Numbers 3:38 — Bible Verse (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.”
Numbers 3:38 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 3:38 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 3:38 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Those who encamp before the tabernacle eastward, in front of the Tent of Meeting toward the sunrise, shall be Moses, with Aaron and his sons, keeping the requirements of the sanctuary for the duty of the children of Israel. The outsider who comes near shall be put to death.”
Numbers 3:38 — World English Bible
Numbers 3:38 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Numbers 3:38 — American Standard Version
Numbers 3:38 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And those encamping before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting, at the east, <FI>are<Fi> Moses and Aaron, and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the sons of Israel, and the stranger who cometh near is put to death.”
Numbers 3:38 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 3:38 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And those who encamped before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrising, were Moses, and Aaron and his sons, who kept the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh near shall be put to death. ”
Numbers 3:38 — Darby Translation
Numbers 3:38 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Also on the forefront of the Tabernacle toward the East, before the Tabernacle, I say, of the Congregation Eastwarde shall Moses and Aaron and his sonnes pitch, hauing the charge of the Sanctuarie, and the charge of the children of Israel: but the stranger that commeth neere, shall be slayne.”
Numbers 3:38 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 3:38 in Context — Numbers 3
36 And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto,
37 And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords.
38 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.
39 All that were numbered of the Levites, which Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the Lord, throughout their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand.
40 And the Lord said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.
What Does Numbers 3:38 Mean?
Numbers 3:38 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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