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Numbers 16:40

just as the LORD commanded him through Moses. This was to be a reminder to the Israelites that no outsider who is not a descendant of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the LORD, lest he become like Korah and his followers.

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ASV

to be a memorial unto the children of Israel, to the end that no stranger, that is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to burn incense before Jehovah; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as Jehovah spake unto him by Moses.

KJV

To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the Lord; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the Lord said to him by the hand of Moses.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
זִכָּר֞וֹןzi.ka.Rona reminderH2146 →
לִבְנֵ֣יliv.Neito [the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
לְ֠מַעַןLe.ma.'anso thatH4616 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherthatH834 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
יִקְרַ֜בyik.Ravhe may draw nearH7126 →
אִ֣ישׁ'isha manH376 →
זָ֗רZarstrangeH2114 →
אֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherwhoH834 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
מִזֶּ֤רַעmi.Ze.ra'[is] one of [the] offspring ofH2233 →
אַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonAaronH175 →
ה֔וּאHu'heH1931 →
לְהַקְטִ֥ירle.hak.Tirto make smokeH6999 →
קְטֹ֖רֶתke.To.retincenseH7004 →
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
יִהְיֶ֤הyih.Yehhe will beH1961 →
כְקֹ֙רַח֙khe.Ko.rachlike KorahH7141 →
וְכַ֣עֲדָת֔וֹve.Kha.'a.da.Toand like company hisH5712 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.Sherjust asH834 →
דִּבֶּ֧רdi.Berhe had spokenH1696 →
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
בְּיַד־be.yad-by [the] hand ofH3027 →
מֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehMosesH4872 →
לֽוֹ׃loto <the> him

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Luke 1:9he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.Hebrews 5:4No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.Numbers 3:10So 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.”Joshua 4:7you are to tell them, ‘The waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters were cut off.’ Therefore these stones will be a memorial to the Israelites forever.”Ezekiel 43:19You are to give a young bull from the herd as a sin offering to the Levitical priests who are of the family of Zadok, who approach Me to minister before Me, declares the Lord GOD.Exodus 30:16Take the atonement money from the Israelites and use it for the service of the Tent of Meeting. It will serve as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD to make atonement for your lives.”Numbers 18:4–7They 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 Chronicles 26:16–21But when Uzziah grew powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.Exodus 28:12Fasten both stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. Aaron is to bear their names on his two shoulders as a memorial before the LORD.Numbers 18:3And they shall attend to your duties and to all the duties of the Tent; but they must not come near to the furnishings of the sanctuary or the altar, or both they and you will die.Numbers 18:7But only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the veil, and you are to perform that service. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift, but any outsider who comes near the sanctuary must be put to death.”Hebrews 8:4Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are already priests who offer gifts according to the law.Psalms 105:26He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.Jeremiah 30:21Their leader will be one of their own, and their ruler will arise from their midst. And I will bring him near, and he will approach Me, for who would dare on his own to approach Me?” declares the LORD.Exodus 29:9Wrap 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.Ezekiel 40:46and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, the only Levites who may approach the LORD to minister before Him.”Numbers 17:10The 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.”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.

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