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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 on behalf of the Israelites; but any outsider who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.

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ASV

And those that encamp before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrising, 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.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהַחֹנִ֣יםve.ha.cho.Nimand those [who] encampH2583 →
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
הַמִּשְׁכָּ֡ןha.mish.Kanthe tabernacleH4908 →
קֵ֣דְמָהKe.de.maheast -wardH6924 →
לִפְנֵי֩lif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
אֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-[the] tent ofH168 →
מוֹעֵ֨ד׀mo.'EdmeetingH4150 →
מִזְרָ֜חָהmiz.Ra.chaheast -wardH4217 →
מֹשֶׁ֣ה׀mo.Sheh[were] MosesH4872 →
וְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.Ronand AaronH175 →
וּבָנָ֗יוu.va.Navand sons hisH1121 →
שֹֽׁמְרִים֙sho.me.RimkeepingH8104 →
מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.ret[the] duty ofH4931 →
הַמִּקְדָּ֔שׁha.mik.Dashthe sanctuaryH4720 →
לְמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתle.mish.Me.retto [the] duty ofH4931 →
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
וְהַזָּ֥רve.ha.Zarand the strangerH2114 →
הַקָּרֵ֖בha.ka.Rev<the> approachingH7131 →
יוּמָֽת׃yu.Mathe will be put to deathH4191 →

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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.”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 2:3On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard:1 Chronicles 23:32So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD.Numbers 3:7–8They are to perform duties for him and for the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, attending to the service of the tabernacle.Numbers 3:35The leader of the families of the Merarites was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.Numbers 18:1–5So the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house must bear the iniquity involving the sanctuary. And you and your sons alone must bear the iniquity involving your priesthood.Numbers 3:29The clans of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,1 Chronicles 6:48–49Their fellow Levites were assigned to every kind of service of the tabernacle, the house of God.Numbers 3:23The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle,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.Ezekiel 40:45Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple,Numbers 16:40just 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.Numbers 18:22No longer may the Israelites come near to the Tent of Meeting, or they will incur guilt and 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.”Numbers 2:17In the middle of the camps, the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the Levites. They are to set out in the order they encamped, each in his own place under his standard.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 Chronicles 23:7The Levites must surround the king with weapons in hand, and anyone who enters the temple must be put to death. You must stay close to the king wherever he goes.”

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