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Numbers 18:22

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Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Tithes;   Thompson Chain Reference - Admission, Exclusion;   Exclusion;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Tithe;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Giving;   Levite;   Tithes;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Levite;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Levite;   Tithe;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Levites;   Tithes;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Death;   Economic Life;   Inheritance;   Levitical Cities;   Pentateuch;   Priests;   Tithe;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Aaron's Rod;   Malachi;   Numbers, Book of;   Priests and Levites;   Tithes;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Levites ;   Tithes;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Covenant;   Levites;   Tithes;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Law of Moses;   Tithe;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Levites;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Criticism (the Graf-Wellhausen Hypothesis);   Tithe;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - ḥaber;   Mishnah;   Tithe;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Henceforth the children of Yisra'el shall not come near the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin, and die.
King James Version
Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die.
Lexham English Bible
The Israelites will not come near again to the tent of assembly, or they will bear sin and die.
New Century Version
But the other Israelites must never go near the Meeting Tent, or they will die for their sin.
New English Translation
No longer may the Israelites approach the tent of meeting, or else they will bear their sin and die.
Amplified Bible
"The Israelites shall never again approach the Tent of Meeting [the covered sanctuary, the Holy Place, and the Holy of Holies], or they [who do] will incur sin and die.
New American Standard Bible
"And the sons of Israel shall not come near the tent of meeting again, or they will bring sin on themselves and die.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Neyther shal the children of Israel any more come neere the Tabernacle of the Congregation, lest they susteine sinne, and die.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the sons of Israel shall not come near the tent of meeting again, or they will bear sin and die.
Contemporary English Version
They are the only ones allowed to work at the tent, and they must not let anyone else come near it. Those who do must be put to death, and the Levites will also be punished. This law will never change. Since the Levites won't be given any land in Israel as their own,
Complete Jewish Bible
From now on, the people of Isra'el are not to approach the tent of meeting, so that they will not bear the consequences of their sin and die.
Darby Translation
Neither shall the children of Israel henceforth come near the tent of meeting, to bear sin and die.
Easy-to-Read Version
But the other Israelites must never go near that Meeting Tent. If they do, they must be put to death!
English Standard Version
so that the people of Israel do not come near the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin and die.
George Lamsa Translation
Neither shall the children of Israel henceforth come near the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin and die.
Good News Translation
The other Israelites must no longer approach the Tent and in this way bring on themselves the penalty of death.
Christian Standard Bible®
The Israelites must never again come near the tent of meeting, or they will incur guilt and die.
Literal Translation
And the sons of Israel shall not come near to the tabernacle of the congregation any more, lest they bear sin, and die.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
that from hece forth the children of Israel come not nye the Tabernacle of witnes, to lade them selues with synne, and to dye:
American Standard Version
And henceforth the children of Israel shall not come nigh the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin, and die.
Bible in Basic English
In future the children of Israel are not to come near the Tent of meeting, so that death may not come to them because of sin.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Neither must the children of Israel hencefoorth come nie ye tabernacle of the congregation, lest they beare sinne, & die.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And henceforth the children of Israel shall not come nigh the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin, and die.
King James Version (1611)
Neither must the children of Israel hencefoorth come nigh the Tabernacle of the Congregation, lest they beare sinne, and die.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the children of Israel shall no more draw nigh to the tabernacle of witness to incur fatal guilt.
English Revised Version
And henceforth the children of Israel shall not come nigh the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin, and die.
Berean Standard Bible
No longer may the Israelites come near the Tent of Meeting, or they will incur guilt and die.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
that the sones of Israel neiye no more to the `tabernacle of boond of pees, nether do dedli synne.
Young's Literal Translation
`And the sons of Israel come no more near unto the tent of meeting, to bear sin, to die,
Update Bible Version
And from now on the sons of Israel shall not come near the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin, and die.
Webster's Bible Translation
Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die.
World English Bible
Henceforth the children of Israel shall not come near the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin, and die.
New King James Version
Hereafter the children of Israel shall not come near the tabernacle of meeting, lest they bear sin and die.
New Living Translation
"From now on, no Israelites except priests or Levites may approach the Tabernacle. If they come too near, they will be judged guilty and will die.
New Life Bible
The people of Israel must not come near the meeting tent again, or they will be guilty of sin and die.
New Revised Standard
From now on the Israelites shall no longer approach the tent of meeting, or else they will incur guilt and die.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
that the sons of Israel come near no more, unto the tent of meeting, - to bear sin, to die.
Douay-Rheims Bible
That the children of Israel may not approach any more to the tabernacle, nor commit deadly sin,
Revised Standard Version
And henceforth the people of Israel shall not come near the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin and die.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The sons of Israel shall not come near the tent of meeting again, or they will bear sin and die.

