World English Bible
"but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die.""
— Numbers 4:20, World English Bible
“But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.”
“but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die. ”
“But the Kohathites are not to go in to watch while the holy things are being covered, or they will die.””
“Let not others by any curiosity see the things that are in the sanctuary before they be wrapped up, otherwise they shall die.”
“But they themselves are not to go in to see the holy place, even for a minute, for fear of death.”
“But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.”
Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
"Don't cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites;
but thus do to them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach to the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them everyone to his service and to his burden;
but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die."
Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
"Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers' houses, by their families;
you shall count them from thirty years old and upward until fifty years old; all who enter in to wait on the service, to do the work in the Tent of Meeting.