Numbers 1:51

New American Bible - revised edition

When the tabernacle is to move on, the Levites shall take it down; when the tabernacle is to be pitched, it is the Levites who shall set it up. Any unauthorized person who comes near it shall be put to death.

Cross References

Numbers 3:38

East of the tabernacle, that is, in front of the tent of meeting, toward the sunrise, were camped Moses and Aaron and the latter’s sons, performing the duties of the sanctuary incumbent upon the Israelites. Any unauthorized person who came near was to be put to death.

Numbers 3:10

But you will appoint only Aaron and his descendants to exercise the priesthood. Any unauthorized person who comes near shall be put to death.

2 Samuel 6:7

Then the Lord became angry with Uzzah; God struck him on that spot, and he died there in God’s presence.

1 Samuel 6:19

The descendants of Jeconiah did not join in the celebration with the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh when they saw the ark of the Lord, and seventy of them were struck down. The people mourned over this great calamity which the Lord had inflicted upon them.

Numbers 18:22

The Israelites may no longer approach the tent of meeting, thereby incurring the penalty of death.

Numbers 10:11

In the second year, on the twentieth day of the second month, the cloud rose from the tabernacle of the covenant,

Numbers 17:13

while standing there between the living and the dead. And so the scourge was checked.

Numbers 18:3

They shall discharge your obligations and those with respect to the whole tent; however, they shall not come near the utensils of the sanctuary or the altar, or else both they and you will die.

Numbers 18:7

But you and your sons with you must take care to exercise your priesthood in whatever concerns the altar and the area within the veil. I give you your priesthood as a gift. Any unauthorized person who comes near shall be put to death. The Priests’ Share of the Sacrifices.

Numbers 17:5

just as the Lord had directed him through Moses. This was to be a reminder to the Israelites that no unauthorized person, no one who was not a descendant of Aaron, should draw near to offer incense before the Lord, lest he meet the fate of Korah and his faction.

Numbers 18:4

They will be joined to you to perform the duties associated with the tent of meeting, all the labor pertaining to the tent. But no unauthorized person shall come near you.