Numbers 18:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 18:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 18:22 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 18:22 — KJV
“Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die. and die: Heb. to die”
— Numbers 18:22 (KJV)
Numbers 18:22 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 18:22
“And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary. a gift: Heb. given”
Shares key themes with Numbers 18:22: children, israel, come
“And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from it the best of it: neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 18:22: neither, children, israel
“And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness. remaineth: Heb. dwelleth”
Shares key themes with Numbers 18:22: children, israel, tabernacle
“But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 18:22: children, israel, come
“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 18:22: come, tabernacle, congregation
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