Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version From now on the Israelites must not go near the tent of meeting, or they will bear the consequences of their sin and will die. New Living Translation “From now on, no Israelites except priests or Levites may approach the Tabernacle. If they come too near, they will be judged guilty and will die. English Standard Version so that the people of Israel do not come near the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin and die. Berean Study Bible No longer may the Israelites come near to the Tent of Meeting, or they will incur guilt and die. King James Bible Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die. New King James Version Hereafter the children of Israel shall not come near the tabernacle of meeting, lest they bear sin and die. New American Standard Bible And the sons of Israel shall not come near the tent of meeting again, or they will bring sin on themselves and die. NASB 1995 "The sons of Israel shall not come near the tent of meeting again, or they will bear sin and die. NASB 1977 “And the sons of Israel shall not come near the tent of meeting again, lest they bear sin and die. Amplified Bible The Israelites shall never again approach the Tent of Meeting [the covered sanctuary, the Holy Place, and the Holy of Holies], or they [who do] will incur sin and die. Christian Standard Bible The Israelites must never again come near the tent of meeting, or they will incur guilt and die. Holman Christian Standard Bible The Israelites must never again come near the tent of meeting, or they will incur guilt and die. American Standard Version And henceforth the children of Israel shall not come nigh the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin, and die. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the children of Israel shall not come near again to the Time Tabernacle lest they bear sin and they will die. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the children of Israel shall no more draw nigh to the tabernacle of witness to incur fatal guilt. Douay-Rheims Bible That the children of Israel may not approach any more to the tabernacle, nor commit deadly sin, English Revised Version And henceforth the children of Israel shall not come nigh the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin, and die. Good News Translation The other Israelites must no longer approach the Tent and in this way bring on themselves the penalty of death. GOD'S WORD® Translation The other Israelites must never again come near the tent of meeting. Otherwise, they'll suffer the consequences of their sin and die. International Standard Version Therefore, the Israelis need no longer come to the Tent of Meeting, so they won't suffer the consequences of their sin and die. JPS Tanakh 1917 And henceforth the children of Israel shall not come nigh the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin, and die. Literal Standard Version And the sons of Israel no longer come near to the Tent of Meeting, to bear sin, to die, NET Bible No longer may the Israelites approach the tent of meeting, or else they will bear their sin and die. New Heart English Bible Hereafter the children of Israel shall not come near the Tent of Meeting, lest they bear sin, and die. World English Bible Henceforth the children of Israel shall not come near the Tent of Meeting, lest they bear sin, and die. Young's Literal Translation 'And the sons of Israel come no more near unto the tent of meeting, to bear sin, to die, Additional Translations ... Context Offerings for Priests and Levites…21Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting. 22No longer may the Israelites come near to the Tent of Meeting, or they will incur guilt and die. 23The Levites are to perform the work of the Tent of Meeting, and they must bear their iniquity. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come. The Levites will not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.… Cross References Leviticus 22:9 The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them. Numbers 1:51 Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever it is to be pitched, the Levites are to set it up. Any outsider who goes near it must be put to death. Treasury of Scripture Neither must the children of Israel from now on come near the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die. come nigh Numbers 18:7 Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest's office for every thing of the altar, and within the vail; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest's office unto you as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. Numbers 1:52 And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts. Numbers 3:10,38 And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death… bear sin Leviticus 20:20 And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless. Leviticus 22:9 They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them. and die.
(22) Lest they bear sin and die.--i.e., lest they bring sin upon themselves, the penalty of which they would have to bear. This appears to be the primary meaning of the phrase, from which the secondary meaning, viz., that of bearing sin in the sense of atoning for it, is derived. (Comp. Leviticus 19:17; Leviticus 22:9.)Verse 22. - Lest they bear sin, and die. לָשֵׂאת חֵטְא לָמוּת. Septuagint, λαβεῖν ἀμαρτίαν θανατηφόρον. In the sense of incurring sin, and the consequent wrath and death. Parallel Commentaries ... Lexicon Noוְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no longer ע֛וֹד (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more may the Israelites בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son come אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to near יִקְרְב֥וּ (yiq·rə·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7126: To come near, approach the Tent אֹ֣הֶל (’ō·hel) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 168: A tent of Meeting, מוֹעֵ֑ד (mō·w·‘êḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4150: Appointed time, place, or meeting or they will incur לָשֵׂ֥את (lā·śêṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 5375: To lift, carry, take guilt חֵ֖טְא (ḥêṭ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2399: A crime, its penalty and die. לָמֽוּת׃ (lā·mūṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill Jump to Previous Bear Children Congregation Consequences Death Die Henceforth Israel Israelites Meeting Nigh Sin Tabernacle TentJump to Next Bear Children Congregation Consequences Death Die Henceforth Israel Israelites Meeting Nigh Sin Tabernacle TentLinks Numbers 18:22 NIVNumbers 18:22 NLT Numbers 18:22 ESV Numbers 18:22 NASB Numbers 18:22 KJV Numbers 18:22 BibleApps.com Numbers 18:22 Biblia Paralela Numbers 18:22 Chinese Bible Numbers 18:22 French Bible Numbers 18:22 Clyx Quotations OT Law: Numbers 18:22 Henceforth the children of Israel shall not (Nu Num.) |