Numbers 4:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 19:21 : 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.
  • Lev 10:1-2 : 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.
  • Num 16:32 : 32 And the earth, opening her mouth, took them in, with their families, and all the men who were joined to Korah, and their goods.
  • Num 17:10 : 10 And the Lord said to Moses, Put Aaron's rod back in front of the ark of witness, to be kept for a sign against this false-hearted people, so that you may put a stop to their outcries against me, and death may not overtake them.
  • Num 18:5 : 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Jer 38:23 : 23 And they will take all your wives and your children out to the Chaldaeans: and you will not get away out of their hands, but will be taken by the hands of the king of Babylon: and this town will be burned with fire.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 4:19-21
    3 verses
    81%

    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 4:17
    80%

    17 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

  • Num 4:1-2
    2 verses
    79%

    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;

  • Num 4:15
    78%

    15 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.

  • Num 4:34
    78%

    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 4:4
    77%

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

  • Num 4:36-37
    2 verses
    77%

    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 18:1-7
    7 verses
    77%

    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.

    2 Let your brothers, the family of Levi, come near with you, so that they may be joined with you and be your servants: but you and your sons with you are to go in before the ark of witness.

    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.

    4 They are to be joined with you in the care of the Tent of meeting, doing whatever is needed for the Tent: and no one of any other family may come near you.

    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.

    6 Now, see, I have taken your brothers the Levites from among the children of Israel: they are given to you and to the Lord, to do the work of the Tent of meeting.

    7 And you and your sons with you are to be responsible as priests for the altar and everything on it, and everything inside the veil; you are to do the work of priests; I have given you your position as priests; and any other man who comes near will be put to death.

  • Num 1:47-50
    4 verses
    76%

    47 But the Levites, of the tribe of their fathers, were not numbered among them.

    48 For the Lord said to Moses,

    49 Only the tribe of Levi is not to be numbered among the children of Israel,

    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.

  • Num 3:27
    76%

    27 From Kohath come the Amramites and the Izharites and the Hebronites and the Uzzielites; these are the families of the Kohathites.

  • Num 18:22-23
    2 verses
    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.

    23 But the Levites are to do the work of the Tent of meeting, and be responsible for errors in connection with it: this is a law for ever through all your generations; and among the children of Israel they will have no heritage.

  • Num 3:11
    74%

    11 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Num 7:9
    74%

    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 4:46
    74%

    46 And all the Levites who were numbered by Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of the people, by families, in the order of their fathers' houses,

  • Num 3:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5 And the Lord said to Moses,

    6 Make the tribe of Levi come near, and put them before Aaron the priest, to be his helpers,

  • Num 16:40
    73%

    40 To be a sign, kept in memory for ever by the children of Israel, that no man who is not of the seed of Aaron has the right of burning spices before the Lord, so that he may not be like Korah and his band: as the Lord said to him by the mouth of Moses.

  • 1 Chr 6:18
    73%

    18 And the sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

  • Num 8:14
    72%

    14 So you are to make the Levites separate from the children of Israel, and the Levites will be mine.

  • Num 8:26
    72%

    26 But be with their brothers in the Tent of meeting, taking care of it but doing no work. This is what you are to do in connection with the Levites and their work.

  • Deut 18:1
    72%

    1 The priests, the Levites, that is, all the tribe of Levi, will have no part or heritage with Israel: their food and their heritage will be the offerings of the Lord made by fire.

  • Num 3:19
    72%

    19 And the sons of Kohath, by their families: Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel.

  • Lev 21:16
    72%

    16 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Lev 22:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    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,

  • Num 16:8
    72%

    8 And Moses said to Korah, Give ear now, you sons of Levi:

  • 1 Chr 6:1
    72%

    1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

  • Num 8:6
    72%

    6 Take the Levites out from among the children of Israel and make them clean.

  • Num 8:19
    72%

    19 And I have given them to Aaron and to his sons, from among the children of Israel, to undertake for them all the work of the Tent of meeting, and to take away sin from the children of Israel so that no evil may come on them when they come near the holy place.

  • Lev 22:17
    72%

    17 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • 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.

  • Num 18:32
    72%

    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.

  • Exod 6:18
    71%

    18 And the sons of Kohath: Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel: and the years of Kohath's life were a hundred and thirty-three.

  • Josh 21:20
    71%

    20 The rest of the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, were given towns from the tribe of Ephraim.

  • Deut 12:19
    71%

    19 See that you do not give up caring for the Levite as long as you are living in your land.

  • Lev 21:1
    71%

    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;