Verse 40

To be a memorial to the children of Israel, that no outsider, who is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he not be like Korah, and like his company: as the LORD said to him through Moses.

Other Translations

  • Norsk King James

    Det skal være et minne til Israels barn om at ingen fremmed, som ikke er av Aarons avkom, må komme nær for å ofre røkelse foran Herren, så han ikke skal bli som Korah og hans følge, som Herren sa til ham gjennom Moses.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Dette skulle være en påminnelse for Israels folk, slik at ingen fremmed, som ikke er av Arons etterkommere, skulle komme nær for å brenne røkelse for Herrens ansikt og ikke bli som Korah og hans gruppe, slik Herren hadde sagt gjennom Moses.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Dette skulle være et minne for Israels barn om at ingen fremmed, som ikke er av Arons ætt, skal komme nær for å bære frem røkelse for Herren, så han ikke blir som Korah og hans flokk, slik Herren hadde sagt til Eleasar ved Moses.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    De skal være et minne for Israels barn, for at ingen fremmed – som ikke tilhører Aarons slekt – skal komme nær for å ofre røkelse for HERREN, så han ikke blir som Korah og hans følge, slik som HERREN hadde sagt gjennom Moses.

  • En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

    Dette skulle være et minne for Israels barn om at ingen fremmed, som ikke er av Arons ætt, skal komme nær for å bære frem røkelse for Herren, så han ikke blir som Korah og hans flokk, slik Herren hadde sagt til Eleasar ved Moses.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Israels Børn til en Ihukommelse, paa det at ingen fremmed Mand, som er ikke af Arons Sæd, skal komme nær til, at gjøre Røgoffer af Røgelse for Herrens Ansigt, og at han ikke skal blive som Korah og som hans Selskab, eftersom Herren havde sagt ham formedelst Mose.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Til minne for Israels barn, at ingen fremmed, som ikke er av Arons ætt, skal nærme seg for å ofre røkelse for Herrens ansikt; for han skal ikke bli som Korah og hans menighet: som Herren talte til ham ved Moses’ hånd.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    og fikk til et minne for Israels barn, for at ingen fremmed, som ikke er av Arons slekt, skal komme nær for å brenne røkelse for Herren; slik at han ikke blir som Korah, og som hans følge: som Herren talte til ham ved Moses.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Dette ble en påminnelse for Israels barn, så ingen fremmed, som ikke er av Arons slekt, skal komme nær for å brenne røkelse for Herren, og bli som Korah og hans menighet, slik Herren hadde talt gjennom Moses.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Dette skulle være til minne for Israels barn, slik at ingen fremmed, som ikke er en av Arons etterkommere, skulle komme nær for å brenne røkelse for Herren, og ikke bli slik som Korah og hans flokk, slik som Herren talte til ham gjennom Moses.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    For å være et tegn, bevart til minne for alltid av Israels barn, at ingen mann som ikke er av Arons ætt har rett til å brenne røkelse foran Herren, så han ikke blir som Korah og hans gruppe: som Herren sa til ham ved Moses' munn.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    to be a remembraunce vnto the childern of Israel that no straunger whiche is not of the seed of Aaron come nere to offer cens before the Lorde that he be not made like vnto Corah and his companye: as the Lorde sayed vnto him by the hande of Moses.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    for a remebraunce vnto ye children of Israel yt no straunger (and he that is not of ye sede of Aaron) come nye to offre incense before the LORDE, yt it happe not vnto him as vnto Corah and his companye, acordynge as the LORDE sayde vnto him by Moses.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    It is a remembrance vnto the children of Israel, that no stranger which is not of the seede of Aaron, come neere to offer incense before the Lord, that he be not like Korah & his copanie, as the Lord said to him by the hand of Moses.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    To be a remembraunce vnto the children of Israel, that no straunger which is not of the seede of Aaron, come neare to offer incense before the Lorde, that he be not lyke vnto Corah and his companie, as the Lorde sayde to hym by the hande of Moyses.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    [To be] a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which [is] not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    to be a memorial to the children of Israel, to the end that no stranger, who isn't of the seed of Aaron, comes near to burn incense before Yahweh; that he not be as Korah, and as his company: as Yahweh spoke to him by Moses.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    a memorial to the sons of Israel, so that a stranger who is not of the seed of Aaron doth not draw near to make a perfume before Jehovah, and is not as Korah, and as his company, -- as Jehovah hath spoken by the hand of Moses to him.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    to be a memorial unto the children of Israel, to the end that no stranger, that is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to burn incense before Jehovah; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as Jehovah spake unto him by Moses.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    To be a sign, kept in memory for ever by the children of Israel, that no man who is not of the seed of Aaron has the right of burning spices before the Lord, so that he may not be like Korah and his band: as the Lord said to him by the mouth of Moses.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    to be a memorial to the children of Israel, to the end that no stranger, who isn't of the seed of Aaron, comes near to burn incense before Yahweh; that he not be as Korah, and as his company: as Yahweh spoke to him by Moses.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    It was a memorial for the Israelites, that no outsider who is not a descendant of Aaron should approach to burn incense before the LORD, that he might not become like Korah and his company– just as the LORD had spoken by the authority of Moses.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 3:10 : 10 And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall fulfill their duties in the priest's office; and the outsider who comes near shall be put to death.
  • Num 3:38 : 38 But those who camp before the tabernacle on the east, toward the sunrise, shall be Moses, Aaron, and his sons, performing the duties of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the outsider who comes near shall be put to death.
  • Num 18:4-7 : 4 And they shall be joined to you, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come near you. 5 And you shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel. 6 And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel; to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. 7 Therefore you and your sons with you shall keep your priest's office for everything of the altar, and within the veil; and you shall serve: I have given your priest's office to you as a service of gift: and the stranger who comes near shall be put to death.
  • 1 Kgs 13:1-3 : 1 And, behold, a man of God came out of Judah by the word of the LORD to Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. 2 And he cried against the altar by the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus says the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name; and on you shall he offer the priests of the high places who burn incense upon you, and men's bones shall be burnt upon you. 3 And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the LORD has spoken; Behold, the altar shall be split apart, and the ashes upon it shall be poured out.
  • 2 Chr 26:16-21 : 16 But when he became strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction. He transgressed against the LORD his God by entering the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. 17 Azariah the priest went in after him, with eighty priests of the LORD who were valiant men. 18 They confronted King Uzziah and said to him, "It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary, for you have trespassed! This will not bring you honor from the LORD God." 19 Then Uzziah was angry, and he held a censer in his hand to burn incense. While he was angry with the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead in the presence of the priests in the house of the LORD, beside the incense altar. 20 Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and he was leprous on his forehead. So they hurried him out of there. Indeed, he also hurried to leave, because the LORD had struck him. 21 King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in a separate house, being a leper, for he was cut off from the house of the LORD. Jotham his son was in charge of the palace, governing the people of the land.
  • Jude 1:11 : 11 Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.
  • Exod 30:7-9 : 7 And Aaron shall burn on it sweet incense every morning: when he prepares the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it. 8 And when Aaron lights the lamps at evening, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations. 9 You shall offer no strange incense on it, nor burnt sacrifice, nor grain offering; neither shall you pour a drink offering on it. 10 And Aaron shall make atonement upon its horns once a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonement: once a year he shall make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it is most holy to the LORD.
  • Lev 22:10 : 10 No stranger shall eat of the holy thing: a temporary resident of the priest, or a hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.
  • Num 1:51 : 51 And when the tabernacle is set out, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall set it up: and the outsider who comes near shall be put to death.