Numbers 17:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 17:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 17:13 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 17:13 — KJV
“Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?”
— Numbers 17:13 (KJV)
Numbers 17:13 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 17:13
“When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the LORD:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 17:13: near, tabernacle, lord
“Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 17:13: any, thing, lord
“And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of the LORD, dedicated things: or, holy things: Heb. holinesses that every...: Heb. of the souls of his estimation cometh...: Heb. ascendeth upon the heart of a man”
Shares key themes with Numbers 17:13: cometh, any, thing
“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 they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 17:13: any, thing, tabernacle
“Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?”
Shares key themes with Numbers 17:13: thing, near, tabernacle
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