Numbers 4:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.”

Numbers 4:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 4:20 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 4:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die.””

Numbers 4:20 — World English Bible

Numbers 4:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die.”

Numbers 4:20 — American Standard Version

Numbers 4:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and they go not in to see when the holy thing is swallowed, that they have died.'”

Numbers 4:20 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 4:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“but they shall not go in and see for a moment the holy things, lest they die.”

Numbers 4:20 — Darby Translation

Numbers 4:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But let them not goe in, to see when the Sanctuarie is folden vp, lest they die.”

Numbers 4:20 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 4:20 in Context — Numbers 4

18 Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:

19 But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden:

20 But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.

21 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

22 Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families;

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What Does Numbers 4:20 Mean?

Numbers 4:20 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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