Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Ark of the covenant » Profanation of, punished
He struck seventy men among the men of Beth Shemesh because they looked into the ark of Yahweh. So the people mourned because Yahweh had struck a great blow among the people.
And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the vessels of the sanctuary when the camp sets out, the descendants of Kohath will come after to carry [these], but they must not touch the sanctuary, or they will die. These [are] the load of the descendants of Kohath in the tent of assembly.
When setting out the camp, Aaron and his sons will go and lower the curtain of the covering and cover with it the ark of the testimony.
Because the first time you did not, [and] Yahweh our God burst out against us, for we did not care for it according to the law."
Disobedience to God » Instances of » Of priests, in not performing their functions after the due order
Because the first time you did not, [and] Yahweh our God burst out against us, for we did not care for it according to the law."
Form » In religious service
Because the first time you did not, [and] Yahweh our God burst out against us, for we did not care for it according to the law." Then the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
But the priests were too few, and they were not able to offer all the burnt offerings, so their brothers, the Levites, strengthened them to finish the work, and until the [rest of] the priests consecrated themselves. (For the Levites [were] {more conscientious} to sanctify themselves than the priests.)