5And you shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more on the children of Israel.


In Context

2 And your brothers also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, bring you with you, that they may be joined to you, and minister to you: but you and your sons with you shall minister before the tabernacle of witness.

3 And they shall keep your charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come near the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor you also, die.

4 And they shall be joined to you, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come near to you.

5 And you shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more on the children of Israel.

6 And I, behold, I have taken your brothers the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.

7 Therefore you and your sons with you shall keep your priest's office for everything of the altar, and within the veil; and you shall serve: I have given your priest's office to you as a service of gift: and the stranger that comes near shall be put to death.

Numbers 18:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:5And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:5"You are to be responsible for the care of the sanctuary and the altar, so that wrath will not fall on the Israelites again.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:5Watch ye in the charge of the sanctuary, and in the ministry of the altar: lest indignation rise upon the children of Israel.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:5And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar; that there be wrath no more upon the children of Israel.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:5And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:5And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be wrath no more upon the children of Israel.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:5And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:5|You shall perform the duty of the sanctuary, and the duty of the altar; that there be wrath no more on the children of Israel.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:5and ye have kept the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar, and there is no more wrath against the sons of Israel.