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Num. 17:13 KJV (With Strong’s)

Whosoeverd cometh any thinge near unto the tabernacle of the Lord shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?

Num. 1:51,53• ⁵¹And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle encampeth, the Levites shall set it up; and the stranger that cometh near shall be put to death.
⁵³but the Levites shall encamp round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there come not wrath upon the assembly of the children of Israel; and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony. (Num. 1:51,53)

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Num. 18:4,7• ⁴And they shall unite with thee, and keep the charge of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the tent; and no stranger shall come near to you.
⁷But thou and thy sons with thee shall attend to your priesthood for all that concerneth the altar, and for that which is inside the veil; and ye shall perform the service: I give you your priesthood as a service of gift, and the stranger that cometh near shall be put to death. (Num. 18:4,7)

Eph. 2:13• ¹³but now in Christ Jesus ye that were once far off have become nigh by the blood of the Christ. (Eph. 2:13)

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Heb. 10:19‑22• ¹⁹Having therefore, brethren, boldness for the entrance into the holies by the blood of Jesus,
²⁰a new and living way which he inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, his flesh,
²¹and [having] a great priest over the house of God,
²²let us approach with true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from a wicked conscience, and our body washed with pure water. (Heb. 10:19‑22)

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Whosoever.

Num. 1:51‑53• ⁵¹And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle encampeth, the Levites shall set it up; and the stranger that cometh near shall be put to death.
⁵²And the children of Israel shall encamp every man in his camp, and every man by his own standard, according to their hosts;
⁵³but the Levites shall encamp round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there come not wrath upon the assembly of the children of Israel; and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony. (Num. 1:51‑53)

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Num. 18:4‑7• ⁴And they shall unite with thee, and keep the charge of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the tent; and no stranger shall come near to you.
⁵And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar; that there come no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.
⁶And I, behold, I have taken your brethren, the Levites, from among the children of Israel; to you are they given as a gift for Jehovah to perform the service of the tent of meeting.
⁷But thou and thy sons with thee shall attend to your priesthood for all that concerneth the altar, and for that which is inside the veil; and ye shall perform the service: I give you your priesthood as a service of gift, and the stranger that cometh near shall be put to death. (Num. 18:4‑7)

any thing.

Gen. 3:3• ³but of the fruit of the tree which [is] in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. (Gen. 3:3)

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1 Sam. 6:19‑21• ¹⁹And he smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of Jehovah. And he smote of the people fifty thousand and seventy men: and the people lamented, because Jehovah had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.
²⁰And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy Jehovah God? and to whom shall he go up from us?
²¹And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath-jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of Jehovah; come down, fetch it up to you. (1 Sam. 6:19‑21)

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2 Sam. 6:6‑12• ⁶And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it.
⁷And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.
⁸And David was displeased, because Jehovah had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perezuzzah to this day.
⁹And David was afraid of the Lord that day, and said, How shall the ark of Jehovah come to me?
¹⁰So David would not remove the ark of Jehovah unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
¹¹And the ark of Jehovah continued in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and Jehovah blessed Obed-edom, and all his household.
¹²And it was told king David, saying, Jehovah hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness. (2 Sam. 6:6‑12)

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1 Chron. 13:11‑13• ¹¹And David was displeased because Jehovah had made a breach upon Uzza; wherefore that place is called Perez-Uzza to this day.
¹²And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
¹³So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite. (1 Chron. 13:11‑13)

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1 Chron. 15:13• ¹³For because ye did it not at the first, Jehovah our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order. (1 Chron. 15:13)

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Psa. 130:3‑4• ³If thou, Jah, shouldest mark iniquities,{HR}Lord, who shall stand?
⁴But with thee [is] the forgiveness,{HR}That thou mayest be feared. (Psa. 130:3‑4)

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Acts 5:5,11‑14• ⁵And Ananias hearing these words fell down and expired; and great fear came upon all the hearers,
¹¹And great fear came upon all the assembly, and upon all that heard these things.
¹²And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; and they were all of one accord in the porch of Solomon.
¹³And of the rest durst no man join them; but the people magnified them;
¹⁴and believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women: (Acts 5:5,11‑14)

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Eph. 2:13• ¹³but now in Christ Jesus ye that were once far off have become nigh by the blood of the Christ. (Eph. 2:13)

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consumed.

Num. 16:26• ²⁶And he spoke to the assembly, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye perish in all their sins. (Num. 16:26)

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Num. 32:13• ¹³And Jehovah's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the whole generation was consumed that had done evil in the eyes of Jehovah. (Num. 32:13)

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Deut. 2:16• ¹⁶So it came to pass when all the men of war were consumed from among the people, (Deut. 2:16)

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Job 34:14‑15• ¹⁴If he should set his heart on himself —{HR}Gather to himself his spirit and his breath,
¹⁵All flesh would expire together,{HR}And man return to dust. (Job 34:14‑15)

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Psa. 90:7• ⁷For we decay in thine anger,{HR}And in thy wrath are we confounded. (Psa. 90:7)

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Isa. 28:22• ²²Now therefore be ye not scorners, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord Jehovah of hosts, a consumption, and [one] determined upon the whole earth. (Isa. 28:22)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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

WK Verse Note

(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)