Numbers 16:40
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
as a reminderזִכָּרֹ֞ון
(zik·ka·ro·vn)
2146: memorial, remembrancefrom zakar
to the sonsלִבְנֵ֣י
(liv·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
that noלֹֽא־
(lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
laymanזָ֗ר
(zar)
2114a: to be a strangera prim. root
whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
is not of the descendantsמִזֶּ֤רַע
(miz·ze·ra)
2233: a sowing, seed, offspringfrom zara
of Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙
(a·ha·ron)
175: an elder brother of Mosesof uncertain derivation
should come nearיִקְרַ֜ב
(yik·rav)
7126: to come near, approacha prim. root
to burnלְהַקְטִ֥יר
(le·hak·tir)
6999: to make sacrifices smokedenominative verb from qetoreth
incenseקְטֹ֖רֶת
(ke·to·ret)
7004: smoke, odor of (burning) sacrifice, incensefrom the same as qitor
beforeלִפְנֵ֣י
(lif·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
the LORD;יְהוָ֑ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
so that he will not becomeיִהְיֶ֤ה
(yih·yeh)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
like Korahכְקֹ֙רַח֙
(che·ko·rach)
7141: an Edomite name, also an Isr. namefrom qarach
and his company--וְכַ֣עֲדָתֹ֔ו
(ve·cha·'a·da·tov,)
5712: congregationfrom yaad
just 
 
3512c: according as, as, whenfrom a preposition prefix and asher
as the LORDיְהוָ֛ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
had spokenדִּבֶּ֧ר
(dib·ber)
1696: to speaka prim. root
to him throughבְּיַד־
(be·yad-)
3027: handa prim. root
Moses.מֹשֶׁ֖ה
(mo·sheh)
4872: a great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiverfrom mashah


















KJV Lexicon
To be a memorial
zikrown  (zik-rone')
a memento (or memorable thing, day or writing) -- memorial, record.
unto the children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
that
'aher  (ash-er')
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
ma`an  (mah'-an)
heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that
no stranger
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
zuwr  (zoor)
to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery
which is not of the seed
zera`  (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
of Aaron
'Aharown  (a-har-one')
Aharon, the brother of Moses -- Aaron.
come near
qarab  (kaw-rab')
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
to offer
qatar  (kaw-tar')
to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship) -- burn (incense, sacrifice) (upon), (altar for) incense, kindle, offer (incense, a sacrifice).
incense
qtoreth  (ket-o'-reth)
a fumigation -- (sweet) incense, perfume.
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
that he be not as Korah
Qorach  (ko'rakh)
ice; Korach, the name of two Edomites and three Israelites -- Korah.
and as his company
`edah  (ay-daw')
a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd) -- assembly, company, congregation, multitude, people, swarm.
as the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
said
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
to him by the hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
of Moses
Mosheh  (mo-sheh')
drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver -- Moses.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
as a reminder to the sons of Israel that no layman who is not of the descendants of Aaron should come near to burn incense before the LORD; so that he will not become like Korah and his company-- just as the LORD had spoken to him through Moses.

King James Bible
To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
just as the LORD commanded him through Moses. It was to be a reminder for the Israelites that no unauthorized person outside the lineage of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the LORD and become like Korah and his followers.

International Standard Version
to serve as a memorial to the Israelis, a reminder that no unauthorized person, who isn't a descendant of Aaron, is to attempt to burn incense in the LORD'S presence, so that he may not become like Korah and his group, just as the LORD had spoken by the authority of Moses.

NET Bible
It was a memorial for the Israelites, that no outsider who is not a descendant of Aaron should approach to burn incense before the LORD, that he might not become like Korah and his company--just as the LORD had spoken by the authority of Moses.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
following the command that the LORD had given through Moses. The bronze-covered altar will remind Israel that no one but a descendant of Aaron can come near to burn incense to the LORD. Everyone else will die like Korah and his followers.

King James 2000 Bible
To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, who is not of the descendants of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he become not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.
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