Numbers 18:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor ye also, die.”

Numbers 18:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 18:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 18:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They shall keep your commands and the duty of the whole Tent; only they shall not come near to the vessels of the sanctuary and to the altar, that they not die, neither they nor you.”

Numbers 18:3 — World English Bible

Numbers 18:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the Tent: only they shall not come nigh unto the vessels of the sanctuary and unto the altar, that they die not, neither they, nor ye. ”

Numbers 18:3 — American Standard Version

Numbers 18:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`And they have kept thy charge, and the charge of all the tent; only, unto the vessels of the sanctuary and unto the altar they do not come near, and they die not, either they or you;”

Numbers 18:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 18:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of the whole tent: only they shall not come near to the vessels of the sanctuary and to the altar, that they may not die, and you as well as they. ”

Numbers 18:3 — Darby Translation

Numbers 18:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And they shall keepe thy charge, euen the charge of all the Tabernacle: but they shall not come neere the instruments of the Sanctuary, nor to the altar, lest they die, both they and you:”

Numbers 18:3 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 18:3 in Context — Numbers 18

1 And the Lord said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father’s house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.

2 And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness.

3 And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor ye also, die.

4 And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you.

5 And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.

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What Does Numbers 18:3 Mean?

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