20Let not others by any curiosity see the things that are in the sanctuary before they be wrapped up, otherwise they shall die.


In Context

17 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

18 Destroy not the people of Caath from the midst of the Levites:

19 But do this to them, that they may live, and not die, by touching the holies of holies. Aaron and his sons shall go in, and they shall appoint every man his work, and shall divide the burdens that every man is to carry.

20 Let not others by any curiosity see the things that are in the sanctuary before they be wrapped up, otherwise they shall die.

21 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

22 Take the sum of the soils of Gerson also by their houses and families and kindreds.

Numbers 4:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:20But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:20But the Kohathites must not go in to look at the holy things, even for a moment, or they will die."

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:20but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:20but they shall not go in and see for a moment the holy things, lest they die.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:20but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:20But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:20but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:20and they go not in to see when the holy thing is swallowed, that they have died.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:20But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.