Contextual Overview

20 God said to Aaron, "You won't get any inheritance in land, not so much as a small plot of ground: I am your plot of ground, I am your inheritance among the People of Israel. 21"I'm giving the Levites all the tithes of Israel as their pay for the work they do in the Tent of Meeting. Starting now, the rest of the People of Israel cannot wander in and out of the Tent of Meeting; they'll be penalized for their sin and the penalty is death. It's the Levites and only the Levites who are to work in the Tent of Meeting and they are responsible for anything that goes wrong. This is the regular rule for all time. They get no inheritance among the People of Israel; instead I turn over to them the tithes that the People of Israel present as an offering to God . That's why I give the ruling: They are to receive no land-inheritance among the People of Israel." 25 God spoke to Moses: "Speak to the Levites. Tell them, When you get the tithe from the People of Israel, the inheritance that I have assigned to you, you must tithe that tithe and present it as an offering to God . Your offerings will be treated the same as other people's gifts of grain from the threshing floor or wine from the wine vat. This is your procedure for making offerings to God from all the tithes you get from the People of Israel: give God 's portion from these tithes to Aaron the priest. Make sure that God 's portion is the best and holiest of everything you get. 30"Tell the Levites, When you offer the best part, the rest will be treated the same as grain from the threshing floor or wine from the wine vat that others give. You and your households are free to eat the rest of it anytime and anyplace—it's your wages for your work at the Tent of Meeting. By offering the best part, you'll avoid guilt, you won't desecrate the holy offerings of the People of Israel, and you won't die."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

come nigh: Numbers 18:7, Numbers 1:52, Numbers 3:10, Numbers 3:38

bear sin: Leviticus 20:20, Leviticus 22:9

and die: Heb. to die

Reciprocal: Exodus 28:43 - bear not iniquity Numbers 1:51 - the stranger Numbers 18:1 - shall bear Numbers 18:32 - bear Ezekiel 23:35 - therefore 1 Peter 2:24 - his own self

Cross-References

Genesis 18:1
God appeared to Abraham at the Oaks of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent. It was the hottest part of the day. He looked up and saw three men standing. He ran from his tent to greet them and bowed before them.
Genesis 18:16
When the men got up to leave, they set off for Sodom. Abraham walked with them to say good-bye.
Genesis 19:1
The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening. Lot was sitting at the city gate. He saw them and got up to welcome them, bowing before them and said, "Please, my friends, come to my house and stay the night. Wash up. You can rise early and be on your way refreshed." They said, "No, we'll sleep in the street."
Psalms 106:23
Fed up, God decided to get rid of them— and except for Moses, his chosen, he would have. But Moses stood in the gap and deflected God's anger, prevented it from destroying them utterly. They went on to reject the Blessed Land, didn't believe a word of what God promised. They found fault with the life they had and turned a deaf ear to God 's voice. Exasperated, God swore that he'd lay them low in the desert, Scattering their children hither and yon, strewing them all over the earth.
Jeremiah 15:1
Then God said to me: "Jeremiah, even if Moses and Samuel stood here and made their case, I wouldn't feel a thing for this people. Get them out of here. Tell them to get lost! And if they ask you, ‘So where do we go?' tell them God says, "‘If you're assigned to die, go and die; if assigned to war, go and get killed; If assigned to starve, go starve; if assigned to exile, off to exile you go!'
Ezekiel 22:30
"I looked for someone to stand up for me against all this, to repair the defenses of the city, to take a stand for me and stand in the gap to protect this land so I wouldn't have to destroy it. I couldn't find anyone. Not one. So I'll empty out my wrath on them, burn them to a crisp with my hot anger, serve them with the consequences of all they've done. Decree of God , the Master."
1 Timothy 2:1
The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know. Pray especially for rulers and their governments to rule well so we can be quietly about our business of living simply, in humble contemplation. This is the way our Savior God wants us to live.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation,.... To do any part of the priest's office, as to burn incense, as Korah and his company had done; or to do any part of the work of the Levites, by watching in the tabernacle, by taking it down and setting it up, and bearing the vessels of it; otherwise they might come to it, to bring their sacrifices, to pay their vows, and for their purification when necessary, and such like things:

lest they bear sin and die; lest sin be charged upon them, and punishment be inflicted, even the punishment of death; for it was death to intrude into the priest's office.


 
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