Numbers 18:22

Translations

Modern

No longer may the Israelites come near to the Tent of Meeting, or they will incur guilt and die.

Traditional

Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die.

Literal

And hereafter the sons of Israel shall not come near to the Tent of Meeting, lest they bear sin and die.

Latin

…ut non accedant ultra filii Israël ad tabernaculum, nec committant peccatum mortiferum,

Original

Hebrew

English

No longer may the Israelites come near to the Tent of Meeting, or they will incur guilt and die.

Notes

Numbers 18:1–32

The instructions here came from the need shown in chapter 17 for clear boundaries between the people, priests, and Levites. The Levites had special privileges and important responsibilities. One key part of their job was to protect the Tent of Meeting from unauthorized entry (chapter 16).

Related verses

Leviticus 22:9
The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
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.
Numbers 18:7
But 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 3:10
So 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 1:51–52
Whenever 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.
Leviticus 20:20
If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered the nakedness of his uncle. They will bear their sin; they shall die childless.

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Biblical Concept of Law Deuteronomy, Book of Inheritance Joshua, Book of Levitical Cities Numbers, Book of Tithe, Tithing Worship

Topics

Tithes: Mosaic Laws Instituting

Numbers 18:22

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