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Numbers 4:19

but thus do to them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in and appoint everyone to his service and to his burden;

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  • WEB World English Bible

    but thus do to them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in and appoint everyone to his service and to his burden;

  • KJV King James Version

    But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden:

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    but thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden;

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Passages linked to Numbers 4:19 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • Numbers 4:15 “When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp moves forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it; but they shall not touch the sanctuary, lest they die. The sons of Kohath shall carry these things belonging to the Tent of Meeting.

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Showing what part every man shall bear.

Showing what part every man shall bear.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.

Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain To his service; to that which is peculiarly allotted…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the Lord spake unto Moses,.... Though Aaron is…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain To his service - To that which is peculiarly…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Thus do unto them, i.e., exactly as commanded in…

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