Numbers 16:10

16:10 He has brought you near and all your brothers, the sons of Levi, with you. Do you now seek ¹  the priesthood also?

Numbers 16:35

16:35 Then a fire ²  went out from the Lord and devoured the 250 men who offered incense.

Numbers 16:40

16:40 It was a memorial for the Israelites, that no outsider who is not a descendant of ³  Aaron should approach to burn incense before the Lord, that he might not become like Korah and his company – just as the Lord had spoken by the authority ⁴  of Moses.

[16:10]  ¹ tn The verb is the Piel perfect. There is no imperfect tense before this, which makes the construction a little difficult. If the vav (ו) is classified as a consecutive, then the form would stand alone as an equivalent to the imperfect, and rendered as a modal nuance such as “would you [now] seek,” or as a progressive imperfect, “are you seeking.” This latter nuance can be obtained by treating it as a regular perfect tense, with an instantaneous nuance: “do you [now] seek.”

[16:35]  ² tn For a discussion of the fire of the Lord, see J. C. H. Laughlin, “The Strange Fire of Nadab and Abihu,” JBL 95 (1976): 559-65.

[16:40]  ³ tn Heb “from the seed of.”

[16:40]  ⁴ tn Heb “hand.”