Exodus 30:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

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:

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    When they enter the tent of meeting or approach the altar to minister by presenting a fire offering to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    when they go into the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    whe they go in to the tabernacle of witnesse, or whe they goo vnto the altare to ministre and to burne the Lordes offrynge, lest they dye.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    whan they go in to the Tabernacle of wytnesse, or to the altare, to mynistre vnto the LORDE with offerynge incense, yt they dye not.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    When they go into the Tabernacle of the Congregation, or when they goe vnto the Altar to minister and to make the perfume of ye burnt offring to the Lorde, they shall wash themselues with water, lest they die.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Euen when they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they go in to the aulter to minister and to burne the Lordes offeryng, they shall washe them selues with water, lest they dye.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    When they go into the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they not die; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire to Yahweh.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    in their going in unto the tent of meeting they wash `with' water, and die not; or in their drawing nigh unto the altar to minister, to perfume a fire-offering to Jehovah,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    when they go into the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    when they go into the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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,

  • World English Bible (2000)

    When they go into the Tent of Meeting, they shall wash with water, that they not die; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire to Yahweh.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When they enter the tent of meeting, they must wash with water so that they do not die. Also, when they approach the altar to minister by burning incense as an offering made by fire to the LORD,

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 12:15 : 15 Seven days shall you eat unleavened bread; indeed, on the first day you shall remove leaven from your houses: for whoever eats leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.
  • Lev 10:1-3 : 1 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer, put fire in it, placed incense on it, and offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, which He had not commanded them. 2 Then fire went out from the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord. 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, This is what the Lord spoke, saying, 'I will be sanctified in those who come near Me, and before all the people I will be glorified.' And Aaron remained silent.
  • Lev 16:1-2 : 1 And the LORD spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died; 2 And the LORD said to Moses, Speak to Aaron your brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil before the mercy seat, which is on the ark; that he not die: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.
  • 1 Sam 6:19 : 19 And He struck the men of Beth Shemesh because they had looked into the ark of the Lord. He struck fifty thousand and seventy men of the people, and the people mourned because the Lord had struck the people with a great slaughter.
  • 1 Chr 13:10 : 10 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and He struck him, because he put his hand on the ark, and there he died before God.
  • Ps 89:7 : 7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be held in reverence by all those around Him.
  • Acts 5:5 : 5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down and breathed his last, and great fear came on all who heard these things.
  • Acts 5:10 : 10 Then she fell down immediately at his feet and breathed her last, and the young men came in and found her dead, and carrying her out, buried her by her husband.
  • Heb 12:28-29 : 28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: 29 For our God is a consuming fire.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Exod 40:30-32
    3 verses
    85%

    30And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash with.

    31And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet there:

    32When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near to the altar, they washed, as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Exod 30:17-19
    3 verses
    84%

    17And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    18You shall also make a laver of bronze, and its base also of bronze, to wash with: and you shall put it between the tabernacle of meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it.

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

  • Exod 30:21-22
    2 verses
    84%

    21So 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.

    22Moreover the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Exod 40:12
    81%

    12And you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water.

  • Exod 29:4
    80%

    4And you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and wash them with water.

  • Lev 15:31
    80%

    31Thus shall you separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they do not die in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them.

  • Num 4:19-20
    2 verses
    80%

    19But 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:

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

  • Exod 28:35
    77%

    35It 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.

  • Lev 16:23-24
    2 verses
    77%

    23And 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:

    24And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people.

  • Num 18:22
    77%

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

  • Exod 28:43
    77%

    43They 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.

  • Lev 10:7
    77%

    7You shall not go out from the entrance of the tabernacle of meeting, lest you die; for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you.' And they did according to the word of Moses.

  • Num 18:3
    77%

    3And 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.

  • Lev 16:28
    76%

    28And he who burns them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.

  • Lev 8:6
    76%

    6And Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.

  • Num 19:13
    75%

    13Whoever touches the dead body of any man who is dead, and does not purify himself, defiles the tabernacle of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of purification has not been sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is still upon him.

  • Lev 21:23
    75%

    23Only he shall not go beyond the veil, nor come near the altar, because he has a blemish; that he does not profane my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.

  • Num 19:20-21
    2 verses
    75%

    20But the man who shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD: the water of purification has not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.

    21And it shall be a perpetual statute to them, that he who sprinkles the water of purification shall wash his clothes; and he who touches the water of purification shall be unclean until evening.

  • Exod 30:29
    75%

    29And you shall sanctify them, that they may be most holy; whoever touches them must be holy.

  • Num 8:7
    74%

    7And thus shall you do to them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purification upon them, let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and make themselves clean.

  • Lev 21:1
    74%

    1And the LORD said to Moses, Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, None shall defile himself for the dead among his people:

  • Num 19:7
    74%

    7Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his body in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until evening.

  • Num 8:21
    74%

    21The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them as a wave offering before the LORD, and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them.

  • Num 17:13
    74%

    13Whoever comes near the tabernacle of the LORD must die: will we all be consumed with dying?

  • Num 18:32
    74%

    32And you shall bear no sin by reason of it, when you have heaved from it the best of it: neither shall you pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest you die.

  • Lev 22:9
    74%

    9They shall therefore keep my ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die thereby, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.

  • Lev 16:17
    74%

    17And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of meeting when he goes in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he comes out, and has made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.

  • Lev 17:16
    74%

    16But if he does not wash them, nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.

  • Exod 19:14
    74%

    14And Moses went down from the mount to the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes.

  • Exod 19:22
    73%

    22And let the priests also, who come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break out against them.

  • Num 8:15
    73%

    15After that, the Levites shall go in to perform the service of the tabernacle of meeting, and you shall cleanse them and offer them as a wave offering.

  • Ezek 44:19
    73%

    19And when they go out into the outer court, even into the outer court to the people, they shall take off their garments in which they ministered, and lay them in the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments; and they shall not sanctify the people with their garments.

  • Lev 22:6
    73%

    6The soul who has touched any such thing shall be unclean until evening, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he washes his flesh with water.

  • Exod 40:7
    73%

    7And you shall set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shall put water therein.

  • Num 31:24
    73%

    24And you shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean, and afterward you shall come into the camp.

  • Ezek 42:14
    73%

    14When the priests enter there, they shall not go out of the holy place into the outer court, but there they shall lay their garments in which they minister; for they are holy; and shall put on other garments, and approach to those things which are for the people.

  • Num 4:15
    73%

    15And 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.

  • Lev 1:9
    73%

    9But its entrails and its legs shall he wash with water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD.

  • Num 19:18
    73%

    18And a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it on the tent, on all the vessels, on the persons who were there, and on him who touched a bone, or one slain, or one dead, or a grave:

  • Lev 16:4
    73%

    4He shall put on the holy linen tunic, and he shall have the linen trousers upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen sash, and with the linen turban he shall be attired: these are holy garments; therefore he shall wash his flesh in water, and put them on.

  • Lev 16:2
    73%

    2And the LORD said to Moses, Speak to Aaron your brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil before the mercy seat, which is on the ark; that he not die: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.

  • Lev 14:20
    73%

    20And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the grain offering upon the altar: and the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be clean.