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and they were made broad <i>plates for</i> a covering of the altar:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers, which those who were burned up had presented, and they were hammered out as a covering on the altar,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the priest Eleazar took the bronze censers which the men who were burned had offered, and they hammered them out as plating for the altar,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers which the men who were burned had offered, and they hammered them out as a plating for the altar,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers which the men who were burned had offered; and they hammered them out as a plating for the altar,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers which the men who were burned had brought near, and they hammered them out as a plating for the altar,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers which the Levites who were burned had offered, and they were hammered out [into broad sheets] as a plating for the [bronze] altar [of burnt offering],<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the priest Eleazar took the bronze firepans that those who were burned had presented, and they were hammered into plating for the altar,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Eleazar the priest took the bronze firepans that those who were burned had presented, and they were hammered into plating for the altar, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Eleazar the priest took the brazen censers, which they that were burnt had offered; and they beat them out for a covering of the altar,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Eleazar collected the pans and had them hammered into a thin layer of bronze as a covering for the altar, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, which they that were burnt had offered; and they beat them out for a covering of the altar:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So the priest Eleazar took the bronze incense burners which had been brought by those who had been burned to death. The incense burners were then hammered into thin metal sheets to cover the altar,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So Eleazar the priest took the fire pans and had them beaten into thin plates to make a covering for the altar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers that had been burned and beat them into metal plates for the altar, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers brought by those who had been burned up, and he had them hammered out to overlay the altar,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers presented by those who had been burned up, and they were hammered out as a covering for the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Eleazar the priest took the brazen censers, with which they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers which those who were burned had offered; and they beat them out for a covering of the altar, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Eleazar the priest takes the bronze censers which they who are burned had brought near, and they spread them out [for] a covering for the altar—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Eleazar the priest taketh the brazen censers which they who are burnt had brought near, and they spread them out, a covering for the altar -- <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Eleazar the priest will take the brazen censers, which they being burnt brought near; and they shall beat them out a covering for the altar,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Then Eleazar the priest took the brazen censers, wherein they had offered, whom the burning fire had devoured, and beat them into plates, fastening them to the altar: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers, by which those whom the burning devoured had made an offering, and he formed them into plates, affixing them to the altar,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So taking the bronze censers which had been presented by those who were burned, Eleazar the priest had them hammered into a covering for the altar,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers that had been presented by those who were burned; and they were hammered out as a covering for the altar—<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers, with which they who were burned had offered incense, and they were made thin plates for a covering of the altar,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Eliazer the Priest took the censers of brass that those who were burned up had brought, and he beat them into thin plates for the altar.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Eleazar the priest took the brazen fire-pans, which they that were burnt had offered; and they beat them out for a covering of the altar,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest took the brazen censers, which the men who had been burnt brought near, and they put them as a covering on the altar:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/16-39.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=5400" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/16.htm">The Censers Reserved for Holy Use</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">38</span>As for the censers of those who sinned at the cost of their own lives, hammer them into sheets to overlay the altar, for these were presented before the LORD, and so have become holy. They will serve as a sign to the Israelites.” <span class="reftext">39</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/499.htm" title="499: ’el·‘ā·zār (N-proper-ms) -- God has helped, six Isr. From 'el and azar; God helper; Elazar, the name of seven Israelites.">So Eleazar</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hên (Art:: N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">the priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">took</a> <a href="/hebrew/5178.htm" title="5178: han·nə·ḥō·šeṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- Copper, bronze. For nchuwshah; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. Coin, a fetter; figuratively, base.">the bronze</a> <a href="/hebrew/4289.htm" title="4289: maḥ·tō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- A fireholder, cense. The same as mchittah in the sense of removal; a pan for live coals.">censers</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: hiq·rî·ḇū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/8313.htm" title="8313: haś·śə·ru·p̄îm (Art:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp) -- To burn. A primitive root; to be on fire.">by those who had been burned up,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7554.htm" title="7554: way·raq·qə·‘ūm (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp:: 3mp) -- To beat, stamp, beat out, spread out. A primitive root; to pound the earth; by analogy to expand; by implication, to overlay.">and he had them hammered out</a> <a href="/hebrew/6826.htm" title="6826: ṣip·pui (N-ms) -- (metal) plating. From tsaphah; encasement.">to overlay</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: lam·miz·bê·aḥ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">the altar,</a> </span><span class="reftext">40</span>just as the LORD commanded him through Moses. This was to be a reminder to the Israelites that no outsider who is not a descendant of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the LORD, lest he become like Korah and his followers.