Exodus 28:43

KJV1611 – Modern English

They shall be on Aaron and on his sons when they come into the tabernacle of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister in the holy place, that they do not incur iniquity and die. It shall be a statute forever to him and his descendants after him.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. This is to be a lasting ordinance for Aaron and his descendants.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and they shall be upon Aaron,{H175} and upon his sons,{H1121} when they go{H935} in unto the tent{H168} of meeting,{H4150} or when they come near{H5066} unto the altar{H4196} to minister{H8334} in the holy{H6944} place; that they bear{H5375} not iniquity,{H5771} and die:{H4191} it shall be a statute{H2708} for ever{H5769} unto him and unto his seed{H2233} after{H310} him.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they shall be upon Aaron{H175}, and upon his sons{H1121}, when they come{H935}{(H8800)} in unto the tabernacle{H168} of the congregation{H4150}, or when they come near{H5066}{(H8800)} unto the altar{H4196} to minister{H8334}{(H8763)} in the holy{H6944} place; that they bear{H5375}{(H8799)} not iniquity{H5771}, and die{H4191}{(H8804)}: it shall be a statute{H2708} for ever{H5769} unto him and his seed{H2233} after{H310} him.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And they shalbe apon Aaron and his sonnes, whe they goo in to the tabernacle of wytnesse, or when they goo vnto the altare to mynistre in holynes, that they bere no synne and so dye. And it shalbe a lawe for euer vnto Aaron ad his seed after him.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And Aaron and his sonnes shall haue them on, whan they go in to the Tabernacle of wytnesse, or go vnto the altare to mynister in the Holy, that they beare not their synne, and dye. This shalbe a perpetual custome for him, and his sede after him.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And they shalbe for Aaron & his sonnes when they come into the Tabernacle of the Congregation, or whe they come vnto the altar to minister in the holy place, that they commit not iniquitie, and so die. This shalbe a lawe for euer vnto him and to his seede after him.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And they shalbe vpon Aaron and his sonnes when they come into the tabercle of the congregatio, or whe they come vnto the aulter to minister in holines: that they beare no sinne, & so dye. And it shalbe a lawe for euer vnto Aaron, and his seede after him.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy [place]; that they bear not iniquity, and die: [it shall be] a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    They shall be on Aaron, and on his sons, when they go in to the tent of meeting, or when they come near to the altar to minister in the holy place; that they don't bear iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute forever to him and to his descendants after him.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and they have been on Aaron and on his sons, in their going in unto the tent of meeting, or in their drawing nigh unto the altar to minister in the sanctuary, and they do not bear iniquity nor have they died; a statute age-during to him, and to his seed after him.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they go in unto the tent of meeting, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute for ever unto him and unto his seed after him.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they go in unto the tent of meeting, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute for ever unto him and unto his seed after him.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They shall be on Aaron, and on his sons, when they go in to the Tent of Meeting, or when they come near to the altar to minister in the holy place; that they don't bear iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute forever to him and to his descendants after him.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    These must be on Aaron and his sons when they enter to the tent of meeting, or when they approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they bear no iniquity and die. It is to be a perpetual ordinance for him and for his descendants after him.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 27:21 : 21 In the tabernacle of meeting outside the veil, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening until morning before the LORD. It shall be a statute forever to their generations on behalf of the children of Israel.
  • Exod 20:26 : 26 Nor shall you go up by steps to My altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed on it.
  • Lev 5:1 : 1 And if a person sins, and hears the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he has seen or known of it; if he does not speak of it, then he shall bear his guilt.
  • Lev 5:17 : 17 And if a person sins, and commits any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he did not know it, yet he is guilty, and shall bear his guilt.
  • Lev 17:7 : 7 And they shall no longer offer their sacrifices to demons, after whom they have gone whoring. This shall be a statute forever for them throughout their generations.
  • Lev 20:19-20 : 19 And you shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister, nor of your father's sister, for he uncovers his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity. 20 And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he has uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
  • Lev 22:9 : 9 They shall therefore keep my ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die thereby, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.
  • Num 9:13 : 13 But the man who is clean and not on a journey and refrains from keeping the Passover, that same soul shall be cut off from among his people: because he did not bring the offering of the LORD at its appointed time, that man shall bear his sin.
  • Num 18:22 : 22 Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come near the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die.
  • Matt 22:12-13 : 12 And he said to him, Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment? And he was speechless. 13 Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 80%

    28 It shall be from the children of Israel for Aaron and his sons by a statute forever. For it is a heave offering; and it shall be a heave offering from the children of Israel from the sacrifices of their peace offerings, their heave offerings to the LORD.

    29 And the holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him, to be anointed in them and consecrated in them.

    30 That son who becomes priest in his place shall put them on for seven days, when he enters the tabernacle of meeting to minister in the holy place.

