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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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ASV

And he smote of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of Jehovah, he smote of the people seventy men, and fifty thousand men; and the people mourned, because Jehovah had smitten the people with a great slaughter.

KJV

And he smote the men of Beth–shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the Lord, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the Lord had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.

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23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּ֞ךְvai.Yakhand he struck downH5221 →
בְּאַנְשֵׁ֣יbe.'an.Sheiamong [the] people ofH582 →
בֵֽית־veit-BethH1053 →
שֶׁ֗מֶשׁShe.meshShemeshH1053 →
כִּ֤יkiforH3588 →
רָאוּ֙ra.'Uthey had lookedH7200 →
בַּאֲר֣וֹןba.'a.Ronin [the] ark ofH727 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וַיַּ֤ךְvai.Yakhand he struck downH5221 →
בָּעָם֙ba.'Amamong the peopleH5971 →
שִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImseventyH7657 →
אִ֔ישׁ'IshmanH376 →
חֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimfiftyH2572 →
אֶ֖לֶף'E.lefthousandH505 →
אִ֑ישׁ'IshmanH376 →
וַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֣וּvai.yit.'a.be.Luand they mournedH56 →
הָעָ֔םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
הִכָּ֧הhi.Kahhe had struckH5221 →
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
בָּעָ֖םba.'Am<in> the peopleH5971 →
מַכָּ֥הma.Kaha blowH4347 →
גְדוֹלָֽהge.do.LahgreatH1419 →

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Numbers 4:20But the Kohathites are not to go in and look at the holy objects, even for a moment, or they will die.”Exodus 19:21and the LORD said to him, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the LORD, lest many of them perish.Numbers 4:15When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy objects, or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the Tent of Meeting.2 Samuel 6:7And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down on the spot for his irreverence, and he died there beside the ark of God.Colossians 2:18Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he has seen. Such a person is puffed up without basis by his unspiritual mind.1 Chronicles 13:10And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and He struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.1 Chronicles 21:14So the LORD sent a plague upon Israel, and seventy thousand men of Israel fell dead.Numbers 1:51Whenever 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.Deuteronomy 29:29The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, so that we may follow all the words of this law.Numbers 4:4–5This service of the Kohathites at the Tent of Meeting regards the most holy things.Leviticus 10:1–3Now 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.1 Chronicles 13:9–10When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark, because the oxen had stumbled.1 Peter 4:17For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?Leviticus 10:2So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.Numbers 1:53But 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 18:4They 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.2 Samuel 24:15So the LORD sent a plague upon Israel from that morning until the appointed time, and seventy thousand of the people from Dan to Beersheba died.Numbers 8:19And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.”

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