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/10-1.htm">Leviticus 10:1-2</a></span><br />Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command. / So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-6.htm">Deuteronomy 11:6</a></span><br />and what He did in the midst of all the Israelites to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab the Reubenite, when the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, their tents, and every living thing that belonged to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-38.htm">1 Kings 18:38</a></span><br />Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/1-10.htm">2 Kings 1:10-12</a></span><br />Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men. / So the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. And the captain said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down at once!’” / Again Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-16.htm">Psalm 106:16-18</a></span><br />In the camp they envied Moses, as well as Aaron, the holy one of the LORD. / The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram. / Then fire blazed through their company; flames consumed the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-11.htm">Jude 1:11</a></span><br />Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-29.htm">Hebrews 12:29</a></span><br />“For our God is a consuming fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-1.htm">Acts 5:1-11</a></span><br />Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. / With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet. / Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-6.htm">1 Corinthians 10:6-11</a></span><br />These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. / Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.” / We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a></span><br />For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-16.htm">2 Timothy 3:16</a></span><br />All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/30-9.htm">Exodus 30:9-10</a></span><br />On this altar you must not offer unauthorized incense or a burnt offering or grain offering; nor are you to pour a drink offering on it. / Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on the horns of the altar. Throughout your generations he shall make atonement on it annually with the blood of the sin offering of atonement. The altar is most holy to the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-12.htm">Leviticus 16:12-13</a></span><br />Then he must take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and take them inside the veil. / He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the mercy seat above the Testimony, so that he will not die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/26-10.htm">Numbers 26:10</a></span><br />And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-24.htm">Deuteronomy 4:24</a></span><br />For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Eleazar the priest took the brazen censers, with which they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/16-38.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/numbers/14-45.htm">Beat</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-19.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-28.htm">Brazen</a> <a href="/numbers/16-38.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/numbers/4-13.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/numbers/15-8.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/numbers/15-24.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/numbers/16-38.htm">Censers</a> <a href="/numbers/3-50.htm">Collected</a> <a href="/numbers/9-16.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/numbers/16-38.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/numbers/16-37.htm">Eleazar</a> <a href="/numbers/16-37.htm">Elea'zar</a> <a href="/numbers/16-38.htm">Hammered</a> <a href="/numbers/16-38.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/numbers/16-38.htm">Plates</a> <a href="/numbers/16-38.htm">Plating</a> <a href="/numbers/16-35.htm">Presented</a> <a href="/numbers/16-37.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/numbers/13-32.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/numbers/16-37.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/numbers/5-8.htm">Wherewith</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/16-46.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/numbers/22-25.htm">Beat</a> <a href="/numbers/21-9.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-13.htm">Brazen</a> <a href="/numbers/25-4.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/numbers/21-9.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/numbers/19-5.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/numbers/19-5.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-50.htm">Censers</a> <a href="/judges/4-13.htm">Collected</a> <a href="/numbers/19-15.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/numbers/16-42.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/numbers/19-3.htm">Eleazar</a> <a href="/numbers/16-40.htm">Elea'zar</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-35.htm">Hammered</a> <a href="/numbers/16-47.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-9.htm">Plates</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-4.htm">Plating</a> <a href="/numbers/26-61.htm">Presented</a> <a href="/numbers/16-40.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/numbers/21-30.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/numbers/18-3.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/numbers/25-18.htm">Wherewith</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/16-1.htm">The rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/16-23.htm">Moses separates the people from the rebels' tents</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/16-31.htm">The earth swallows up Korah, and a fire consumes others</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/16-36.htm">The censers are reserved to holy use</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/16-41.htm">14,700 are slain by a plague, for murmuring against Moses and Aaron</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/16-46.htm">Aaron by incense stays the plague</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The bronze censers were used by Korah and his followers in their rebellion against Moses and Aaron, as recorded earlier in <a href="/numbers/16.htm">Numbers 16</a>. The use of censers, typically associated with the burning of incense, signifies an attempt to usurp the priestly duties reserved for Aaron's lineage. This act of taking the censers by Eleazar underscores the restoration of proper priestly authority.<p><b>brought by those who had been burned up</b><br>The phrase refers to the followers of Korah who were consumed by fire as a divine judgment for their rebellion. This event serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of challenging God's appointed leaders and the sanctity of the priesthood. The burning up of the rebels is a literal fulfillment of God's judgment, emphasizing His holiness and the seriousness of maintaining His ordained order.<p><b>and he had them hammered out to overlay the altar</b><br>The censers, once instruments of rebellion, were repurposed to serve as a covering for the altar. This transformation symbolizes redemption and the idea that what was once used for sin can be consecrated for holy purposes. The overlaying of the altar with bronze from the censers serves as a perpetual reminder to the Israelites of the consequences of rebellion and the importance of obedience to God's commands. The altar, central to Israelite worship, now bore a physical reminder of God's judgment and mercy, pointing forward to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who redeems and transforms what is broken.