Numbers 18:3

They shall keep your commands, and the duty of the whole Tent; only they shall not come near to the vessels of the sanctuary and to the altar, that they not die, neither they, nor you.

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WEBBE

They shall keep your commands and the duty of the whole Tent; only they shall not come near to the vessels of the sanctuary and to the altar, that they not die, neither they nor you.

BSB

And they shall attend to your duties and to all the duties of the Tent; but they must not come near to the furnishings of the sanctuary or the altar, or both they and you will die.

KJV

And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor ye also, die.

ASV

And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the Tent: only they shall not come nigh unto the vessels of the sanctuary and unto the altar, that they die not, neither they, nor ye.

BBE

They are to do your orders and be responsible for the work of the Tent; but they may not come near the vessels of the holy place or the altar, so that death may not overtake them or you.

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וְשָׁמְרוּ ve·sha·me·ru and they will keep H8104 מִשְׁמַרְתְּךָ mish·mar·te·kha service your H4931 וּמִשְׁמֶרֶת u·mish·me·ret and [the] service of H4931 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 הָאֹהֶל ha·'o·hel the tent H168 אַךְ 'akh only H389 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 כְּלֵי ke·lei [the] equipment(s) of H3627 הַקֹּדֶשׁ ha·ko·desh the holy place H6944 וְאֶל־ ve·'el- and to H413 הַמִּזְבֵּחַ ha·miz·be·ach the altar H4196 לֹא lo' not H3808 יִקְרָבוּ yik·ra·vu they will draw near H7126 וְלֹא־ ve·lo'- and not H3808 יָמֻתוּ ya·mu·tu they will die H4191 גַם־ gam- both H1571 הֵם hem they H1992 גַּם־ gam- as well as H1571 אַתֶּם 'a·tem you H859

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–7

The people complained of their difficulty and peril in drawing near to God. God here gives them to understand, that the priests should come near for them. Aaron would see reason not to be proud of his preferment, when he considered the great care and charge upon him. Be not high-minded, but fear. The greater the trust of work and power that is committed to us, the greater danger there is of betraying that trust. This is a good reason why we should neither envy others' honours, nor desire high places.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.