Exodus 19:22

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And let the priests who come near to the Lord make themselves holy, for fear that the Lord may come on them suddenly.

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  • Exod 24:5 : 5 And he sent some of the young men of the children of Israel to make burned offerings and peace-offerings of oxen to the Lord.
  • Lev 10:1-3 : 1 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took their vessels and put fire in them and perfume, burning strange fire before the Lord, which he had not given them orders to do. 2 And fire came out from before the Lord, burning them up and causing their destruction before the Lord. 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, This is what the Lord said, I will be holy in the eyes of all those who come near to me, and I will be honoured before all the people. And Aaron said nothing.
  • 2 Sam 6:6-8 : 6 And when they came to Nacon's grain-floor, Uzzah put his hand on the ark of God to keep it safe in its place, for the oxen were out of control. 7 And the wrath of the Lord, burning against Uzzah, sent destruction on him because he had put his hand on the ark, and death came to him there by the ark of God. 8 And David was angry because of the Lord's outburst of wrath against Uzzah: and he gave that place the name Perez-uzzah, which is its name to this day.
  • 1 Chr 13:9-9 : 9 And when they came to the grain-floor of Chidon, Uzza put out his hand to keep the ark in its place, for the oxen were slipping. 10 And the wrath of the Lord, burning against Uzza, sent destruction on him because he had put his hand on the ark, and death came to him there before God. 11 And David was angry because of the Lord's outburst of wrath against Uzza, and he gave that place the name Perez-uzza, to this day.
  • 1 Chr 15:13 : 13 For because you did not take it at the first, the Lord our God sent punishment on us, because we did not get directions from him in the right way.
  • 2 Chr 30:3 : 3 It was not possible to keep it at that time, because not enough priests had made themselves holy, and the people had not come together in Jerusalem.
  • 2 Chr 30:15 : 15 Then on the fourteenth day of the second month they put the Passover lambs to death: and the priests and the Levites were shamed, and made themselves holy and took burned offerings into the house of the Lord.
  • 2 Chr 30:18-19 : 18 For a great number of the people from Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not made themselves clean, but they took the Passover meal, though not in the right way. For Hezekiah had made prayer for them, saying, May the good Lord have mercy on everyone 19 Who, with all his heart, is turned to God the Lord, the God of his fathers, even if he has not been made clean after the rules of the holy place.
  • Isa 52:11 : 11 Away! away! go out from there, touching no unclean thing; go out from among her; be clean, you who take up the vessels of the Lord.
  • Acts 5:5 : 5 And at these words, Ananias went down on the earth, and his life went from him: and great fear came on all who were present.
  • Acts 5:10 : 10 And straight away she went down at his feet, and her life went from her: and the young men came in and saw her dead, and they took her out and put her in the earth with her husband.
  • 1 Cor 11:30-32 : 30 For this cause a number of you are feeble and ill, and a number are dead. 31 But if we were true judges of ourselves, punishment would not come on us. 32 But if punishment does come, it is sent by the Lord, so that we may be safe when the world is judged.
  • Exod 19:5 : 5 If now you will truly give ear to my voice and keep my agreement, you will be my special property out of all the peoples: for all the earth is mine:
  • Exod 19:14-15 : 14 Then Moses went down from the mountain to the people, and made the people holy; and their clothing was washed. 15 And he said to the people, Be ready by the third day: do not come near a woman.

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  • Exod 19:21
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    21 And the Lord said to Moses, Go down and give the people orders to keep back, for fear that a great number of them, forcing their way through to see the Lord, may come to destruction.

  • Exod 19:23-24
    2 verses
    82%

    23 And Moses said to the Lord, The people will not be able to come up the mountain, for you gave us orders to put limits round the mountain, marking it out and making it holy.

    24 And the Lord said to him, Go down, and you and Aaron may come up; but let not the priests and the people make their way through to the Lord, or he will come on them suddenly.

  • Lev 22:1-2
    2 verses
    78%

    1 And the Lord said to Moses,

    2 Give orders to Aaron and to his sons to keep themselves separate from the holy things of the children of Israel which they give to me, and not to make my holy name common: I am the Lord,

  • Exod 19:10-15
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    77%

    10 And the Lord said to Moses, Go to the people and make them holy today and tomorrow, and let their clothing be washed.

    11 And by the third day let them be ready: for on the third day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai, before the eyes of all the people.

    12 And let limits be marked out for the people round the mountain, and say to them, Take care not to go up the mountain or near the sides of it: whoever puts his foot on the mountain will certainly come to his death:

    13 He is not to be touched by a hand, but is to be stoned or have an arrow put through him; man or beast, he is to be put to death: at the long sounding of a horn they may come up to the mountain.

