KJV King James Version
But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.
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Numbers 4:20
But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
But the Kohathites are not to go in and look at the holy objects, even for a moment, or they will die.”
WEB World English Bible
but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die.”
ASV American Standard Version
but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and they go not in to see when the holy thing is swallowed, that they have died.’
Surrounding context — Numbers 4
17 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
18 Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:
19 But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden:
20 But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.
21 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
22 Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families;
23 From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
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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.Exodus 19:21And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.Leviticus 10:2And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.Numbers 4:19But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden: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.Hebrews 10:19-20Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,Revelation 11:19And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
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