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!”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Numbers 16:26 in context
Numbers 16:23–29
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The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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“Speak to the congregation, saying, ‘Get away from around the tent of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram!’”
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Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.
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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!”
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So they went away from the tent of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side. Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood at the door of their tents with their wives, their sons, and their little ones.
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Moses said, “Hereby you shall know that the LORD has sent me to do all these works; for they are not from my own mind.
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If these men die the common death of all men, or if they experience what all men experience, then the LORD hasn’t sent me.
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