And whenוְAaronאַהֲרֹןand his sonsוּבָנָיוhave finishedכִלָּהcoveringלְכַסֹּתthe Holy Placeאֶת הַקֹּדֶשׁand allוְאֶת כָּלthe utensilsכְּלֵיof the Holy Place,הַקֹּדֶשׁas the campבִּ הַמַּחֲנֶהsets out,נְסֹעַafter thatוְאַחֲרֵי כֵןthe sonsבְנֵיof Kohathקְהָתshall comeיָבֹאוּto carry them;לָשֵׂאתbut they shall notוְלֹאtouchיִגְּעוּthe holy things,אֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁor they will die.וָמֵתוּThese areאֵלֶּהthe loadמַשָּׂאof the sonsבְנֵיof Kohathקְהָתin the tentבְּאֹהֶלof meeting.מוֹעֵד
Numbers 4:15
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 4:15, word by word
- Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- and his sonsבָנָיvanay
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vanay” appears- have finishedכִלָּהchila
finish
To bring a work or a matter through to its end.
Where else “chila” appears- coveringכַסֹּתchasot
cover
To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.
Where else “chasot” appears- the Holy Placeקֹּדֶשׁkodesh
sanctuary
The sacred enclosure where God was served: the sanctuary and its innermost room.
Where else “kodesh” appears- the utensilsכְּלֵיkele
utensil
Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.
Where else “kele” appears- as the campמַּחֲנֶהmachane
camp
A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.
Where else “machane” appears- sets outנְסֹעַnesoa
set out
To break camp and set out for another place.
Where else “nesoa” appears- of Kohathקְהָתkehat
Kohath
Kohath, a son of Levi; Moses and Aaron came from his family.
Where else “kehat” appears- shall comeיָבֹאוּyavou
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appears- to carry themשֵׂאתset
carry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “set” appears- touchיִגְּעוּyigu
touch
To lay a hand or finger on something, sometimes to take it or harm it.
Where else “yigu” appears- or they will dieמֵתוּmetu
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “metu” appears- the loadמַשָּׂאmasa
burden
A load carried on the back; also, the act of carrying it.
Where else “masa” appears- in the tentאֹהֶלohel
tabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appears- of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed
meeting
An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.
Where else “moed” appears
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.”