You have gone too far, you sons of Levi!" (8) Moses said to Korah, "Hear now, you sons of Levi! (9) Is it a small thing to you, that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself, to do the service of the Tabernacle of Hashem, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them? (10) He has brought you near, and all your brothers the sons of Levi with you, and you seek the priesthood also? (11) Therefore you and all your company are gathered together against Hashem; and Aaron, what is he that you murmur against him?" (12) Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they said, "We won't come up. (13) Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, but you must also make yourself a prince over us? (14) Moreover you haven't brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, and you have not given us inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you put out the eyes of these men? We won't come up." (15) Moses was very angry, and said to Hashem, "Don't regard their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them. I have not hurt one of them." (16) Moses said to Korah, "You and all your company go before Hashem, you, and they, and Aaron, tomorrow. (17) Each man take his censer, and put incense on them, and each man bring before Hashem his censer, two hundred fifty censers, you also, and Aaron, each his censer." (18) They each took his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense on them, and stood at the door of the Tent of Meeting with Moses and Aaron. (19) Korah assembled all the congregation against them to the door of the Tent of Meeting: and the glory of Hashem appeared to all the congregation. (20) Hashem spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, (21) "Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment!" (22) They fell on their faces, and said, "God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and will you be angry with all the congregation?" (23) Hashem spoke to Moses, saying, (24) "Speak to the congregation, saying, 'Get away from around the tent of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram!'" (25) Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him. (26) He spoke to the congregation, saying, "Depart, please, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins!" (27) So they went away from the tent of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side; and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood at the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little ones. (28) Moses said, "Hereby you shall know that Hashem has sent me to do all these works; for they are not from my own mind. (29) If these men die the common death of all men, or if they are visited after the visitation of all men; then Hashem hasn't sent me. (30) But if Hashem makes a new thing, and the ground opens its mouth, and swallows them up, with all that appertain to them, and they go down alive into Sheol ; then you shall understand that these men have despised Hashem." (31) It happened, as he finished speaking all these words, that the ground split apart that was under them; (32) and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men who appertained to Korah, and all their goods. (33) So they, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into Sheol; and the earth closed on them, and they perished from among the assembly. (34) All Israel that were around them fled at their cry; for they said, "Lest the earth swallow us up!" (35) Fire came forth from Hashem, and devoured the two hundred fifty men who offered the incense.

Chapter 17

(1) Hashem spoke to Moses, saying, (2) "Speak to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter the fire yonder; for they are holy. (3) The censers of these sinners, at the cost of their lives, let them be made beaten plates for a covering of the altar. For they offered them before Hashem; therefore they are holy. And they shall be a sign to the Children of Israel." (4) Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers which those who were burnt had offered; and they beat them out for a covering of the altar, (5) to be a memorial to the Children of Israel, so that no stranger, who isn't of the seed of Aaron, comes near to burn incense before Hashem, that he not be as Korah and as his company, as Hashem spoke to him by Moses. (6) But on the next day all the congregation of the Children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, "You have killed Hashem's people!" (7) It happened, 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. (8) Moses and Aaron came to the front of the Tent of Meeting. (9) Hashem spoke to Moses, saying, (10) "Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment!" They fell on their faces. (11) 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 Hashem! The plague has begun." (12) Aaron did as Moses said, and ran into the midst of the assembly; and behold, the plague had begun among the people. And he put on the incense, and made atonement for the people. (13) He stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed. (14) Now those who died by the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides those who died about the matter of Korah. (15) Aaron returned to Moses to the door of the Tent of Meeting, and the plague stopped. (16) Hashem spoke to Moses, saying, (17) "Speak to the Children of Israel, and take from them rods, one for each fathers' house, of all their princes according to their fathers' houses, twelve rods: write every man's name on his rod. (18) You shall write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi; for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers' houses. (19) You shall lay them up in the Tent of Meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you. (20) It shall happen that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud: and I will quell from me the murmurings of the Children of Israel, which they murmur against you." (21) Moses spoke to the Children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron was among their rods. (22) Moses laid up the rods before Hashem in the tent of the testimony. (23) It happened on the next day, that Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi had budded, and put forth buds, and produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds. (24) Moses brought out all the rods from before Hashem to all the Children of Israel: and they looked, and every man took his rod. (25) Hashem said to Moses, "Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that you may make an end of their murmurings against me, that they not die." (26) Moses did so. As Hashem commanded him, so he did. (27) The Children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, "Behold, we perish! We are undone! We are all undone! (28) Everyone who comes near, who comes near to the Tabernacle of Hashem, dies! Will we all perish?"

