Numbers 4:15

“And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the Holy Place and all the utensils of the Holy Place, as the camp sets out, after that the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them; but they shall not touch the holy things, or they will die. These are the load of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting.”

Numbers 4:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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and his sonsבָנָיvanay

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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have finishedכִלָּהchila

finish

To bring a work or a matter through to its end.

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coveringכַסֹּתchasot

cover

To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.

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the Holy Placeקֹּדֶשׁkodesh

sanctuary

The sacred enclosure where God was served: the sanctuary and its innermost room.

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the utensilsכְּלֵיkele

utensil

Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.

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as the campמַּחֲנֶהmachane

camp

A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.

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sets outנְסֹעַnesoa

set out

To break camp and set out for another place.

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of Kohathקְהָתkehat

Kohath

Kohath, a son of Levi; Moses and Aaron came from his family.

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shall comeיָבֹאוּyavou

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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to carry themשֵׂאתset

carry

To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.

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touchיִגְּעוּyigu

touch

To lay a hand or finger on something, sometimes to take it or harm it.

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or they will dieמֵתוּmetu

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

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the loadמַשָּׂאmasa

burden

A load carried on the back; also, the act of carrying it.

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in the tentאֹהֶלohel

tabernacle

Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.

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of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed

meeting

An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.

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Translation note

That is how Uzzah died when he touched the ark (2 Samuel 6:6-7).

The context

14And they shall put on it all its utensils with which they minister on it: the firepans, the forks, and the shovels, and the basins, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread over it a covering of fine leather, and put in its poles.

15 · This verse (above)

16And the oversight of Eleazar son of Aaron the priest is the oil for the light, and the fragrant incense, and the continual grain offering, and the anointing oil, the oversight of the whole dwelling and of all that is in it, in the Holy Place and in its utensils.”

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