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Numbers 4:18

16 Eleazar son of Aaron the priest shall oversee the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil. He has oversight of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including the holy objects and their utensils.”

17 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

“Do not allow the Kohathite tribal clans to be cut off from among the Levites.

19 In order that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons are to go in and assign each man his task and what he is to carry.

20 But the Kohathites are not to go in and look at the holy objects, even for a moment, or they will die.”

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Do not allow the Kohathite tribal clans to be cut off from among the Levites.
KJV
Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:
WEB
“Don’t cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites;
ASV
Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites;
DARBY
Ye shall not cut off the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites,
BLB
“Do not cut off the tribe of the clans of the Kohathite from the midst of the Levites.
ÅB
La ikke kahatittenes slektsgrein bli utryddet av levittenes stamme,
OTB
"Sørg for at Kehatittenes stammegrener ikke blir avskåret fra levittene.
B1930
La ikke kahatittenes ættegren bli utryddet av levittenes stamme,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Numbers 16:32

    and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions.

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  • 2 Samuel 6:6–7

    When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen had stumbled.

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  • Numbers 18:5

    And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and of the altar, so that wrath may not fall on the Israelites again.

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  • Jeremiah 38:23

    All your wives and children will be brought out to the Chaldeans. And you yourself will not escape their grasp, for you will be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned down.”

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  • 1 Samuel 6:19

    But God struck down some of the people of Beth-shemesh because they looked inside the ark of the LORD. He struck down seventy men, and the people mourned because the LORD had struck them with a great slaughter.

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  • Leviticus 10:1–2

    Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command.

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  • Numbers 17:10

    The LORD said to Moses, “Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebellious, so that you may put an end to their grumbling against Me, lest they die.”

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  • Exodus 19:21

    and the LORD said to him, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the LORD, lest many of them perish.

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