Numbers 18:3

Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data

"And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor ye also, die."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And they shall

שָׁמַר

shâmar

H8104

properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

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thy

מִשְׁמֶרֶת

mishmereth

H4931

watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (ab...

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and the

מִשְׁמֶרֶת

mishmereth

H4931

watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (ab...

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of all the

אֹהֶל

ʼôhel

H168

a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)

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only they shall not

בּוֹא

bôwʼ

H935

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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קָרַב

qârab

H7126

to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose

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the

כְּלִי

kᵉlîy

H3627

something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)

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of the

מִקְדָּשׁ

miqdâsh

H4720

a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum

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and the

מִזְבֵּחַ

mizbêach

H4196

an altar

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that

לֹא

lôʼ

H3808

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

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they nor ye also

מוּת

mûwth

H4191

to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

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Key Terms in This Verse

nigh H7126

קָרַב qârab

to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose

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charge H4931

מִשְׁמֶרֶת mishmereth

watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (abstractly) duty or (objectively) a usage or party

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charge H4931

מִשְׁמֶרֶת mishmereth

watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (abstractly) duty or (objectively) a usage or party

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sanctuary H4720

מִקְדָּשׁ miqdâsh

a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum

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vessels H3627

כְּלִי kᵉlîy

something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)

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die H4191

מוּת mûwth

to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

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tabernacle H168

אֹהֶל ʼôhel

a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)

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keep H8104

שָׁמַר shâmar

properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

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altar H4196

מִזְבֵּחַ mizbêach

an altar

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neither H3808

לֹא lôʼ

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

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Cross References

Numbers 4:15 cross-reference

And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but t...

Numbers 16:40 cross-reference

To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD ...

Numbers 3:25 cross-reference

And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregat...

Numbers 3:31 cross-reference

And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof.

Numbers 3:36 cross-reference

And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and a...

Numbers 18:7 cross-reference

Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest’s office for everything of the altar, and within the vail; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest’s office unto you as a service of g...

Numbers 1:51 cross-reference

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.

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