Numbers 16:40

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

a reminder to the Israelites that no outsider, who is not of the descendants of Aaron, shall approach to offer incense before the Lord, so as not to become like Korah and his congregation, just as the Lord had said to him through Moses.

Cross References

Ezra 2:62

These looked for their entries in the genealogical records, but they were not found there, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean;

Psalm 115:10

O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield.

Ezekiel 40:46

and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who have charge of the altar; these are the descendants of Zadok, who alone among the descendants of Levi may come near to the Lord to minister to him.”

Ezekiel 43:19

you shall give to the Levitical priests of the family of Zadok, who draw near to me to minister to me, says the Lord God, a bull of the herd for a purification offering.

Leviticus 22:10

“No layperson shall eat of the sacred donations. No bound or hired servant of the priest shall eat of the sacred donations,

Numbers 1:51

When the tabernacle is to set out, the Levites shall take it down, and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up. And any outsider who comes near shall be put to death.

Numbers 16:39

So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers that had been presented by those who were burned, and they were hammered out as a covering for the altar—

Numbers 3:10

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.”

Numbers 3:38

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.

Hebrews 5:4

And one does not presume to take this honor but takes it only when called by God, just as Aaron was.

Joshua 4:7

then you shall tell them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off in front of the ark of the covenant of the Lord. When it crossed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. So these stones shall be to the Israelites a memorial forever.”

Jude 1:11

Woe to them! For they go the way of Cain and abandon themselves to Balaam’s error for the sake of gain and perish in Korah’s rebellion.