Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Appoint Aaron and his sons to serve as priests; anyone else who approaches the sanctuary is to be put to death.” New Living Translation Appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood. But any unauthorized person who goes too near the sanctuary must be put to death.” English Standard Version And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall guard their priesthood. But if any outsider comes near, he shall be put to death.” Berean Standard Bible So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; but any outsider who approaches the tabernacle must be put to death.” King James Bible 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. New King James Version So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall attend to their priesthood; but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death.” New American Standard Bible So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons that they may keep their priesthood, but the layman who comes near shall be put to death.” NASB 1995 “So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons that they may keep their priesthood, but the layman who comes near shall be put to death.” NASB 1977 “So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons that they may keep their priesthood, but the layman who comes near shall be put to death.” Legacy Standard Bible So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons that they may keep their priesthood, but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death.” Amplified Bible So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall observe and attend to their priesthood; but the layman (non-Levite) who approaches [the holy things] shall be put to death.” Christian Standard Bible You are to appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out their priestly responsibilities, but any unauthorized person who comes near the sanctuary is to be put to death.” Holman Christian Standard Bible You are to appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out their priestly responsibilities, but any unauthorized person who comes near the sanctuary must be put to death.” American Standard Version And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall keep their priesthood: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. Contemporary English Version who have been appointed to be priests. Anyone else who tries to perform the duties of a priest must be put to death. English Revised Version And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall keep their priesthood: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. GOD'S WORD® Translation Appoint Aaron and his sons to serve as priests. Anyone else who tries to do the priests' duties must be put to death." Good News Translation You shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; anyone else who tries to do so shall be put to death." International Standard Version Appoint Aaron and his sons so that they are to take responsibility for their priesthood. Any unauthorized person who approaches it is to be put to death." Majority Standard Bible So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; but any outsider who approaches the tabernacle must be put to death.? NET Bible So you are to appoint Aaron and his sons, and they will be responsible for their priesthood; but the unauthorized person who comes near must be put to death." New Heart English Bible And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall attend to their priesthood; but the unauthorized person who comes near shall be put to death." Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible You shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall keep their priesthood, but the stranger who comes near shall be put to death.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd you appoint Aaron and his sons, and they have kept their priesthood, and the stranger who comes near is put to death.” Young's Literal Translation 'And Aaron and his sons thou dost appoint, and they have kept their priesthood, and the stranger who cometh near is put to death.' Smith's Literal Translation And Aaron and his sons thou shalt set up, and they shall watch their priesthood; and the stranger coming near shall die. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTo Aaron and to his sons, to whom they are delivered by the children of Israel. But thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons over the service of priesthood. The stranger that approacheth to minister, shall be put to death. Catholic Public Domain Version But you shall appoint Aaron and his sons over the service of priesthood. The outsider who approaches to minister shall be put to death.” New American Bible But you will appoint only Aaron and his descendants to exercise the priesthood. Any unauthorized person who comes near shall be put to death. New Revised Standard Version But you shall make a register of Aaron and his descendants; it is they who shall attend to the priesthood, and any outsider who comes near shall be put to death. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office; and the stranger that comes near shall be put to death. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And command Ahron and his sons and they shall keep their Priesthood, and the foreigner who comes near to them will be killed.” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, that they may keep their priesthood; and the common man that draweth nigh shall be put to death.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons over the tabernacle of witness; and they shall keep their charge of priesthood, and all things belonging to the altar, and within the veil; and the stranger that touches them shall die. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Duties of the Levites…9Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been given exclusively to him from among the Israelites. 10So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; but any outsider who approaches the tabernacle must be put to death.” 11Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,… Cross References Exodus 28:1 “Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests. Exodus 29:9 Wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and tie headbands on them. The priesthood shall be theirs by a permanent statute. In this way you are to ordain Aaron and his sons. Leviticus 8:1-3 Then the LORD said to Moses, / “Take Aaron and his sons, their garments, the anointing oil, the bull of the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread, / and assemble the whole congregation at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.” 1 Chronicles 23:13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever. 2 Chronicles 26:18 They took their stand against King Uzziah and said, “Uzziah, you have no right to offer incense to the LORD. Only the priests, the descendants of Aaron, are consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully; you will not receive honor from the LORD God.” Hebrews 5:4 No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was. 1 Samuel 2:28 And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the food offerings of the Israelites. 1 Kings 2:27 So Solomon banished Abiathar from the priesthood of the LORD and thus fulfilled the word that the LORD had spoken at Shiloh against the house of Eli. 2 Chronicles 13:10 But as for us, the LORD is our God. We have not forsaken Him; the priests who minister to the LORD are sons of Aaron, and the Levites attend to their duties. Hebrews 7:11-14 Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron? / For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed as well. / He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar. ... Deuteronomy 10:8 At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day. 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. Malachi 2:4-7 Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Hosts. / “My covenant with him was one of life and peace, which I gave to him; it called for reverence, and he revered Me and stood in awe of My name. / True instruction was in his mouth, and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from iniquity. ... Ezekiel 44:15-16 But the Levitical priests, who are descended from Zadok and who kept charge of My sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from Me, are to approach Me to minister before Me. They will stand before Me to offer Me fat and blood, declares the Lord GOD. / They alone shall enter My sanctuary and draw near to My table to minister before Me. They will keep My charge. Matthew 28:18-20 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. / Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, / and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Treasury of Scripture And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office: and the stranger that comes near shall be put to death. they shall 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. 1 Chronicles 6:32 And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem: and then they waited on their office according to their order. Ezekiel 44:8 And ye have not kept the charge of mine holy things: but ye have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves. and the stranger Numbers 3:38 But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. Numbers 1:51 And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. Numbers 16:35,40 And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense… Jump to Previous Aaron Appoint Approaches Attend Common Death Draweth Kept Layman Nigh Office Orders Priesthood Priests Priest's Sanctuary Serve Strange Stranger WaitJump to Next Aaron Appoint Approaches Attend Common Death Draweth Kept Layman Nigh Office Orders Priesthood Priests Priest's Sanctuary Serve Strange Stranger WaitNumbers 3 1. The sons of Aaron5. The Levites are given to the priests instead of the firstborn 14. Are numbered by their families 21. The families, number, and charge of the Gershonites 27. Of the Kohathites 33. Of the Merarites 38. The place and charge of Moses and Aaron 40. The firstborn are freed by the Levites 44. The balances are refunded So you shall appoint The Hebrew word for "appoint" is "פָּקַד" (paqad), which carries the meaning of assigning or commissioning someone for a specific role or duty. In the context of the priesthood, this appointment is not merely a human decision but a divine mandate. It underscores the importance of divine order and structure within the community of Israel. The act of appointing Aaron and his sons signifies God's sovereign choice and the establishment of a sacred lineage to serve Him. Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood but any outsider who approaches must be put to death Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Soוְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case you shall appoint תִּפְקֹ֔ד (tip̄·qōḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit Aaron אַהֲרֹ֤ן (’a·hă·rōn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses and his sons בָּנָיו֙ (bā·nāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son to carry out וְשָׁמְר֖וּ (wə·šā·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to the duties of the priesthood; כְּהֻנָּתָ֑ם (kə·hun·nā·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3550: Priesthood but any layman וְהַזָּ֥ר (wə·haz·zār) Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2114: To turn aside, to be a, foreigner, strange, profane, to commit adultery who approaches [the tabernacle] הַקָּרֵ֖ב (haq·qā·rêḇ) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7126: To come near, approach must be put to death.” יוּמָֽת׃ (yū·māṯ) Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill Links Numbers 3:10 NIVNumbers 3:10 NLT Numbers 3:10 ESV Numbers 3:10 NASB Numbers 3:10 KJV Numbers 3:10 BibleApps.com Numbers 3:10 Biblia Paralela Numbers 3:10 Chinese Bible Numbers 3:10 French Bible Numbers 3:10 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 3:10 You shall appoint Aaron and his sons (Nu Num.) |