Exodus 28:43

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Aaron and his sons must wear these clothes anytime they enter the Meeting Tent. [263] They must wear these clothes when they come near to the altar to serve as priests in the Holy Place. If they don’t wear these clothes, then they will be guilty of wrong, and they will have to die. All this should be a law that continues forever for Aaron and all his family after him.”

Cross References

Exodus 20:26

And you must not make steps leading up to the altar. If there are steps, then when people look up to the altar, they will be able to see under your clothes.”

Exodus 27:21

Aaron and his sons will have the job of caring for the lamp. They will go into {the first room of} the Meeting Tent. [234] This is outside {the room with} the Agreement [235] that is behind the curtain {that separates the two rooms}. In this place they will make sure the lamp continues burning before the Lord from evening till morning. The people of Israel and their descendants [236] must obey this law forever.”

Exodus 30:21

And they must wash their hands and their feet so they won’t die. This will be a law that continues forever for Aaron and his people. This law will continue for all Aaron’s people who will live in the future.”

Ezekiel 44:17

When they enter the gates of the inner courtyard, they will wear linen clothes. They won’t wear wool while they serve at the gates of the inner courtyard and in the temple.

Leviticus 16:13

Aaron must put the incense on the fire before the Lord. Then the cloud of incense will cover the special cover [278] that is over the Agreement. [279] This way Aaron will not die.

Leviticus 17:7

They must not offer any more sacrifices to their ‘goat idols’! They have chased after those other gods. In that way, they have acted like prostitutes. [308] These rules will continue forever!

Leviticus 22:15

“The people of Israel will give gifts to the Lord. Those gifts become holy. So the priest must not make those holy things not holy.

Leviticus 22:9

“The priests will have special times to serve me. They must be careful at those times. They must be careful not to make the holy things not holy. If they are careful, then they will not die. I, the Lord, have separated them for this special job.

Leviticus 3:17

This rule will continue forever through all your generations. Wherever you live, you must never eat fat or blood.”

Leviticus 5:1

“A person might hear a warning. Or a person might see or hear something that he should tell to other people. If that person does not tell what he saw or heard, then that person is guilty of doing wrong.

Leviticus 5:17

“If a person sins and does any of the things that the Lord has commanded not to be done, it does not matter if that person did not know. That person is guilty. That person must accept the responsibility for his sin.

Numbers 15:15

The same rules will be for everyone—the people of Israel and the foreigners living in your country. This law will continue forever. You and the people living among you will be the same before the Lord.

Numbers 18:22

But the other people of Israel must never go near that Meeting Tent. If they do, then they must be put to death!

Numbers 18:32

And if you always give the best part of it to the Lord, then you will never be guilty. You will always remember that those gifts are the holy [250] offerings from the people of Israel. And you will not die.”

Numbers 18:8

Then the Lord said to Aaron, “I myself gave you responsibility over all the special gifts people give to me. All the holy [235] gifts that the people of Israel give to me, I give to you. You and your sons can share in these gifts. They will always belong to you.

Numbers 9:13

But any person who is able must celebrate Passover at the right time. If he is clean [145] and he is not away on a trip, then he has no excuse. If that person does not celebrate Passover at the right time, then he must be separated from his people. He is guilty and must be punished! Why? Because he did not give the Lord his gift at the right time.