New King James Version
Numbers 17:13
13Whoever even comes near the tabernacle of the Lord must die. Shall we all utterly die?”
Numbers 17:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the Lord shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?
- New International Version (NIV)Anyone who even comes near the tabernacle of the Lord will die. Are we all going to die?”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Everyone who comes near, who comes near to the tabernacle of the Lord, shall die. Are we all to perish?"
- New Living Translation (NLT)Everyone who even comes close to the Tabernacle of the Lord dies. Are we all doomed to die?”
Context of Numbers 17:13
11Thus did Moses; just as the Lord had commanded him, so he did. 12So the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Surely we die, we perish, we all perish! Whoever even comes near the tabernacle of the Lord must die. Shall we all utterly die?”
Read all of Numbers 17Numbers 17:13 word by word
כֹּ֣ל הַקָּרֵ֧ב׀ הַקָּרֵ֛ב אֶל־מִשְׁכַּ֥ן יְהוָ֖ה יָמ֑וּת הַאִ֥ם תַּ֖מְנוּ לִגְוֹֽעַ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Numbers 17:13
- Numbers 1:51And when the tabernacle is to go forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall set it up. The outsider who comes near shall be put to death.
- Numbers 18:4They shall be joined with you and attend to the needs of the tabernacle of meeting, for all the work of the tabernacle; but an outsider shall not come near you.
- Genesis 3:3but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’ ”
- 1 Samuel 6:19Then He struck the men of Beth Shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the Lord. He struck fifty thousand and seventy men of the people, and the people lamented because the Lord had struck the people with a great slaughter.
- 2 Samuel 6:6And when they came to Nachon’s threshing floor, Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled.
- 1 Chronicles 13:11And David became angry because of the Lord’s outbreak against Uzza; therefore that place is called Perez Uzza to this day.
- 1 Chronicles 15:13For because you did not do it the first time, the Lord our God broke out against us, because we did not consult Him about the proper order.”
- Psalms 130:3If You, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?
- Acts 5:5Then Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and breathed his last. So great fear came upon all those who heard these things.
- Ephesians 2:13But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
- Hebrews 10:19Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus,
- Numbers 16:26And he spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart now from the tents of these wicked men! Touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins.”
- Numbers 32:13So the Lord’s anger was aroused against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation that had done evil in the sight of the Lord was gone.
- Deuteronomy 2:16“So it was, when all the men of war had finally perished from among the people,
- Job 34:14If He should set His heart on it, If He should gather to Himself His Spirit and His breath,
- Psalms 90:7For we have been consumed by Your anger, And by Your wrath we are terrified.
Commentaries on Numbers 17:13
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 While all the other rods remained as they were. Aaron's rod became a living branch. In some places there were buds, in others blossoms, in others fruit, at the same time; all this was miraculous. Thus Aaron was manifested to be under the special blessing of Heaven. Fruitfulness is the best evidence of a Divine call; and the plants of God's setting, and the boughs cut off them, will flourish. This rod was preserved, to take away the murmurings…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13The Lord and his tabernacle were holy. Because of God's holiness, his holy place could be dangerous for unqualified people. Moses worked hard to help the people understand and respect the God of Israel. His efforts were becoming successful.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1312-13. Behold, we die, we perish--an exclamation of fear, both from the remembrance of former judgments, and the apprehension of future relapses into murmuring.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Numbers 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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