Numbers 18:22
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“No longer may the Israelites come near to the Tent of Meeting, or they will incur guilt and die.”
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“No longer may the Israelites come near to the Tent of Meeting, or they will incur guilt and die.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And henceforth the children of Israel shall not come nigh the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin, and die.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`And the sons of Israel come no more near unto the tent of meeting, to bear sin, to die,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Numbers 18:22 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 28:43Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants.
- Leviticus 20:20If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered the nakedness of his uncle. They will bear their sin; they shall die childless.
- Leviticus 22:9The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
- Numbers 1:51Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever it is to be pitched, the Levites are to set it up. Any outsider who goes near it must be put to death.
- Numbers 3:10So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; but any outsider who approaches the tabernacle must be put to death.”
- Numbers 3:38Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, before the Tent of Meeting. They were to perform the duties of the sanctuary as a service on behalf of the Israelites; but any outsider who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.
- Numbers 18:7But only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the veil, and you are to perform that service. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift, but any outsider who comes near the sanctuary must be put to death.”
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