Numbers 4:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And after the holy place and all its vessels have been covered up by Aaron and his sons, when the tents of the people go forward, the sons of Kohath are to come and take it up; but the holy things may not be touched by them for fear of death.

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  • 2 Sam 6:6-7 : 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.
  • Num 7:9 : 9 But to the sons of Kohath he gave nothing; because they had the care of the holy place, taking it about on their backs.
  • Num 10:21 : 21 Then the Kohathites went forward with the holy place; the others put up the House ready for their coming.
  • Deut 31:9 : 9 Then Moses put all this law in writing, and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who take up the ark of the Lord's agreement, and to all the responsible men of Israel.
  • 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.
  • 1 Chr 15:2 : 2 Then David said, The ark of God may not be moved by any but the Levites, for they have been marked out by God to take the ark of God, and to do his work for ever.
  • 1 Chr 15:15 : 15 And the sons of the Levites took up the ark of God, lifting it by its rods, as the Lord had said to Moses.
  • Heb 12:18-29 : 18 You have not come to a mountain which may be touched, and is burning with fire, and to a black cloud, and a dark smoke, and a violent wind, 19 And to the sound of a horn, and the voice of words, the hearers of which made request that not a word more might be said to them: 20 For the order which said, If the mountain is touched even by a beast, the beast is to be stoned, seemed hard to them; 21 And the vision was so overpowering that even Moses said, I am shaking and full of fear. 22 But you have come to the mountain of Zion, to the place of the living God, to the Jerusalem which is in heaven, and to an army of angels which may not be numbered, 23 To the great meeting and church of the first of those who are named in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of good men made complete, 24 And to Jesus by whom the new agreement has been made between God and man, and to the sign of the blood which says better things than Abel's blood. 25 See that you give ear to his voice which comes to you. For if those whose ears were shut to the voice which came to them on earth did not go free from punishment, what chance have we of going free if we give no attention to him whose voice comes from heaven? 26 Whose voice was the cause of the shaking of the earth; but now he has made an oath, saying, There will be still one more shaking, not only of the earth, but of heaven. 27 And the words, Still one more, make it clear that there will be a taking away of those things which are shaking, as of things which are made, so that there may be only those things of which no shaking is possible. 28 If then, we have a kingdom which will never be moved, let us have grace, so that we may give God such worship as is pleasing to him with fear and respect: 29 For our God is an all-burning fire.
  • 2 Sam 6:13 : 13 And when those who were lifting the ark of the Lord had gone six steps, he made an offering of an ox and a fat young beast.
  • Josh 4:10 : 10 For the priests who took up the ark kept there in the middle of Jordan till all the orders given to Joshua by Moses from the Lord had been done: then the people went over quickly.
  • 1 Sam 6:19 : 19 But the Lord sent destruction on seventy men of the people of Beth-shemesh for looking into the ark of the Lord; and great was the sorrow of the people for the destruction which the Lord had sent on them.
  • Exod 19:12 : 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:
  • Num 1:51 : 51 And when the Tent of meeting goes forward, the Levites are to take it down; and when it is to be put up, they are to do it: any strange person who comes near it is to be put to death.
  • Num 3:30-31 : 30 Their chief is Elizaphan, the son of Uzziel. 31 In their care are the ark, and the table, and the lights, and the altars, and all the vessels used in the holy place, and the veil, and all they are used for.
  • Num 3:38 : 38 And those whose tents are to be placed on the east side of the House in front of the Tent of meeting, looking to the dawn, are Moses and Aaron and his sons, who will do the work of the holy place for the children of Israel; and any strange person who comes near will be put to death.

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  • Num 4:16-21
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    85%

    16 And Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, is to be responsible for the oil for the light, and the sweet perfumes for burning, and the regular meal offering, and the holy oil; the House and the holy place and everything in it will be in his care.

    17 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

    18 Do not let the family of the Kohathites be cut off from among the Levites;

    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,

  • Num 4:4-6
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    84%

    4 And this is to be the work of the sons of Kohath in connection with the most holy things.

    5 When all the people go forward, Aaron is to go in with his sons, and take down the veil of the curtain, covering the ark of witness with it;

    6 And putting over it the leather cover and over that a blue cloth; and putting its rods in place.

  • Num 7:9
    79%

    9 But to the sons of Kohath he gave nothing; because they had the care of the holy place, taking it about on their backs.

  • Num 4:14
    78%

    14 Placing on the cloth all its vessels, the fire-baskets, the meat-hooks, the spades, and the basins; all the vessels of the altar; they are to put a leather cover over all these, and put its rods in their places.

  • Num 4:33-34
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    78%

    33 This is the work which the sons of Merari are to do in connection with the Tent of meeting, under the direction of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.

    34 So Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of the people took in hand the numbering of the sons of the Kohathites, by families, in the order of their fathers' houses;

  • Num 4:36-37
    2 verses
    78%

    36 And the number of all these was two thousand, seven hundred and fifty.

    37 This is the number of those of the Kohathites who did the work in the Tent of meeting, as they were numbered by Moses and Aaron at the order of the Lord.

