Numbers 18:5
New International Version
“You are to be responsible for the care of the sanctuary and the altar, so that my wrath will not fall on the Israelites again.

New Living Translation
“You yourselves must perform the sacred duties inside the sanctuary and at the altar. If you follow these instructions, the LORD’s anger will never again blaze against the people of Israel.

English Standard Version
And you shall keep guard over the sanctuary and over the altar, that there may never again be wrath on the people of Israel.

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

King James Bible
And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.

New King James Version
And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and the duties of the altar, that there may be no more wrath on the children of Israel.

New American Standard Bible
So you shall perform the duties of the sanctuary and the duties of the altar, so that there will no longer be wrath on the sons of Israel.

NASB 1995
“So you shall attend to the obligations of the sanctuary and the obligations of the altar, so that there will no longer be wrath on the sons of Israel.

NASB 1977
“So you shall attend to the obligations of the sanctuary and the obligations of the altar, that there may no longer be wrath on the sons of Israel.

Legacy Standard Bible
So you shall keep the responsibility of the sanctuary and the responsibility of the altar, so that there will no longer be wrath on the sons of Israel.

Amplified Bible
So you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and the duties of the altar [of burnt offering and the altar of incense], so that there will no longer be wrath on the Israelites [as with Korah, Dathan, and Abiram].

Christian Standard Bible
“You are to guard the sanctuary and the altar so that wrath may not fall on the Israelites again.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You are to guard the sanctuary and the altar so that wrath may not fall on the Israelites again.

American Standard Version
And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar; that there be wrath no more upon the children of Israel.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And keep guard of the Holy and the guard of the altar and there will not be wrath again against the children of Israel.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And ye shall keep the charges of the holy things, and the charges of the altar, and so there shall not be anger among the children of Israel.

Contemporary English Version
Follow these instructions, so I won't become angry and punish the Israelites ever again.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Watch ye in the charge of the sanctuary, and in the ministry of the altar: lest indignation rise upon the children of Israel.

English Revised Version
And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be wrath no more upon the children of Israel.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"You must be in charge of the work done at the holy place and at the altar. Then I won't show my anger against the Israelites again.

Good News Translation
You and your sons alone must fulfill the responsibilities for the Holy Place and the altar, so that my anger will not again break out against the people of Israel.

International Standard Version
Take care of the sanctuary and the services of the altar so that there won't be any more wrath on the Israelis.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And ye shall keep the charge of the holy things, and the charge of the altar, that there be wrath no more upon the children of Israel.

Literal Standard Version
and you have kept the charge of the holy place and the charge of the altar, and there is no more wrath against the sons of Israel.

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

New American Bible
You shall perform the duties of the sanctuary and of the altar, that wrath may not fall again upon the Israelites.

NET Bible
You will be responsible for the care of the sanctuary and the care of the altar, so that there will be no more wrath on the Israelites.

New Revised Standard Version
You yourselves shall perform the duties of the sanctuary and the duties of the altar, so that wrath may never again come upon the Israelites.

New Heart English Bible
"You shall perform the duty of the sanctuary, and the duty of the altar; that there be no more wrath on the children of Israel.

Webster's Bible Translation
And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.

World English Bible
“You shall perform the duty of the sanctuary and the duty of the altar, that there be no more wrath on the children of Israel.

Young's Literal Translation
and ye have kept the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar, and there is no more wrath against the sons of Israel.

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Context
Duties of Priests and Levites
4They are to join you and attend to the duties of the Tent of Meeting, doing all the work at the Tent; but no outsider may come near you. 5And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and of the altar, so that wrath may not fall on the Israelites again. 6Behold, I Myself have selected your fellow Levites from the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD to perform the service for the Tent of Meeting.…

Cross References
Exodus 27:21
In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil that is in front of the Testimony, Aaron and his sons are to tend the lamps before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to be a permanent statute for the Israelites for the generations to come.

Leviticus 10:6
Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, "Do not let your hair become disheveled and do not tear your garments, or else you will die, and the LORD will be angry with the whole congregation. But your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may mourn on account of the fire that the LORD has ignited.

Leviticus 24:3
Outside the veil of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, Aaron is to tend the lamps continually before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to be a permanent statute for the generations to come.

Numbers 1:53
But the Levites are to camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony and watch over it, so that no wrath will fall on the congregation of Israel. So the Levites are responsible for the tabernacle of the Testimony."

Numbers 16:46
Moses said to Aaron, "Take your censer, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, because wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has begun."

Numbers 18:4
They are to join you and attend to the duties of the Tent of Meeting, doing all the work at the Tent; but no outsider may come near you.

Ezekiel 44:16
They alone shall enter My sanctuary and draw near to My table to minister before Me. They will keep My charge.


Treasury of Scripture

And you shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more on the children of Israel.

and ye.

Numbers 8:2
Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.

Exodus 27:21
In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD: it shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.

Exodus 30:7
And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.

no wrath

Numbers 8:19
And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.

Numbers 16:46
And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague is begun.

Jeremiah 23:15
Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land.

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(5, 6) And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary . . . --See Numbers 8:19.

Verse 5. - That there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel. As there had been ill the case of Korah and his company, and of the many thousands who had fallen in consequence.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So you shall attend
וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֗ם (ū·šə·mar·tem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

to the obligations
מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת (miš·me·reṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4931: A guard, watch, charge, function

of the sanctuary
הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ (haq·qō·ḏeš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

[and]
מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת (miš·me·reṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4931: A guard, watch, charge, function

of the altar,
הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ (ham·miz·bê·aḥ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4196: An altar

that wrath
קֶ֖צֶף (qe·ṣep̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7110: A splinter, rage, strife

may not
וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

fall
יִהְיֶ֥ה (yih·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the Israelites
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

again.
ע֛וֹד (‘ō·wḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more


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