    14 Then Moses went down from the mountain to the people, and made the people holy; and their clothing was washed.

    15 And he said to the people, Be ready by the third day: do not come near a woman.

  • 2 Chr 23:6
    76%

    6 But let no one come into the house of the Lord but only the priests and those of the Levites who have work to do there; they may go in for they are holy; but the rest of the people are to keep the orders of the Lord.

  • Lev 22:9
    76%

    9 So then, let them keep what I have put into their care, for fear that sin may come on them because of it, so causing their death because they have made it common: I am the Lord, who make them holy.

  • Num 4:19-21
    3 verses
    76%

    19 But do this to them, so that life and not death may be theirs when they come near the most holy things; let Aaron and his sons go in and give to every one his work and that which he is to take up;

    20 But they themselves are not to go in to see the holy place, even for a minute, for fear of death.

    21 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Lev 22:15-17
    3 verses
    76%

    15 And they may not make common the holy things which the children of Israel give to the Lord,

    16 So causing sin to come on them when they take their holy things for food: I am the Lord who make them holy.

    17 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Lev 19:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1 And the Lord said to Moses,

    2 Say to all the people of Israel, You are to be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.

  • Lev 20:7
    75%

    7 So make and keep yourselves holy, for I am the Lord your God.

  • Lev 21:23
    75%

    23 But he may not go inside the veil or come near the altar, because he is damaged; and he may not make my holy places common; for I the Lord have made them holy.

  • Num 18:22
    75%

    22 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.

  • Lev 21:16
    75%

    16 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Exod 30:29
    75%

    29 And you are to make them most holy; anything touching them will become holy.

  • Exod 24:2
    74%

    2 And Moses only may come near to the Lord; but the others are not to come near, and the people may not come up with them.

  • Num 16:20-21
    2 verses
    74%

    20 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

    21 Come out from among this people, so that I may send sudden destruction on them.

  • Num 3:11
    74%

    11 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Num 17:13
    74%

    13 Death will overtake everyone who comes near, who comes near the House of the Lord: are we all to come to destruction?

  • Exod 30:20
    73%

    20 Whenever they go into the Tent of meeting they are to be washed with water, to keep them from death; and whenever they come near to do the work of the altar, or to make an offering by fire to the Lord,

  • Num 16:44-45
    2 verses
    73%

    44 And the Lord said to Moses,

    45 Come out from among this people, so that I may send sudden destruction on them. And they went down on their faces.

  • 1 Chr 15:14
    73%

    14 So the priests and the Levites made themselves holy to take up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel.

  • Num 18:3
    73%

    3 They are to do your orders and be responsible for the work of the Tent; but they may not come near the vessels of the holy place or the altar, so that death may not overtake them or you.

  • Lev 21:1
    73%

    1 And the Lord said to Moses, Say to the priests, the sons of Aaron, Let no man make himself unclean for the dead among his people;

  • Lev 15:31
    73%

    31 In this way may the children of Israel be made free from all sorts of unclean conditions, so that death may not overtake them when they are unclean and when they make unclean my holy place which is among them.

  • Exod 19:17
    73%

    17 And Moses made the people come out of their tents and take their places before God; and they came to the foot of the mountain,

  • Ezek 42:14
    72%

    14 When the priests go in, they may not go out of the holy place into the outer square, and there they are to put the robes in which they do the work of the Lord's house, for they are holy: and they have to put on other clothing before they come near that which has to do with the people.

  • Num 16:36
    72%

    36 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Lev 10:3
    72%

    3 Then Moses said to Aaron, This is what the Lord said, I will be holy in the eyes of all those who come near to me, and I will be honoured before all the people. And Aaron said nothing.

  • Lev 17:1
    72%

    1 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Exod 31:12
    72%

    12 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Exod 19:6
    72%

    6 And you will be a kingdom of priests to me, and a holy nation. These are the words which you are to say to the children of Israel.

  • Num 6:22
    72%

    22 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Lev 16:2
    72%

    2 The Lord said to Moses, Say to Aaron, your brother, that he may not come at all times into the holy place inside the veil, before the cover which is on the ark, for fear that death may overtake him; for I will be seen in the cloud on the cover of the ark.

  • Lev 19:30
    72%

    30 Keep my Sabbaths and have respect for my holy place: I am the Lord.

  • Num 19:1
    72%

    1 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

  • Lev 7:22
    72%

    22 And the Lord said to Moses,