Numbers 4:20
But the Kohathites are not to go in and look at the holy objects, even for a moment, or they will die.”
BSB
ASV
but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die.
KJV
But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.
When the holy things are covered - Literally, כבלע keballa, when they are swallowed down; which shows the promptitude with which every thing belonging to the holy of holies was put out of sight, for these mysteries must ever be treated with the deepest reverence; and indeed without this they could not have been to them the representatives of heavenly realities. See the concluding note Num 4:36 (note).
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1 Samuel 6:19But 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…
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And 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.
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When 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…
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and the LORD said to him, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the LORD, lest many of them perish.
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Leviticus 10:2So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.
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but Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD.
Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell…
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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…
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When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen had stumbled.
But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.
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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.
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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…
