39So Eleazar the priest collected the bronze censers brought by those who had been burned up, and he had them hammered out to overlay the altar,


In Context

36 The Lord said to Moses,

37 "Tell Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, to take the censers out of the smoldering remains and scatter the coals some distance away, for the censers are holy-

38 the censers of the men who sinned at the cost of their lives. Hammer the censers into sheets to overlay the altar, for they were presented before the Lord and have become holy. Let them be a sign to the Israelites."

39 So Eleazar the priest collected the bronze censers brought by those who had been burned up, and he had them hammered out to overlay the altar,

40 as the Lord directed him through Moses. This was to remind the Israelites that no one except a descendant of Aaron should come to burn incense before the Lord , or he would become like Korah and his followers.

41 The next day the whole Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. "You have killed the Lord 's people," they said.

Numbers 16:39 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:39And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad [plates for] a covering of the altar:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:39Then 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:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:39And 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,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:39And Eleazar the priest took the copper censers, which they that were burnt had presented; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:39And 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:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:39And 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:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:39Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers, which those who were burnt had offered; and they beat them out for a covering of the altar,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:39And 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 —

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:39And 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: