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NUMBERS — 17:5 Korach

NUM225 Rav said: All who nurture a quarrel transgress a negative commandment, vis.: "And let him not be as Korach and as his congregation." R. Ashi said: They deserve leprosy, it being written here: "And the Lord spoke by the hand of Moses to him," and elsewhere (Exodus 4:6): "And the Lord said to him: Put your hand into your bosom" [and when he drew it out, it was leprous] (Sanhedrin 110a)

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NUMBERS — 17:12 atonement

NUM229 R. Chanina taught: Whence is it derived that incense atones? From: "And he administered the incense and he made atonement for the people." And it was taught in the school of R. Yishmael: For what does the incense atone? For slander. Why is this so? Let a secret thing [the incense was offered in secret in the sanctuary] come and atone for a secret act [slander] (Zevachim 88b)

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