Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him.

Unto the altar

Bible References

Unto the altar

Exodus 20:26
Neither shall you go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed to it.'

Bear not iniquity

Leviticus 5:1
"'If anyone sins, in that he hears the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he has seen or known, if he doesn't report it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
Leviticus 20:19
"'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister, nor of your father's sister; for he has made naked his close relative: they shall bear their iniquity.
Leviticus 22:9
"'They shall therefore follow my requirements, lest they bear sin for it, and die therein, if they profane it. I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.
Numbers 9:13
But the man who is clean, and is not on a journey, and fails to keep the Passover, that soul shall be cut off from his people. Because he didn't offer the offering of Yahweh in its appointed season, that man shall bear his sin.
Numbers 18:22
Henceforth the children of Israel shall not come near the Tent of Meeting, lest they bear sin, and die.
Matthew 22:12
and he said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?' He was speechless.