Numbers 16:3
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?”
Note Figuratively You have gone too far or You have appropriated too much authority to yourselves; similarly in verse 7
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?
Note Ye take…: Heb. It is much for you
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 the Lord is among them! Why do you lift yourselves up above the Lord’s assembly?”
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?
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- gathered
- Numbers 16:11; Numbers 12:1, 2; Numbers 14:1–4; Psalm 106:16; Acts 7:39, 51
- Ye take too much upon you
- Heb. It is much for you. allthe.
- Exodus 19:6; Ezra 9:2; Isaiah 1:11–16; Jeremiah 7:3–12; Matthew 3:9, 10; Romans 2:28, 29
- the Lord
- Numbers 14:14; Numbers 35:34; Exodus 29:45, 46; Psalm 68:17