KJV ORIGINAL
And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the LORD every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Each of you take your incense burner, put incense in it, and bring it before the LORD—all 250 of your incense burners. You, Korah, and Aaron should each bring your incense burner too.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Moses is telling Korah and his followers to bring their incense burners before God as a test to see who God has truly chosen as priests.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during Korah's rebellion against Moses and Aaron's leadership in the wilderness. Korah, a Levite, along with 250 other leaders, challenged Aaron's exclusive right to serve as high priest. Moses proposed this incense test because only priests were allowed to offer incense before God—doing so unlawfully could result in death.
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