Numbers 4:17

17 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

Numbers 4:17 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 4:17

And the Lord spake unto Moses, and unto Aaron
And gave them a very solemn and awful charge about this affair of the Kohathites, it being a very hazardous one they were employed in:

saying;
as follows.

Numbers 4:17 In-Context

15 When it is time to break camp, the clan of Kohath shall come to carry the sacred objects only after Aaron and his sons have finished covering them and all their equipment. The Kohath clan must not touch the sacred objects, or they will die. These are the responsibilities of the Kohath clan whenever the Tent is moved.

16 Eleazar son of Aaron the priest shall be responsible for the whole Tent and for the oil for the lamps, the incense, the grain offerings, the anointing oil, and everything else in the Tent that has been consecrated to the Lord.

17 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

18 "Do not let the clan of Kohath

19 be killed by coming near these most sacred objects. To prevent this from happening, Aaron and his sons shall go in and assign each man his task and tell him what to carry.