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/eleazar_the_priest.htm">Eleazar the Priest</a></b><br>The son of Aaron, Eleazar was a key figure in the priesthood, responsible for carrying out God's commands regarding the tabernacle and its services. In this passage, he is tasked with collecting the censers of the rebellious men.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_bronze_censers.htm">The Bronze Censers</a></b><br>These were the censers used by Korah and his followers in their rebellion against Moses and Aaron. They were considered holy because they had been presented before the LORD.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_rebellion_of_korah.htm">The Rebellion of Korah</a></b><br>This event involved Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and 250 leaders of the community who challenged the leadership of Moses and Aaron, resulting in their destruction by fire from the LORD.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_altar.htm">The Altar</a></b><br>The altar in the tabernacle was a central place of worship and sacrifice. The censers were hammered into a covering for the altar as a sign and reminder to the Israelites.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The community of God's chosen people, who witnessed the consequences of rebellion and were reminded of the holiness required in approaching God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_holiness_of_god.htm">The Holiness of God</a></b><br>God's holiness demands reverence and obedience. The censers, though used in rebellion, were still considered holy because they were presented before the LORD.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rebellion.htm">The Consequences of Rebellion</a></b><br>Rebellion against God's appointed leaders and His commands leads to severe consequences. This serves as a warning to respect God's order and authority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_remembrance.htm">The Role of Remembrance</a></b><br>The bronze overlay on the altar served as a perpetual reminder to the Israelites of the consequences of disobedience. We, too, should have reminders of God's past works and lessons in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_leadership.htm">The Importance of Leadership</a></b><br>God appoints leaders for His purposes. Challenging God's chosen leaders is equivalent to challenging God Himself.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_holiness.htm">The Call to Holiness</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to approach God with reverence and purity, recognizing the seriousness of our worship and service.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_korah_oppose_moses_and_aaron.htm">Why did Korah rebel against Moses and Aaron?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_events_in_aaron's_life.htm">What were the key events in Aaron's life?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_artifacts_of_tabernacle_items.htm">Exodus 37:1-29: Why are there no surviving artifacts or corroborating references to these Tabernacle furnishings, if they were so meticulously crafted and revered?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_punish_many_for_few's_actions.htm">If God is just, why were thousands punished for the actions of a few in Numbers 16:49?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(39) <span class= "bld">Wherewith they that were burnt had offered.</span>--Or, <span class= "ital">which they who were burnt had brought nigh </span>(<span class= "ital">i.e. </span>unto the Lord).<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/16-39.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So Eleazar</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶלְעָזָ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’el·‘ā·zār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_499.htm">Strong's 499: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eleazar -- 'God has helped', six Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the priest</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּהֵ֗ן</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kō·hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">took</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקַּ֞ח</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the bronze</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנְּחֹ֔שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(han·nə·ḥō·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5178.htm">Strong's 5178: </a> </span><span class="str2">Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">censers</span><br /><span class="heb">מַחְתּ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(maḥ·tō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4289.htm">Strong's 4289: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fireholder, censer, snuff dish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">brought</span><br /><span class="heb">הִקְרִ֖יבוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hiq·rî·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come near, approach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by those who had been burned up,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְּׂרֻפִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(haś·śə·ru·p̄îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8313.htm">Strong's 8313: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, on fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he had them hammered out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיְרַקְּע֖וּם</span> <span class="translit">(way·raq·qə·‘ūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7554.htm">Strong's 7554: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pound the earth, to expand, to overlay</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to overlay</span><br /><span class="heb">צִפּ֥וּי</span> <span class="translit">(ṣip·pui)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6826.htm">Strong's 6826: </a> </span><span class="str2">(metal) plating</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the altar,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lam·miz·bê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> </span><span class="str2">An altar</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/16-39.htm">Numbers 16:39 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/16-39.htm">Numbers 16:39 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/16-39.htm">Numbers 16:39 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/16-39.htm">Numbers 16:39 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/16-39.htm">Numbers 16:39 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/16-39.htm">Numbers 16:39 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/16-39.htm">Numbers 16:39 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/16-39.htm">Numbers 16:39 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/16-39.htm">Numbers 16:39 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/16-39.htm">Numbers 16:39 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/16-39.htm">OT Law: Numbers 16:39 Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/16-38.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 16:38"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 16:38" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/16-40.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 16:40"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 16:40" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>