The Lord said to Moses, “Go down and warn the people not to come near me and look at me. If they do this, then many people will die.
Numbers 4:18 - Easy To Read Version “Be careful! Don’t let these Kohathite men be destroyed. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [Since] the tribe of the families of the Kohathites [are only Levites and not priests], do not [by exposing them to the sin of touching the most holy things] cut them off from among the Levites. American Standard Version (1901) Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites; Common English Bible You must not let the tribe of the Kohathite clans be eliminated from the Levites. Catholic Public Domain Version "Do not be willing to lose the people of Kohath from the midst of the Levites. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Destroy not the people of Caath from the midst of the Levites. |
The Lord said to Moses, “Go down and warn the people not to come near me and look at me. If they do this, then many people will die.
If anyone makes a perfume like this holy oil, and if he gives it to a foreigner, then that person must be separated from his people.”
A person might want to make some of this incense for himself, so he can enjoy the smell. But if he does this, then he must be separated from his people.”
All your wives and children will be brought out. They will be given to the Babylonian army. You yourself will not escape from the army of Babylon. You will be captured by the king of Babylon, and Jerusalem will be burned down.”
It was like the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them. All of Korah’s men, their families, and everything they owned went down into the earth.
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Put Aaron’s walking stick {back into the Tent} in front of the Agreement. [228] This will be a warning for these people who are always turning against me. This will stop their complaining against me, so that I won’t destroy them.”
“You are responsible for caring for the holy place and the altar. [233] I don’t want to become angry with the people of Israel again.
The families of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, belonged to the family of Kohath. They were the Kohathite family groups.
You must do these things so that the Kohathite men can go near the Most Holy Place [68] and not die. Aaron and his sons must go in and show each Kohathite man what to do. They must give each man the things he needs to carry.
But there were no priests [80] there, and the men of Beth Shemesh looked at the Holy Box of the Lord. So God killed 70 men from Beth Shemesh. The people of Beth Shemesh cried because the Lord punished them so severely.