Numbers 16:2

Context
16:2 and rebelled against Moses, along with some of the Israelites, 250 leaders¹ of the community, chosen from the assembly,² famous men.³

Numbers 16:17

Context
16:17 And each of you⁴ take his censer, put⁵ incense in it, and then each of you present his censer before the Lord: 250 censers, along with you, and Aaron – each of you with his censer.”

[16:2] ¹tn Heb “princes” (so KJV, ASV).

[16:2] ²tn These men must have been counselors or judges of some kind.

[16:2] ³tn Heb “men of name,” or “men of renown.”

[16:17] ⁴tn Heb “and take, a man, his censer.”

[16:17] ⁵tn This verb and the following one are both perfect tenses with vav (ו) consecutives. Following the imperative they carry the same force, but in sequence.