Numbers 4:18

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Do not let the tribe of the Kohathite clans be cut off from the Levites.

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  • Exod 19:21 : 21 The LORD said to Moses, 'Go down and warn the people not to force their way through to see the LORD, or many of them will perish.'
  • Lev 10:1-2 : 1 Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu each took his own censer, put fire in it, placed incense on it, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, which He had not commanded them to do. 2 Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died before the LORD.
  • Num 16:32 : 32 The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households, along with all of Korah's men and all their possessions.
  • Num 17:10 : 10 'Move away from this assembly so I can put an end to them at once.' And they fell facedown.
  • Num 18:5 : 5 You are to perform the duties of the sanctuary and the altar, so that no further wrath will fall on the Israelites.
  • 1 Sam 6:19 : 19 But God struck down some of the men of Beth Shemesh because they looked into the ark of the LORD. He struck down seventy men, and the people mourned because the LORD had inflicted them with a great blow.
  • 2 Sam 6:6-7 : 6 When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out his hand to the ark of God to steady it, for the oxen had stumbled. 7 The LORD's anger burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down there for his irreverence. He died there beside the ark of God.
  • Jer 38:23 : 23 They will also bring out all your wives and your children to the Babylonians. You yourself will not escape from their hands but will be captured by the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned down."

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 4:19-21
    3 verses
    81%

    19Do this for them so that they may live and not die when they approach the most holy things. Aaron and his sons shall go in and assign each man his task and what he is to carry.

    20But the Kohathites must not go in to look at the holy things, even for a moment, or they will die.

    21The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Num 4:17
    80%

    17The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

  • Num 4:1-2
    2 verses
    79%

    1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

    2Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families and by their ancestral houses.

  • Num 4:15
    78%

    15When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all its furnishings as the camp sets out, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them, but they must not touch the holy things, lest they die. These are the tasks of the sons of Kohath regarding the tent of meeting.

  • Num 4:34
    78%

    34So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their clans and by their ancestral houses,

  • Num 4:4
    77%

    4This is the work of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting: caring for the most holy things.

  • Num 4:36-37
    2 verses
    77%

    36Their number by their families was 2,750.

    37These are the counts of the Kohathite families, all those who served in the work of the tent of meeting. They were numbered by Moses and Aaron according to the LORD’s command through Moses.

  • Num 18:1-7
    7 verses
    77%

    1Then the LORD said to Aaron, 'You, your sons, and your father's family with you will bear the responsibility for offenses related to the sanctuary. Also, you and your sons with you will bear the responsibility for offenses connected to your priesthood.'

    2Bring your brothers from the tribe of Levi, your ancestral tribe, to join you and assist you while you and your sons serve before the tent of the testimony.

    3They are to guard your duties and the duties of the entire tent, but they must not come near the sacred furnishings or the altar, so they will not die—and neither will you.

    4They are to join you and take responsibility for the care of the tent of meeting, performing all its service. No unauthorized person may come near you.

    5You are to perform the duties of the sanctuary and the altar, so that no further wrath will fall on the Israelites.

    6I myself have chosen your brothers, the Levites, from among the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD for their service at the tent of meeting.

    7But you and your sons with you are to diligently guard your priestly duties for every aspect of the altar and the area behind the curtain. I have given your priesthood to you as a service of gift. Any unauthorized person who approaches shall be put to death.

  • Num 1:47-50
    4 verses
    76%

    47However, the Levites, by their ancestral tribe, were not included in the census among them.

    48The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

    49Do not include the tribe of Levi or take a census of them among the Israelites.

    50Instead, appoint the Levites to be in charge of the tabernacle of the covenant, all its furnishings, and everything that belongs to it. They are to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings, serve it, and camp around it.

  • Num 3:27
    76%

    27To Kohath belonged the clan of the Amramites, the clan of the Izharites, the clan of the Hebronites, and the clan of the Uzzielites. These are the clans of the Kohathites.

  • Num 18:22-23
    2 verses
    75%

    22From now on, the Israelites must not go near the tent of meeting, or they will bear the consequences of their sin and die.

    23The Levites shall perform the duties of the tent of meeting and bear the responsibility for their sins. This is a perpetual ordinance for your generations, but they shall not have any inheritance among the Israelites.

  • Num 3:11
    74%

    11The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Num 7:9
    74%

    9But to the sons of Kohath, he did not give anything because their service involved carrying the holy objects on their shoulders.

  • Num 4:46
    74%

    46All those numbered by Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel were counted among the Levite clans by their families and by their ancestral houses.

  • Num 3:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

    6Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may assist him.

  • 1 Chr 6:18
    73%

    18These were the men who served, along with their sons. From the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel.

  • Num 8:14
    72%

    14In this way, you are to set the Levites apart from the Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.

  • Num 8:26
    72%

    26Instead, they may assist their brothers in performing their duties at the tent of meeting, but they themselves must no longer do the work. This is how you are to assign the Levites to their responsibilities.

  • Deut 18:1
    72%

    1The priests, the Levites—all the tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They shall eat the offerings made by fire to the LORD and His allotted inheritance.

  • Num 3:19
    72%

    19The sons of Kohath by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

  • Lev 21:16
    72%

    16The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Lev 22:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

    2Speak to Aaron and his sons and command them to separate themselves from the holy things of the people of Israel, so that they do not profane My holy name by what they dedicate to Me. I am the LORD.

  • Num 16:8
    72%

    8Moses also said to Korah, "Listen now, you sons of Levi!

  • 1 Chr 6:1
    72%

    1The sons of Levi are Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

  • Num 8:6
    72%

    6Take the Levites from among the Israelites and purify them.

  • Num 8:19
    72%

    19I have given the Levites as gifts to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites to do the work of the Israelites in the tent of meeting and to make atonement for them, so that no plague will come upon the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.

  • Lev 22:17
    72%

    17The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Num 8:22
    72%

    22Afterwards, the Levites came to perform their duties in the tent of meeting under the supervision of Aaron and his sons. They did as the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites.

  • Num 18:32
    72%

    32You will not bear any sin by bringing the best of it, but you must not desecrate the sacred gifts of the Israelites, or you will die.

  • Exod 6:18
    71%

    18The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.

  • Josh 21:20
    71%

    20The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites received cities allotted to them from the tribe of Ephraim.

  • Deut 12:19
    71%

    19Be careful not to neglect the Levite as long as you live in your land.

  • Lev 21:1
    71%

    1The LORD said to Moses, 'Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and tell them: A priest shall not defile himself by coming into contact with a dead person among his people.