Numbers 17:13 “Anyone who comes near the tabernacle of the LORD will die. Are we all…”

Numbers 17:13

Anyone who comes near the tabernacle of the LORD will die. Are we all going to perish?”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?

World English Bible

Everyone who keeps approaching the LORD’s tabernacle, dies! Will we all perish?”

American Standard Version

Every one that cometh near, that cometh near unto the tabernacle of Jehovah, dieth: shall we perish all of us?

Geneva Bible 1599

Whosoeuer commeth neere, or approcheth to the Tabernacle of the Lord, shall dye: shall we be consumed and dye?

Darby Translation

Every one that comes at all near to the tabernacle of Jehovah shall die: shall we then expire altogether?

Young's Literal Translation

any who is at all drawing near unto the tabernacle of Jehovah dieth; have we not been consumed — to expire?'

Bible in Basic English

Death will overtake everyone who comes near, who comes near the House of the Lord: are we all to come to destruction?

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Cross references

“Whosoever”

Numbers 1:51–53 Numbers 18:4–7

Numbers 1:51–53 · BSB

Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever it is to be pitched, the Levites are to set it up. Any outsider who goes near it must be put to death.

Numbers 18:4–7 · BSB

They are to join you and attend to the duties of the Tent of Meeting, doing all the work at the Tent; but no outsider may come near you.

“any thing”

Genesis 3:3 1 Samuel 6:19–21 2 Samuel 6:6–12 1 Chronicles 13:11–13 1 Chronicles 15:13 Acts 5:5

Genesis 3:3 · BSB

but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You must not eat of it or touch it, or you will die.’”

1 Samuel 6:19–21 · BSB

But God struck down some of the people of Beth-shemesh because they looked inside the ark of the LORD. He struck down seventy men, and the people mourned because the LORD had struck them with a great slaughter.

2 Samuel 6:6–12 · BSB

When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen had stumbled.

1 Chronicles 13:11–13 · BSB

Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah. So he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day.

1 Chronicles 15:13 · BSB

It was because you Levites were not with us the first time that the LORD our God burst forth in anger against us. For we did not consult Him about the proper order.”

Acts 5:5 · BSB

On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.

“consumed”

Numbers 16:26 Numbers 32:13 Deuteronomy 2:16 Psalm 90:7 Isaiah 28:22 Job 34:14

Numbers 16:26 · BSB

And he warned the congregation, “Move away now from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”

Numbers 32:13 · BSB

The anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the whole generation who had done evil in His sight was gone.

Deuteronomy 2:16 · BSB

Now when all the fighting men among the people had died,

Psalm 90:7 · BSB

For we are consumed by Your anger and terrified by Your wrath.

Isaiah 28:22 · BSB

So now, do not mock, or your shackles will become heavier. Indeed, I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of destruction against the whole land.

Job 34:14 · BSB

If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

12Then the Israelites declared to Moses, “Look, we are perishing! We are lost; we are all lost!

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