תִּפְתַּח־אֶ֭רֶץ וַתִּבְלַ֣ע דָּתָ֑ן וַ֝תְּכַ֗ס עַל־עֲדַ֥ת אֲבִירָֽם׃
Bumi terbuka dan menelan Datan, serta menutupi kumpulan Abiram.
Akeidat Yitzchak
Korach may not have accepted this maneuver by Moses, since it diminished the chances of his incense being accepted. Since Moses is not reported as giving Aaron instructions to participate, and since the latter would hardly do so on his own, it is likely that Moses did not press the point. The text reports Moses and Aaron as being present, whereas Korach and Co. are reported as having carried incense. Since no memorial was made of the censer of Aaron, it seems he had not taken part. (5) The overwhelming desire to achieve victory made all those people so oblivious to the danger they were exposing themselves to. Korach's attempt to sway the people to switch to his side during the night, appears to have been thwarted by the appearance of the Divine Presence which silenced the people. (verse 19) The order to separate the whole nation from the "wicked community," was understood by Moses and Aaron as referring only to themselves,