KJV King James Version
And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.
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1 Chronicles 13:10
And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and He struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.
WEB World English Bible
The anger of Yahweh was kindled against Uzza, and he struck him, because he put forth his hand to the ark; and there he died before God.
ASV American Standard Version
And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put forth his hand to the ark; and there he died before God.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the anger of Jehovah is kindled against Uzza, and He smiteth him, because that he hath put forth his hand on the ark, and he dieth there before God.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 13
7 And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.
8 And David and all Israel played before God with all [their] might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.
9 And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.
10 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.
11 And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perezuzza to this day.
12 And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God [home] to me?
13 So David brought not the ark [home] to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite.
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וַיִּֽחַר־H2734 · cha.rahto be incensedאַ֤ףH639 · aphface: angerיְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDבְּעֻזָּ֔אH5798 · uz.zaUzzahוַיַּכֵּ֕הוּH5221 · na.khahto smiteעַ֛לH5921 · aluponאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichשָׁלַ֥חH7971 · sha.lachto send: departיָד֖וֹH3027 · yadhandעַל־H5921 · aluponהָאָר֑וֹןH727 · a.ronarkוַיָּ֥מָתH4191 · mutto dieשָׁ֖םH8033 · shamthereלִפְנֵ֥יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeאֱלֹהִֽים׃H430 · e.lo.himGod
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 15:15And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.1 Chronicles 15:13For because ye [did it] not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.Numbers 4:15And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear [it]: but they shall not touch [any] holy thing, lest they die. These [things are] the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.1 Samuel 6:19And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten [many] of the people with a great slaughter.2 Chronicles 26:16-20But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to [his] destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.Leviticus 10:1-3And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.Joshua 6:6And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD.Numbers 16:35And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.1 Corinthians 11:30-32For this cause many [are] weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
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