KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Numbers 4:19 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden:”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “But thus” | וְזֹ֣את׀ | This (often used adverb) | thus |
| “do” | עֲשׂ֣וּ | To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application | do |
| “unto them, that they may live,” | וְחָיוּ֙ | To live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive | live |
| “and not” | וְלֹ֣א | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | not |
| “die,” | יָמֻ֔תוּ | To die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill | die |
| “when they approach” | בְּגִשְׁתָּ֖ם | To be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back | approach |
| “unto the most” | קֹ֣דֶשׁ | A sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity | most |
| “holy things:” | הַקֳּדָשִׁ֑ים | A sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity | holy things |
| “Aaron” | אַֽהֲרֹ֤ן | Aharon, the brother of Moses | Aaron |
| “and his sons” | וּבָנָיו֙ | A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) | sons |
| “shall go in,” | יָבֹ֔אוּ | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | go |
| “and appoint” | וְשָׂמ֣וּ | To put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically) | appoint |
| “them every” | אִ֥ישׁ | A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) | every |
| “one” | אִ֛ישׁ | A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) | one |
| “to” | עַל | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | to |
| “his service” | עֲבֹֽדָת֖וֹ | Work of any kind | service |
| “and to” | וְאֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | and to |
| “his burden:” | מַשָּׂאֽוֹ׃ | A burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage | burden |
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17 And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
18 Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:
19 But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden:
20 But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.
21 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
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