Numbers 4:15

Bible in Basic English 1965

And after the holy place and all its vessels have been covered up by Aaron and his sons, when the tents of the people go forward, the sons of Kohath are to come and take it up; but the holy things may not be touched by them for fear of death.

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:24

Then Zadok came, and Abiathar, and with them the ark of God's agreement: and they put down the ark of God, till all the people from the town had gone by.

2 Samuel 6:13

And when those who were lifting the ark of the Lord had gone six steps, he made an offering of an ox and a fat young beast.

1 Kings 8:3

And all the responsible men of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.

1 Chronicles 15:15

And the sons of the Levites took up the ark of God, lifting it by its rods, as the Lord had said to Moses.

1 Chronicles 15:2

Then David said, The ark of God may not be moved by any but the Levites, for they have been marked out by God to take the ark of God, and to do his work for ever.

1 Chronicles 23:26

And from now, there will be no need for the House of the Lord, and the vessels used in it, to be moved about by the Levites.

Exodus 19:12

And let limits be marked out for the people round the mountain, and say to them, Take care not to go up the mountain or near the sides of it: whoever puts his foot on the mountain will certainly come to his death:

Exodus 19:21

And the Lord said to Moses, Go down and give the people orders to keep back, for fear that a great number of them, forcing their way through to see the Lord, may come to destruction.

Exodus 27:7

And put the rods through the rings at the two opposite sides of the altar, for lifting it.

Leviticus 16:13

And let him put the perfume on the fire before the Lord so that the ark may be covered with a cloud of the smoke of the perfume, in order that death may not overtake him.

Numbers 1:50

But to them you are to give the care of the Tent of meeting with its vessels and everything in it: they are to take up the Tent, and be responsible for everything to do with it, and put up their tents round it.

Numbers 1:51

And when the Tent of meeting goes forward, the Levites are to take it down; and when it is to be put up, they are to do it: any strange person who comes near it is to be put to death.

Numbers 10:21

Then the Kohathites went forward with the holy place; the others put up the House ready for their coming.

Numbers 18:3

They are to do your orders and be responsible for the work of the Tent; but they may not come near the vessels of the holy place or the altar, so that death may not overtake them or you.

Numbers 3:38

And those whose tents are to be placed on the east side of the House in front of the Tent of meeting, looking to the dawn, are Moses and Aaron and his sons, who will do the work of the holy place for the children of Israel; and any strange person who comes near will be put to death.

Numbers 4:14

Placing on the cloth all its vessels, the fire-baskets, the meat-hooks, the spades, and the basins; all the vessels of the altar; they are to put a leather cover over all these, and put its rods in their places.

Numbers 4:19

But do this to them, so that life and not death may be theirs when they come near the most holy things; let Aaron and his sons go in and give to every one his work and that which he is to take up;

Numbers 4:20

But they themselves are not to go in to see the holy place, even for a minute, for fear of death.

Numbers 7:9

But to the sons of Kohath he gave nothing; because they had the care of the holy place, taking it about on their backs.

Deuteronomy 31:9

Then Moses put all this law in writing, and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who take up the ark of the Lord's agreement, and to all the responsible men of Israel.

Joshua 4:10

For the priests who took up the ark kept there in the middle of Jordan till all the orders given to Joshua by Moses from the Lord had been done: then the people went over quickly.

1 Samuel 6:19

But the Lord sent destruction on seventy men of the people of Beth-shemesh for looking into the ark of the Lord; and great was the sorrow of the people for the destruction which the Lord had sent on them.