16:39 16:39

Numbers 16:40

16:41 16:41

Bible Versions

[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.
To be a memorial {H2146} unto the children {H1121} of Israel {H3478}, that {H834}{H4616} no stranger {H376}{H2114}, which is not of the seed {H2233} of Aaron {H175}, come near {H7126} to offer {H6999} incense {H7004} before {H6440} the LORD {H3068}; that he be not as Korah {H7141}, and as his company {H5712}: as the LORD {H3068} said {H1696} to him by the hand {H3027} of Moses {H4872}.
to remind the people of Isra'el that an ordinary person, not descended from Aharon, is not to approach and burn incense before ADONAI, if he wants to avoid the fate of Korach and his group - as ADONAI had said to him through Moshe.
just as the LORD commanded him through Moses. This was to be a reminder to the Israelites that no outsider who is not a descendant of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the LORD, lest he become like Korah and his followers.
to be a memorial unto the children of Israel, to the end that no stranger, that is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to burn incense before Jehovah; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as Jehovah spake unto him by Moses.
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