Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Appoint Aaron and his sons to serve as priests; anyone else who approaches the sanctuary is to be put to death.” New Living Translation Appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood. But any unauthorized person who goes too near the sanctuary must be put to death.” English Standard Version And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall guard their priesthood. But if any outsider comes near, he shall be put to death.” Berean Standard Bible So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; but any outsider who approaches the tabernacle must be put to death.” King James Bible And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. New King James Version So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall attend to their priesthood; but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death.” New American Standard Bible So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons that they may keep their priesthood, but the layman who comes near shall be put to death.” NASB 1995 “So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons that they may keep their priesthood, but the layman who comes near shall be put to death.” NASB 1977 “So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons that they may keep their priesthood, but the layman who comes near shall be put to death.” Legacy Standard Bible So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons that they may keep their priesthood, but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death.” Amplified Bible So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall observe and attend to their priesthood; but the layman (non-Levite) who approaches [the holy things] shall be put to death.” Christian Standard Bible You are to appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out their priestly responsibilities, but any unauthorized person who comes near the sanctuary is to be put to death.” Holman Christian Standard Bible You are to appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out their priestly responsibilities, but any unauthorized person who comes near the sanctuary must be put to death.” American Standard Version And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall keep their priesthood: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And command Ahron and his sons and they shall keep their Priesthood, and the foreigner who comes near to them will be killed.” Brenton Septuagint Translation And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons over the tabernacle of witness; and they shall keep their charge of priesthood, and all things belonging to the altar, and within the veil; and the stranger that touches them shall die. Contemporary English Version who have been appointed to be priests. Anyone else who tries to perform the duties of a priest must be put to death. Douay-Rheims Bible To Aaron and to his sons, to whom they are delivered by the children of Israel. But thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons over the service of priesthood. The stranger that approacheth to minister, shall be put to death. English Revised Version And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall keep their priesthood: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. GOD'S WORD® Translation Appoint Aaron and his sons to serve as priests. Anyone else who tries to do the priests' duties must be put to death." Good News Translation You shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; anyone else who tries to do so shall be put to death." International Standard Version Appoint Aaron and his sons so that they are to take responsibility for their priesthood. Any unauthorized person who approaches it is to be put to death." JPS Tanakh 1917 And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, that they may keep their priesthood; and the common man that draweth nigh shall be put to death.' Literal Standard Version And you appoint Aaron and his sons, and they have kept their priesthood, and the stranger who comes near is put to death.” Majority Standard Bible So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; but any outsider who approaches the tabernacle must be put to death.” New American Bible But you will appoint only Aaron and his descendants to exercise the priesthood. Any unauthorized person who comes near shall be put to death. NET Bible So you are to appoint Aaron and his sons, and they will be responsible for their priesthood; but the unauthorized person who comes near must be put to death." New Revised Standard Version But you shall make a register of Aaron and his descendants; it is they who shall attend to the priesthood, and any outsider who comes near shall be put to death. New Heart English Bible And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall attend to their priesthood; but the unauthorized person who comes near shall be put to death." Webster's Bible Translation And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. World English Bible You shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall keep their priesthood, but the stranger who comes near shall be put to death.” Young's Literal Translation 'And Aaron and his sons thou dost appoint, and they have kept their priesthood, and the stranger who cometh near is put to death.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Duties of the Levites…9Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been given exclusively to him from among the Israelites. 10So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; but any outsider who approaches the tabernacle must be put to death.” 11Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,… Cross References Exodus 29:9 Wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and tie headbands on them. The priesthood shall be theirs by a permanent statute. In this way you are to ordain Aaron and his sons. Leviticus 22:10 No one outside a priest's family may eat the sacred offering, nor may the guest of a priest or his hired hand eat it. Numbers 1:51 Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever it is to be pitched, the Levites are to set it up. Any outsider who goes near it must be put to death. Numbers 3:11 Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, Numbers 16:10 He has brought you near, you and all your fellow Levites, but you are seeking the priesthood as well. Judges 17:5 Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his sons as his priest. 2 Chronicles 26:18 They took their stand against King Uzziah and said, "Uzziah, you have no right to offer incense to the LORD. Only the priests, the descendants of Aaron, are consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully; you will not receive honor from the LORD God." Treasury of Scripture And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office: and the stranger that comes near shall be put to death. they shall Numbers 18:7 Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest's office for every thing of the altar, and within the vail; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest's office unto you as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. 1 Chronicles 6:32 And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem: and then they waited on their office according to their order. Ezekiel 44:8 And ye have not kept the charge of mine holy things: but ye have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves. and the stranger Numbers 3:38 But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. Numbers 1:51 And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. Numbers 16:35,40 And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense… Jump to Previous Aaron Appoint Approaches Attend Common Death Draweth Kept Layman Nigh Office Orders Priesthood Priests Priest's Sanctuary Serve Strange Stranger WaitJump to Next Aaron Appoint Approaches Attend Common Death Draweth Kept Layman Nigh Office Orders Priesthood Priests Priest's Sanctuary Serve Strange Stranger WaitNumbers 3 1. The sons of Aaron5. The Levites are given to the priests instead of the firstborn 14. Are numbered by their families 21. The families, number, and charge of the Gershonites 27. Of the Kohathites 33. Of the Merarites 38. The place and charge of Moses and Aaron 40. The firstborn are freed by the Levites 44. The balances are refunded (10) Thou shalt appoint.--Or, number. The word is the same as that which is used for the numbering of the Israelites generally (Numbers 1:19) and for the numbering of the Levites (Numbers 3:15).Verse 10. - The stranger that cometh nigh. This constantly recurring formula has not always quite the same meaning: in Numbers 1:51 it signified any one not of the tribe of Levi; here it includes even the Levite who was not also a priest. The separation of the Levites for the ministry of the tabernacle was not to infringe in the least upon the exclusive rights of Aaron and his sons. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Soוְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case you shall appoint תִּפְקֹ֔ד (tip̄·qōḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit Aaron אַהֲרֹ֤ן (’a·hă·rōn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses and his sons בָּנָיו֙ (bā·nāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son to carry out וְשָׁמְר֖וּ (wə·šā·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to the duties of the priesthood; כְּהֻנָּתָ֑ם (kə·hun·nā·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3550: Priesthood but any layman וְהַזָּ֥ר (wə·haz·zār) Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2114: To turn aside, to be a, foreigner, strange, profane, to commit adultery who approaches [the tabernacle] הַקָּרֵ֖ב (haq·qā·rêḇ) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7126: To come near, approach must be put to death.” יוּמָֽת׃ (yū·māṯ) Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill Links Numbers 3:10 NIVNumbers 3:10 NLT Numbers 3:10 ESV Numbers 3:10 NASB Numbers 3:10 KJV Numbers 3:10 BibleApps.com Numbers 3:10 Biblia Paralela Numbers 3:10 Chinese Bible Numbers 3:10 French Bible Numbers 3:10 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 3:10 You shall appoint Aaron and his sons (Nu Num.) |
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