he said to him: "Descend, and call the people to witness, lest they might be willing to transgress the limits, so as to see the Lord, and a very great multitude of them might perish.
Numbers 4:20 - Catholic Public Domain Version Let no others, out of curiosity, see the things that are in the Sanctuary before they are wrapped, otherwise they shall die." Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 but they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But [the Kohathites] shall not go in to see the sanctuary [the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies] or its holy things, even for an instant, lest they die. American Standard Version (1901) but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die. Common English Bible But they may not enter to look at the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Let not others by any curiosity see the things that are in the sanctuary before they be wrapped up. Otherwise they shall die. English Standard Version 2016 but they shall not go in to look on the holy things even for a moment, lest they die.” |
he said to him: "Descend, and call the people to witness, lest they might be willing to transgress the limits, so as to see the Lord, and a very great multitude of them might perish.
And fire coming out from the Lord destroyed them, and they died in the sight of the Lord.
so that when the aromatics are placed upon the fire, its cloud and vapor may cover the oracle, which is above the testimony, and he may not die.
When you would depart, the Levites shall take down the tabernacle. When you are to make camp, they shall set it up. Any outsider who will approach it shall be killed.
And the Levites shall stand watch by your precepts, and for all the works of the tabernacle; yet in such a manner that they shall not approach the vessels of the Sanctuary and of the altar, lest both they die, and you perish, at the same time.
And when Aaron and his sons have wrapped the Sanctuary and its vessels at the dismantling of the camp, then the sons of Kohath shall enter, so as to carry what has been wrapped. And they shall not touch the vessels of the Sanctuary, lest they die. These are the burdens of the sons of Kohath concerning the tabernacle of the covenant.
But do this for them, so that they may live, and so that they may not die by touching the Holies of holies. Aaron and his sons shall enter, and they shall assign the work of each one, and they shall determine what each one ought to carry.
And the temple of God was opened in heaven. And the Ark of his Testament was seen in his temple. And there were lightnings and voices and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Then he struck down some of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had seen the ark of the Lord. And he struck down some of the people: seventy men, and fifty thousand of the common people. And the people lamented, because the Lord had struck the people with a great slaughter.