  • Exod 29:8-9
    2 verses
    80%

    8 And you shall bring his sons and put tunics on them.

    9 And you shall gird them with sashes, Aaron and his sons, and put hats on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs by a perpetual statute: thus you shall consecrate Aaron and his sons.

  • Num 18:1-3
    3 verses
    80%

    1 And the LORD said to Aaron, You and your sons and your father's house with you shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and you and your sons with you shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.

    2 And your brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, bring with you, that they may be joined to you and minister to you: but you and your sons with you shall minister before the tabernacle of witness.

    3 And they shall keep your charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come near the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor you also, die.

  • Num 4:19-20
    2 verses
    80%

    19 But do this for them, that they may live and not die when they approach the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint every one to his service and to his burden:

    20 But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.

  • 35 It shall be upon Aaron when he ministers, and its sound shall be heard when he goes into the holy place before the LORD and when he comes out, that he may not die.

  • 38 It shall be on Aaron’s forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things which the children of Israel hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall always be on his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.

  • 79%

    41 And you shall put them on Aaron your brother and on his sons with him. You shall anoint them, consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may serve Me as priests.

    42 And you shall make for them linen trousers to cover their nakedness; they shall reach from the waist to the thighs.

  • 78%

    19 For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet in it:

    20 When they go into the tabernacle of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they do not die; or when they come near the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire to the LORD:

    21 So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they do not die: and it shall be a statute forever to them, to him and to his descendants throughout their generations.

  • 21 In the tabernacle of meeting outside the veil, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening until morning before the LORD. It shall be a statute forever to their generations on behalf of the children of Israel.

  • Num 18:22-23
    2 verses
    77%

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

    23 But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.

  • 9 And it shall be Aaron's and his sons', and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy to him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute.

  • Num 18:7-9
    3 verses
    76%

    7 Therefore you and your sons with you shall keep your priest's office for everything of the altar, and within the veil; and you shall serve: I have given your priest's office to you as a service of gift: and the stranger who comes near shall be put to death.

    8 And the LORD spoke to Aaron, Behold, I also have given you the charge of my heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; to you have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to your sons, by an ordinance forever.

    9 This shall be yours of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every offering of theirs, every grain offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render to me, shall be most holy for you and for your sons.

  • 15 And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to move forward, after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it; but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • 21 And you shall take some of the blood that is on the altar, and some of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron, on his garments, on his sons, and on the garments of his sons with him: and he and his garments shall be hallowed, and his sons and his sons' garments with him.

  • 75%

    29 And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel on the breastplate of judgment over his heart when he goes into the holy place, as a memorial before the LORD continually.

    30 And you shall put the Urim and the Thummim in the breastplate of judgment, and they shall be over Aaron’s heart when he goes in before the LORD. Thus Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel over his heart before the LORD continually.

  • 23 And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of meeting, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there:

  • 10 And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall fulfill their duties in the priest's office; and the outsider who comes near shall be put to death.

  • 18 All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat it. It shall be a statute forever in your generations concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire: everyone who touches them shall be holy.

  • 75%

    13 And you shall put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him, that he may minister to me in the priest's office.

    14 And you shall bring his sons, and clothe them with coats:

    15 And you shall anoint them, as you did anoint their father, that they may minister to me in the priest's office, for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.

  • 26 And strip Aaron of his garments and put them on Eleazar his son; for Aaron shall be gathered to his people and die there."

  • 30 And you shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister to me in the priest's office.

  • 49 But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

  • 1 Take Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may serve Me as priest, along with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.

  • 38 But those who camp before the tabernacle on the east, toward the sunrise, shall be Moses, Aaron, and his sons, performing the duties of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the outsider who comes near shall be put to death.

  • Lev 10:8-9
    2 verses
    74%

    8 And the Lord spoke to Aaron, saying,

    9 'Do not drink wine or strong drink, you or your sons with you, when you go into the tabernacle of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations,

  • 32 And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brothers, in the service of the house of the LORD.

  • 10 The garments of service, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office,

  • 2 Speak unto Aaron and his sons, that they set themselves apart from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they do not profane my holy name in those things which they consecrate unto me: I am the LORD.

  • 3 Outside the veil of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, Aaron shall arrange it from evening until morning before the LORD continually: it shall be a statute forever in your generations.

  • 35 Thus you shall do for Aaron and his sons, according to all that I have commanded you. For seven days you shall consecrate them.

  • 36 Which the LORD commanded to be given them from the children of Israel, on the day that he anointed them, by a statute forever throughout their generations.

  • 30 And Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood which was on the altar and sprinkled it on Aaron, on his garments, on his sons, and on his sons' garments with him; and he sanctified Aaron, his garments, his sons, and his sons' garments with him.

  • 4 And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, and his sons, that he may serve Me as priest.

  • 3 Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bull for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.