Parallel Verses

NET Bible

The Lord was so furious with Uzzah, he killed him, because he reached out his hand and touched the ark. He died right there before God.

New American Standard Bible

The anger of the Lord burned against Uzza, so He struck him down because he put out his hand to the ark; and he died there before God.

King James Version

And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.

Holman Bible

Then the Lord’s anger burned against Uzzah, and He struck him dead because he had reached out to the ark. So he died there in the presence of God.

International Standard Version

Just then, the anger of the LORD blazed against Uzzah, and he struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark, and he died right there in the presence of God.

A Conservative Version

And the anger of LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him because he put forth his hand to the ark. And there he died before God.

American Standard Version

And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put forth his hand to the ark; and there he died before God.

Amplified

The anger of the Lord burned against Uzza, and He struck him down because he touched the ark; and there he died before God.

Bible in Basic English

And the wrath of the Lord, burning against Uzza, sent destruction on him because he had put his hand on the ark, and death came to him there before God.

Darby Translation

And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he had put forth his hand to the ark; and there he died before God.

Julia Smith Translation

And the anger of Jehovah will be kindled against Uzza, and he will strike him for that he stretched forth his hand upon the ark: and he will die their before God.

King James 2000

And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah, and he struck him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Yahweh {was angry} with Uzza, and he struck him down because he reached his hand upon the ark. And he died there before God.

Modern King James verseion

And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzza, and He struck him because he put his hand to the ark. And he died there before Jehovah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the LORD was wroth with Uzzah and smote him, because he put his hand to the Ark.

New Heart English Bible

The anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he struck him, because he put forth his hand to the ark; and there he died before God.

The Emphasized Bible

Then was kindled the anger of Yahweh against Uzza, and he smote him, because he thrust forth his hand unto the ark, - and he died there, before God.

Webster

And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.

World English Bible

The anger of Yahweh was kindled against Uzza, and he struck him, because he put forth his hand to the ark; and there he died before God.

Youngs Literal Translation

and the anger of Jehovah is kindled against Uzza, and He smiteth him, because that he hath put forth his hand on the ark, and he dieth there before God.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
of the Lord

Usage: 0

עזּה עזּא 
`Uzza' 
Usage: 14

and he smote
נכה 
Nakah 
Usage: 501

שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

to the ark
ארן ארון 
'arown 
Usage: 202

and there he died
מוּת 
Muwth 
Usage: 839

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

References

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Context Readings

The Ark Of The Covenant Brought From Kiriath-Jearim

9 When they arrived at the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzzah reached out his hand to take hold of the ark, because the oxen stumbled. 10 The Lord was so furious with Uzzah, he killed him, because he reached out his hand and touched the ark. He died right there before God. 11 David was angry because the Lord attacked Uzzah; so he called that place Perez Uzzah, which remains its name to this very day.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 15:13

The first time you did not carry it; that is why the Lord God attacked us, because we did not ask him about the proper way to carry it."

1 Chronicles 15:15

The descendants of Levi carried the ark of God on their shoulders with poles, just as Moses had ordered according to the divine command.

Numbers 4:15

"When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is ready to journey, then the Kohathites will come to carry them; but they must not touch any holy thing, or they will die. These are the responsibilities of the Kohathites with the tent of meeting.

Leviticus 10:1-3

Then Aaron's sons, Nadab and Abihu, each took his fire pan and put fire in it, set incense on it, and presented strange fire before the Lord, which he had not commanded them to do.

Numbers 16:35

Then a fire went out from the Lord and devoured the 250 men who offered incense.

Joshua 6:6

So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and instructed them, "Pick up the ark of the covenant, and seven priests must carry seven rams' horns in front of the ark of the Lord."

1 Samuel 6:19

But the Lord struck down some of the people of Beth Shemesh because they had looked into the ark of the Lord; he struck down 50,070 of the men. The people grieved because the Lord had struck the people with a hard blow.

2 Chronicles 26:16-20

But once he became powerful, his pride destroyed him. He disobeyed the Lord his God. He entered the Lord's temple to offer incense on the incense altar.

1 Corinthians 11:30-32

That is why many of you are weak and sick, and quite a few are dead.

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