Numbers 4:18

New International Reader's Version

“Make sure that the Kohath families are not destroyed from among the Levites.

Cross References

Exodus 19:21

The Lord said to him, “Go down and warn the people. They must not force their way through to see the Lord. If they do, many of them will die.

Exodus 30:33

Suppose a person makes perfume in the same way. And suppose that person puts it on someone who is not a priest. Then that person must be separated from their people.’ ”

Exodus 30:38

Whoever makes incense in the same way to enjoy its sweet smell must be separated from their people.”

Jeremiah 38:23

“All your wives and children will be brought out to the Babylonians. You yourself won’t escape from them. You will be captured by the king of Babylon. And this city will be burned down.”

Numbers 16:32

It opened its mouth. It swallowed up those men. In fact, it swallowed up everyone who lived in their houses. It swallowed all Korah’s men. And it swallowed up everything they owned.

Numbers 17:10

The Lord said to Moses, “Put Aaron’s walking stick back in front of the ark where the tablets of the covenant law are kept. The stick will be kept there as a warning to those who refuse to obey. They are never happy with what I do. Aaron’s walking stick will put an end to what they are saying. Then they will not die.”

Numbers 18:5

“You will be responsible for taking care of the sacred tent and the altar. Then I will not be angry with the Israelites again.

Numbers 3:27

The families of Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel belonged to the family of Kohath.

Numbers 4:17

The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron. He said,

Numbers 4:19

I want them to live and not die when they come near the very holy things. So here is what you must do for them. Aaron and his sons must go into the sacred tent and tell each man what to do. They must tell each man what to carry.

1 Samuel 6:19

But some of the people of Beth Shemesh looked into the ark of the Lord. So he struck them down. He put 70 of them to death. The rest of the people were filled with sorrow. That’s because the Lord had killed so many of them.