22Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die.
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They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.
Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest's office for every thing of the altar, and within the vail; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest's office unto you as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
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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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 20-32)Here is a further account of the provision that was made both for the Levites and for the priests, out of the country. I. They must have no inheritance in the land ; only cities to dwell in were afterwards allowed them, but no ground to occupy: Thou shalt not have any part among them , Num. 18:20. It is repeated again Num. 18:23; and again Num. 18:24; Among the children of Israel they shall have n…
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