Korach 16:12 · unit 1 — we will not go up
Parashas Korach · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 12
The Complete Passuk
וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח מֹשֶׁ֔ה לִקְרֹ֛א לְדָתָ֥ן וְלַאֲבִירָ֖ם בְּנֵ֣י אֱלִיאָ֑ב וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ לֹ֥א נַעֲלֶֽה׃
And Moshe sent to call Dasan and Aviram the sons of Eliav, and they said: We will not go up.
Chabad.org — 16:12
Source Citation
Torah Temimah: refusal to meet is itself a mark of the quarrel’s hardness.
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֹא נַעֲלֶה.
English: And they said: We will not go up.
Type of Learning
Refusal of dialogue.
What Is Learned
Dasan and Aviram will not even come to speak — the dispute is locked.