- None ought to:
- etc. Heb. It is not to carry the ark of God, but for the Levites. them hath. "Takeª°¹ the sumª of the sonsª of Kohathª from amongª¹ the sonsª of Levi,ª after their families,ª by the houseª of their fathers,ª ... And when Aaronª and his sonsª have made an endª° of coveringª°¹ the sanctuary,ª and all¹ the vesselsª of the sanctuary,ª as the campª is to set forward;ª° afterª that,¹ the sonsª of Kohathª shall comeª° to bearª° [it]: but they shall not¹ touchª°¹ [any] holy thing,ª lest they die.ª° These¹ [things are] the burdenª of the sonsª of Kohathª in the tabernacleª of the congregation.ª" {Num 4:2-15} + "But thus¹ doª° unto them, that they may live,ª° and not¹ die,ª° when they approachª°¹ unto the most² holy things:ª Aaronª and his sonsª shall go in,ª° and appointª° them every² oneª to¹ his serviceª and to¹ his burden:ª ... But they shall not¹ go inª° to seeª° when¹ the holy thingsª are covered,ª° lest they die.ª°" {Num 4:19-20} + "But unto the sonsª of Kohathª he gaveª° none:ª because¹ the serviceª of the sanctuaryª belonging unto¹ them [was that] they should bearª° upon their shoulders.ª" {Num 7:9} + "At that¹ timeª the LORDª separatedª°¹ the tribeª of Levi,ª to bearª°¹ the arkª of the covenantª of the LORD,ª to standª° beforeª the LORDª to ministerª° unto him, and to blessª° in his name,ª unto¹ this¹ day.ª" {Deu 10:8} + "And Mosesª wroteª°¹ this¹ law,ª and deliveredª° it unto¹ the priestsª the sonsª of Levi,ª which bareª°¹ the arkª of the covenantª of the LORD,ª and unto¹ all¹ the eldersª of Israel.ª" {Deu 31:9} + "And they commandedª°¹ the people,ª saying,ª° When ye seeª°¹ the arkª of the covenantª of the LORDª your God,ª and the priestsª the Levitesª bearingª° it, then ye¹ shall removeª° from your place,ª¹ and goª° afterª it." {Jsh 3:3} + "And Joshuaª the sonª of Nunª calledª°¹ the priests,ª and saidª° unto¹ them, Take upª°¹ the arkª of the covenant,ª and let¹ sevenª priestsª bearª° sevenª trumpetsª of rams' hornsª beforeª the arkª of the LORD.ª" {Jsh 6:6} + "And saidª° unto the Levitesª that taughtª²°° all¹ Israel,ª which were holyª unto the LORD,ª Putª°¹ the holyª arkª in the houseª which¹ Solomonª the sonª of Davidª kingª of Israelª did build;ª° [it shall] not¹ [be] a burdenª upon [your] shoulders:ª serveª° now¹¹ the LORDª your God,ª and his peopleª Israel,ª" {2Ch 35:3}
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