Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)">3808 [e] וְלֹא־ wə-lō- but not Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put">935 [e] יָבֹ֧אוּ yā-ḇō-’ū they shall go in V-Qal-Imperf-3mp 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be caused to see, be shown 1e2) to be exhibited to 1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face">7200 [e] לִרְא֛וֹת lir-’ō-wṯ to watch Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to swallow down 1a2) to swallow up, engulf 1b) (Niphal) to be swallowed up 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to swallow 1c2) to swallow up, engulf 1c3) squandering (fig.) 1d) (Pual) to be swallowed up 1e) (Hithpael) to be ended">1104 [e] כְּבַלַּ֥ע kə-ḇal-la‘ while are being covered Prep-k | V-Piel-Inf 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 1a) apartness, sacredness, holiness 1a1) of God 1a2) of places 1a3) of things 1b) set-apartness, separateness">6944 [e] הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ haq-qō-ḏeš the holy things Art | N-ms 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to die 1a2) to die (as penalty), be put to death 1a3) to die, perish (of a nation) 1a4) to die prematurely (by neglect of wise moral conduct) 1b) (Polel) to kill, put to death, dispatch 1c) (Hiphil) to kill, put to death 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be killed, be put to death 1d1a) to die prematurely">4191 [e] וָמֵֽתוּ׃ wā-mê-ṯū. and lest they die Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp   פ p̄ - Punc

New American Standard Bible
but they shall not go in to see the holy objects even for a moment, or they will die."

King James Bible
But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Kohathites are not to go in and look at the holy objects, even for a moment, or they will die."

they shall

Numbers 4:15,19 And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, …

Exodus 19:21 And the LORD said to Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they …

Leviticus 10:2 And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they …

1 Samuel 6:19 And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, because they had looked into …

Hebrews 10:19,20 Having therefore, brothers, boldness to enter into the holiest by …

Revelation 11:19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in …

the holy things. Haakkodesh, 'the holy' or 'sanctuary' i.e. the ark, as the Jews generally understand it; and with good reason, as any one may be convinced, who compared

1 Kings 8:8 And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen …

2 Chronicles 5:9 And they drew out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the staves …

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