Polyglot Bible: Numbers: Numbers 16

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This is Numbers 16 from the Hebrew Bible, presented in a scholarly parallel format: the King James Version with embedded Strong's concordance numbers alongside the Greek Septuagint (LXX) text, enabling word-level comparison between the two major textual traditions. The chapter narrates the rebellion of Korah (a Levite), Dathan, and Abiram, who challenge Moses and Aaron's exclusive authority by arguing that the entire Israelite congregation is holy and equally capable of priestly access to God. Moses responds by staging a ritual test — the rebels must offer incense before the LORD, with the outcome determining divine legitimacy — which ends catastrophically when the earth opens and swallows the rebels and their households while fire consumes the 250 incense-offering conspirators. The narrative then immediately pivots to a second crisis: the following day the broader congregation blames Moses and Aaron for the deaths, prompting a divine plague that kills 14,700 people before Aaron physically halts it by standing between the living and the dead with a burning censer. The parallel KJV/Septuagint presentation is the text's most distinctive feature, allowing readers to track translational and theological differences — for instance, where the KJV has Moses "fell upon his face," the LXX rendering subtly differs in framing divine knowledge and election. This format suggests the text is intended for biblical scholarship, comparative textual study, or close theological analysis rather than devotional reading.

Polyglot Bible: Numbers: Numbers 16

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