41 However, the next day the Israelis complained about Mosheh and Aharon, “It was you who killed Yahweh’s people.” 42 But as the community gathered there against Mosheh and Aharon, they looked across to the sacred tent, and wow, the cloud covered over it and Yahweh’s brilliance appeared. 43 Mosheh and Aharon went over to the front of the sacred tent, 44 and Yahweh told Mosheh, 45 “Get away from this gathering and then I’ll finish them in an instant.”

But Mosheh and Aharon fell to their knees with their faces to the ground, 46 and Mosheh told Aharon, “Take the incense burner, and put fire in it from the altar and incense, and take it quickly to the people and make atonement for them, because Yahweh’s rage is already burning—the plague has begun.” 47 So Aharon took it as Mosheh had told him and ran into the middle of the people. Wow, the plague had already begun, so he burnt incense and made atonement for them. 48 He stood between those who were dying and those still alive, and the plague was restrained. 49 There were 14,700 people who died from the plague, in addition to those who’d died due to Korah’s rebellion. 50 Then Aharon returned to Mosheh at the sacred tent entrance, as the plague had been stopped.