“Whosoeuer commeth any thing neere vnto the Tabernacle of the Lord, shall die: Shall wee be consumed with dying?”
1611 King James Version (KJV)
Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?
- King James Version
"Everyone who comes near, who comes near to the tabernacle of the LORD, must die. Are we to perish completely?"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Every one that cometh near, that cometh near unto the tabernacle of Jehovah, dieth: shall we perish all of us?
- American Standard Version (1901)
Death will overtake everyone who comes near, who comes near the House of the Lord: are we all to come to destruction?
- Basic English Bible
Every one that comes at all near to the tabernacle of Jehovah shall die: shall we then expire altogether?
- Darby Bible
Whoever approacheth the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?
- Webster's Bible
Everyone who comes near, who comes near to the tabernacle of Yahweh, dies! Will we all perish?"
- World English Bible
any who is at all drawing near unto the tabernacle of Jehovah dieth; have we not been consumed -- to expire?'
- Youngs Literal Bible
(17:28) Every one that cometh near, that cometh near unto the tabernacle of the LORD, is to die; shall we wholly perish?'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Numbers 17:13
17:13 Near - Nearer than be should do; an error which we may easily commit. Will God proceed with us according to his strict justice, till all the people be cut off?