  • Num 18:3
    78%

    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.

  • Num 4:1-2
    2 verses
    77%

    1 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

    2 Let the sons of Kohath, from among the sons of Levi, be numbered by their families, in the order of their fathers' houses;

  • Lev 10:4-6
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    4 And Moses sent for Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel, the brother of Aaron's father, and said to them, Come near and take your brothers away from before the holy place, outside the tent-circle.

    5 So they came and took them, in their coats, outside the tent-circle, as Moses had said.

    6 And Moses said to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons, Do not let your hair be loose, and give no signs of grief; so that death may not overtake you, and his wrath come on all the people; but let there be weeping among your brothers and all the house of Israel for this burning of the Lord's fire.

  • Num 10:21
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    21 Then the Kohathites went forward with the holy place; the others put up the House ready for their coming.

  • Num 18:1
    76%

    1 And the Lord said to Aaron, You and your sons and your father's family are to be responsible for all wrongdoing in relation to the holy place: and you and your sons are to be responsible for the errors which come about in your work as priests.

  • Num 3:31
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    31 In their care are the ark, and the table, and the lights, and the altars, and all the vessels used in the holy place, and the veil, and all they are used for.

  • Num 4:10-12
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    76%

    10 All these they are to put in a leather cover, and put it on the frame.

    11 On the gold altar they are to put a blue cloth, covering it with a leather cover; and they are to put its rods in their places.

    12 All the vessels which are used in the holy place they are to put in a blue cloth, covering them with a leather cover, and put them on the frame.

  • Exod 28:43
    75%

    43 Aaron and his sons are to put these on whenever they go into the Tent of meeting or come near the altar, when they are doing the work of the holy place, so that they may be free from any sin causing death: this is to be an order for him and his seed after him for ever.

  • Num 4:25
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    25 They are to take up the curtains of the House, and the Tent of meeting with its cover and the leather cover over it, and the hangings for the door of the Tent of meeting;

  • Num 18:22
    74%

    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.

  • 1 Chr 23:32
    74%

    32 And they had the care of the Tent of meeting and the holy place, under the direction of the sons of Aaron their brothers, for the work of the house of the Lord.

  • Num 3:38
    74%

    38 And those whose tents are to be placed on the east side of the House in front of the Tent of meeting, looking to the dawn, are Moses and Aaron and his sons, who will do the work of the holy place for the children of Israel; and any strange person who comes near will be put to death.

  • Num 4:27
    74%

    27 From the mouth of Aaron and his sons the Gershonites will have word about all the things they are to do and take up; you are to give them their orders.

  • Num 1:50-51
    2 verses
    74%

    50 But to them you are to give the care of the Tent of meeting with its vessels and everything in it: they are to take up the Tent, and be responsible for everything to do with it, and put up their tents round it.

    51 And when the Tent of meeting goes forward, the Levites are to take it down; and when it is to be put up, they are to do it: any strange person who comes near it is to be put to death.

  • Exod 28:35
    74%

    35 Aaron is to put it on for his holy work; and the sound of it will be clear, when he goes into the holy place before the Lord, and when he comes out, keeping him safe from death.

  • Lev 16:23
    74%

    23 Then let Aaron come into the Tent of meeting and take off the linen clothing which he put on when he went into the holy place, and put them down there;

  • Num 18:32
    74%

    32 And no sin will be yours on account of it, when the best of it has been lifted up on high; you are not to make a wrong use of the holy things of the children of Israel, so that death may not overtake you.

  • Num 4:31
    73%

    31 And this is their part in the work of the Tent of meeting: the transport of the boards and the rods of the Tent, with the pillars and their bases;

  • 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 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 3:8
    73%

    8 And they will have the care of all the vessels of the Tent of meeting, and will do for the children of Israel all the necessary work of the House.

  • Num 18:5
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    5 You are to be responsible for the holy place and the altar, so that wrath may never again come on the children of Israel.

  • Lev 16:1-2
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    1 And the Lord said to Moses, after the death of the two sons of Aaron when they took in strange fire before the Lord and death overtook them;

    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.

  • Exod 31:10
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    10 And the robes of needlework, the holy robes for Aaron and for his sons, for their use when acting as priests,

  • Exod 29:30
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    30 For seven days the son who becomes priest in his place will put them on when he comes into the Tent of meeting to do the work of the holy place.

  • Exod 29:35
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    35 All these things you are to do to Aaron and his sons as I have given you orders: for seven days the work of making them priests is to go on.

  • Exod 35:19
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    19 The robes of needlework for the work of the holy place, the holy robes for Aaron the priest, and the robes for his sons when acting as priests.

  • Num 8:22
    72%

    22 And then the Levites went in to do their work in the Tent of meeting before Aaron and his sons: all the orders which the Lord had given Moses about the Levites were put into effect.