Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor ye also, die.

Neither

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Bible References

Only they

Numbers 3:25
The Gershonites were in charge of the inner tent, the outer tent and cover, the screen for the entrance to the tent of meeting,
Numbers 4:19
This is what you must do so that they will not die when they come near the most holy things: Aaron and his sons will go into the holy place and tell each man what he will do and what he will carry.
Numbers 16:40
He followed Jehovah's command given through Moses. The copper-covered altar will remind Israel that no one but a descendant of Aaron may come near to burn incense to Jehovah. Everyone else will die like Korah and his followers.

Neither

Numbers 4:15
When Aaron and his sons finished covering the holy things and the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites will come to carry all the holy articles. They must never touch the holy things, or they will die. The Kohathites will carry all the things from the tent of meeting.

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Hebrews 5:4
No one takes this honor upon himself. He is called by God, even as Aaron was.