Chapter 18

(1) Hashem said to Aaron, "You and your sons and your fathers' house with you shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary; and you and your sons with you shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood. (2) Your brothers also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, bring near with you, that they may be joined to you, and minister to you; but you and your sons with you shall be before the tent of the testimony. (3) They shall keep your commands, and the duty of all the Tent. Only, they shall not come near to the vessels of the sanctuary and to the altar, that they not die, neither they, nor you. (4) They shall be joined to you and keep the responsibility of the Tent of Meeting, for all the service of the Tent; and a stranger shall not come near to you. (5) You shall perform the duty of the sanctuary and the duty of the altar; that there be no more wrath on the Children of Israel. (6) I, behold, I have taken your brothers the Levites from among the Children of Israel; to you they are a gift, given to Hashem, to do the service of the Tent of Meeting. (7) You and your sons with you shall keep your priesthood for everything of the altar, and for that within the veil, and you shall serve. I give you the priesthood as a service of gift. And the stranger who comes near shall be put to death." (8) Hashem spoke to Aaron, "I, behold, I have given you the command of my wave offerings, even all the holy things of the Children of Israel; to you have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to your sons, as a portion forever. (9) This shall be yours of the most holy things from the fire: every offering of theirs, even every meal offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render to me, shall be most holy for you and for your sons. (10) You shall eat of it like the most holy things. Every male shall eat of it. It shall be holy to you. (11) This is yours, too: the wave offering of their gift, even all the wave offerings of the Children of Israel. I have given them to you, and to your sons and to your daughters with you, as a portion forever. Everyone who is clean in your house shall eat of it. (12) All the best of the oil, and all the best of the vintage, and of the grain, the first fruits of them which they give to Hashem, to you have I given them. (13) The first-ripe fruits of all that is in their land, which they bring to Hashem, shall be yours; everyone who is clean in your house shall eat of it. (14) Everything devoted in Israel shall be yours. (15) Everything that opens the womb, of all flesh which they offer to Hashem, both of man and animal shall be yours. Nevertheless you shall surely redeem the firstborn of man, and you shall redeem the firstborn of unclean animals. (16) You shall redeem those who are to be redeemed of them from a month old, according to your estimation, for five shekels of money, after the shekel of the sanctuary. That is twenty gerahs. (17) But you shall not redeem the firstborn of a cow, or the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat. They are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar, and shall burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a pleasant aroma to Hashem. (18) Their flesh shall be yours, as the wave offering breast and as the right thigh, it shall be yours. (19) All the wave offerings of the holy things which the Children of Israel offer to Hashem, I have given you and your sons and your daughters with you, as a portion forever; it is a covenant of salt forever before Hashem to you and to your seed with you." (20) Hashem said to Aaron, "You shall have no inheritance in their land, and you shall not have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Children of Israel. (21) To the children of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they serve, even the service of the Tent of Meeting. (22) Henceforth the Children of Israel shall not come near the Tent of Meeting, lest they bear sin, and die. (23) But the Levites shall do the service of the Tent of Meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity; it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations. And among the Children of Israel they shall have no inheritance. (24) For the tithe of the Children of Israel, which they offer as a wave offering to Hashem, I have given to the Levites for an inheritance; therefore I have said to them, 'Among the Children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.'" (25) Hashem spoke to Moses, saying, (26) "Moreover you shall speak to the Levites, and tell them, 'When you take of the Children of Israel the tithe which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then you shall offer up a wave offering of it for Hashem, a tithe of the tithe. (27) Your wave offering shall be reckoned to you, as though it were the grain of the threshing floor, and as the fullness of the winepress. (28) Thus you also shall offer a wave offering to Hashem of all your tithes which you receive of the Children of Israel; and of it you shall give Hashem's wave offering to Aaron the priest. (29) Out of all your gifts you shall offer every wave offering of Hashem, of all its best, even its holy part out of it.' (30) Therefore you shall tell them, 'When you lift up its best from it, then it shall be reckoned to the Levites as the produce of the threshing floor, and as the produce of the winepress. (31) You shall eat it in every place, you and your households, for it is your reward in return for your service in the Tent of Meeting. (32) You shall bear no sin by reason of it, when you have heaved from it its best: and you shall not profane the holy things of the Children of Israel, that you not die.'"