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Berean Standard Bible

“They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, “You have taken too much upon yourselves! For everyone in the entire congregation is holy, and the LORD is in their midst. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?””

Numbers 16:3

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Korah, Dathan and Abiram gather with 250 leaders to challenge Moses and Aaron. They accuse them of setting themselves above the Lord's assembly.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, “You have taken too much upon yourselves! For everyone in the entire congregation is holy, and the LORD is in their midst. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?”

World English Bible (WEB)

They assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, “You take too much on yourself, since all the congregation are holy, everyone of them, and Yahweh is among them! Why do you lift yourselves up above Yahweh’s assembly?”

King James Version (KJV)

And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?

American Standard Version (ASV)

and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and Jehovah is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the assembly of Jehovah?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

They came together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, You take overmuch on yourselves, seeing that all the people are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them; why then have you put yourselves in authority over the people of the Lord?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y se juntaron contra Moisés y Aarón, y les dijeron: Básteos, porque toda la congregación, todos ellos son santos, y en medio de ellos está Jehová: ¿por qué, pues, os levantáis vosotros sobre la congregación de Jehová?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Se presentaron delante de Moisés y Aarón y les dijeron: ―Ya los hemos soportado bastante. Ustedes no son mejores que los demás. Todo israelita es un escogido del Señor, y él está con nosotros: ¿Qué derecho tienen ustedes de ponerse en puestos de mando y de demandar que les obedezcamos, y de actuar como si fueran superiores a los demás israelitas?

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