Catholic Public Domain Version
"And the Lord said to Moses: "
— Numbers 16:44, Catholic Public Domain Version
Then, the following day, the entire multitude of the sons of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron, saying: “You have put to death the people of the Lord.”
And when there arose a sedition, and the tumult increased,
Moses and Aaron fled to the tabernacle of the covenant. But after they had entered it, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared.
And the Lord said to Moses:
“Withdraw from the midst of this multitude, and I will destroy them immediately.” And while they were lying on the ground,
Moses said to Aaron: “Take the censer, and draw fire into it from the altar; place incense upon it, and continue on, quickly, to the people, to pray for them. For already wrath has gone forth from the Lord, and the scourge rages.”
When Aaron had done this, and he had run into the midst of the multitude, which the burning fire was now destroying, he offered the incense.