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Numbers 18:22
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KJ21
Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin and die.
ASV
And henceforth the children of Israel shall not come nigh the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin, and die.
AMP
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.
AMPC
Henceforth the Israelites shall not come near the Tent of Meeting [the covered sanctuary, the Holy Place, and the Holy of Holies], lest they incur guilt and die.
BRG
Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die.
CSB
The Israelites must never again come near the tent of meeting, or they will incur guilt and die.
CSBA
The Israelites must never again come near the tent of meeting, or they will incur guilt and die.
CEB
The Israelites will no longer be able to approach the meeting tent, or they will be responsible for their sin and die.
CJB
From now on, the people of Isra’el are not to approach the tent of meeting, so that they will not bear the consequences of their sin and die.
CEV
They are the only ones allowed to work at the tent, and they must not let anyone else come near it. Those who do come near must be put to death, and the Levites will also be punished. This law will never change. Since the Levites won't be given any land in Israel as their own,
DARBY
Neither shall the children of Israel henceforth come near the tent of meeting, to bear sin and die.
DRA
That the children of Israel may not approach any more to the tabernacle, nor commit deadly sin,
ERV
But the other Israelites must never go near that Meeting Tent. If they do, they must be put to death!
EASY
The other Israelites must not come near the Tent of Meeting again. If they do come near it, they will be guilty and then they will die.
EHV
The Israelites will never again come near the Tent of Meeting. If they do, they will become responsible for sin and die.
ESV
so that the people of Israel do not come near the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin and die.
ESVUK
so that the people of Israel do not come near the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin and die.
EXB
But the other ·Israelites [L sons/T children of Israel] must never go near the Meeting Tent, or they will die for their sin.
GNV
Neither shall the children of Israel any more come near the Tabernacle of the Congregation, lest they sustain sin, and die.
GW
The other Israelites must never again come near the tent of meeting. Otherwise, they’ll suffer the consequences of their sin and die.
GNT
The other Israelites must no longer approach the Tent and in this way bring on themselves the penalty of death.
HCSB
The Israelites must never again come near the tent of meeting, or they will incur guilt and die.
ICB
But the other Israelites must never go near the Meeting Tent. If they do, they will die for their sin.
ISV
Therefore, the Israelis need no longer come to the Tent of Meeting, so they won’t suffer the consequences of their sin and die.
JUB
Neither must the sons of Israel from now on come near the tabernacle of the testimony lest they bear sin and die because of it.
KJV
Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die.
AKJV
Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die.
LSB
And the sons of Israel shall not come near the tent of meeting again, or they will bear sin and die.
LEB
The Israelites will not come near again to the tent of assembly, or they will bear sin and die.
TLB
“From now on, Israelites other than the priests and Levites shall not enter the sanctuary lest they be judged guilty and die.
MSG
“I’m giving the Levites all the tithes of Israel as their pay for the work they do in the Tent of Meeting. Starting now, the rest of the People of Israel cannot wander in and out of the Tent of Meeting; they’ll be penalized for their sin and the penalty is death. It’s the Levites and only the Levites who are to work in the Tent of Meeting and they are responsible for anything that goes wrong. This is the regular rule for all time. They get no inheritance among the People of Israel; instead I turn over to them the tithes that the People of Israel present as an offering to God. That’s why I give the ruling: They are to receive no land-inheritance among the People of Israel.” * * *
MEV
Hereafter, the children of Israel shall not come near the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin and die.
NOG
The other Israelites must never again come near the tent of meeting. Otherwise, they’ll suffer the consequences of their sin and die.
NABRE
The Israelites may no longer approach the tent of meeting, thereby incurring the penalty of death.
NASB
And the sons of Israel shall not come near the tent of meeting again, or they will bring sin on themselves and die.
NASB1995
The sons of Israel shall not come near the tent of meeting again, or they will bear sin and die.
NCB
From now on the people of Israel must not approach the tent of meeting lest they sin and die.
NCV
But the other Israelites must never go near the Meeting Tent, or they will die for their sin.
NET
No longer may the Israelites approach the tent of meeting, or else they will bear their sin and die.
NIRV
From now on the Israelites must not go near the tent of meeting. If they do, they will be punished for their sin. They will die.
NIV
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.
NIVUK
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.
NKJV
Hereafter the children of Israel shall not come near the tabernacle of meeting, lest they bear sin and die.
NLV
The people of Israel must not come near the meeting tent again, or they will be guilty of sin and die.
NLT
“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.
NRSVA
From now on the Israelites shall no longer approach the tent of meeting, or else they will incur guilt and die.
NRSVACE
From now on the Israelites shall no longer approach the tent of meeting, or else they will incur guilt and die.
NRSVCE
From now on the Israelites shall no longer approach the tent of meeting, or else they will incur guilt and die.
NRSVUE
From now on the Israelites shall no longer approach the tent of meeting, or else they will incur guilt and die.
OJB
Neither must the Bnei Yisroel henceforth come near the Ohel Mo’ed, lest they bear chet, and die.
RGT
“Nor shall the children of Israel come near the Tabernacle of the Congregation anymore, lest they sustain sin and die.
RSV
And henceforth the people of Israel shall not come near the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin and die.
RSVCE
And henceforth the people of Israel shall not come near the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin and die.
TLV
From now on, Bnei-Yisrael must never trespass the Tent of Meeting, or they will bear the consequences of their sin and die.
VOICE
Your family, the Levites, shall not have any property, but they shall have what the Israelites bring to My tent as a tenth portion. Because the Levites alone can approach the congregation tent without dying and must do so to perform the necessary maintenance, but have no land of their own, they get to keep a tenth of the Israelites’ offerings.
WEB
Henceforth the children of Israel shall not come near the Tent of Meeting, lest they bear sin, and die.
WYC
that the sons of Israel nigh no more to the tabernacle of [the] bond of peace, neither do deadly sin. (so that the Israelites no longer come near to the Tabernacle of the Covenant, and so do sin, and then must die.)
YLT
`And the sons of Israel come no more near unto the tent of meeting, to bear sin, to die,
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