Numbers 3:10 BSB — MannaFest

Numbers 3:10

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.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Aaron and his sons - shall wait on their priest’s office - It was the business of the priests to offer the different sacrifices to God; to consecrate the shew-bread, pour out the libations, burn the incense, sprinkle the blood of the victims, and bless the people. In a word, they were the servants of God alone.

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John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

The stranger - That is, every one who is of another family than Aaron's; yea, though he be a Levite. That cometh nigh - To execute any part of the priest's office.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
אַהֲרֹ֤ן	'a.ha.Ron	Aaron	H175 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
בָּנָיו֙	ba.Nav	sons his	H1121 →
תִּפְקֹ֔ד	tif.Kod	you will appoint	H6485 →
וְשָׁמְר֖וּ	ve.sha.me.Ru	and they will keep	H8104 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
כְּהֻנָּתָ֑ם	ke.hu.na.Tam	priesthood their	H3550 →
וְהַזָּ֥ר	ve.ha.Zar	and the stranger	H2114 →
הַקָּרֵ֖ב	ha.ka.Rev	<the> approaching	H7131 →
יוּמָֽת׃ פ	yu.Mat	he will be put to death	H4191 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Romans 12:7
if it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach;
leads to
- 2 Timothy 4:2
  Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.
- Acts 13:1
  Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
- Ephesians 4:11
  And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
- 1 Timothy 5:17
  Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
- Colossians 1:28–29
  We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.
Through
Numbers 16:35
And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.
leads to
- Leviticus 10:2
  So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.
- Numbers 26:10
  And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign.
Through
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…
leads to
- Numbers 3:38
  Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, before the Tent of Meeting. They were to perform the duties of the sanctuary as a service…

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