Numbers 4:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
but they shall not goיָבֹ֧אוּ
(ya·vo·'u)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
in to seeלִרְאֹ֛ות
(lir·'o·vt)
7200: to seea prim. root
the holyהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ
(hak·ko·desh)
6944: apartness, sacrednessfrom an unused word
[objects] even for a moment,כְּבַלַּ֥ע
(ke·val·la)
1104: to swallow down, swallow up, engulfa prim. root
or they will die."וָמֵֽתוּ׃
(va·me·tu.)
4191: to diea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
But they shall not go in
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
to see
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
when the holy things
qodesh  (ko'-desh)
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity -- consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (most) holy (day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.
are covered
bala`  (baw-lah')
to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy -- cover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).
lest they die
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
but they shall not go in to see the holy objects even for a moment, or they will die."

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Kohathites are not to go in and look at the holy objects, even for a moment, or they will die."

International Standard Version
But they are not to go in to see the sanctuary as it is being covered, so they won't die."

NET Bible
But the Kohathites are not to go in to watch while the holy things are being covered, or they will die."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But the Kohathites must not go in to look at the holy things, even for a moment, or they will die."

King James 2000 Bible
But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.
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