Numbers 18:22 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 From now on the Israelites shall no longer approach the tent of meeting, or else they will incur guilt and die. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Henceforth the Israelites shall not come near the Tent of Meeting [the covered sanctuary, the Holy Place, and the Holy of Holies], lest they incur guilt and die. American Standard Version (1901) And henceforth the children of Israel shall not come nigh the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin, and die. Common English Bible The Israelites will no longer be able to approach the meeting tent, or they will be responsible for their sin and die. Catholic Public Domain Version so that the sons of Israel may no longer approach to the tabernacle, nor commit deadly sin. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That the children of Israel may not approach any more to the tabernacle, nor commit deadly sin, |
They shall be worn by Aaron and his sons when they go into the tent of meeting or when they come near the altar to minister in the holy place, so that they do not bring guilt on themselves and die. This shall be a perpetual ordinance for him and for his descendants after him.
If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness; they shall be subject to punishment; they shall die childless.
They shall keep my charge, so that they may not incur guilt and die because of it for having profaned them: I am the Lord; I sanctify them.
But you and your sons with you shall diligently perform your priestly duties in all that concerns the altar and the area behind the curtain. I give your priesthood as a gift; any outsider who approaches shall be put to death.”
But you shall enroll Aaron and his descendants; it is they who shall attend to the priesthood, and any outsider who comes near shall be put to death.”
Those who were to camp in front of the tabernacle on the east—in front of the tent of meeting toward the sunrise—were Moses and Aaron and Aaron’s sons, who were to perform the duties of the sanctuary, whatever had to be done for the Israelites, and any outsider who came near was to be put to death.