Numbers 18:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 18:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 18:3 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the s..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 18:3 — KJV
“And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor ye also, die.”
— Numbers 18:3 (KJV)
Numbers 18:3 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 18:3
“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 18:3: keep, charge, tabernacle
“Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, that ye die not: for so I am commanded.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 18:3: keep, charge, tabernacle
“Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 18:3: only, come, nigh
“And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 18:3: keep, charge, 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 18:3: tabernacle, come, vessels
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