NUM 3:38 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Οἱ παρεμβάλλοντες κατὰ πρόσωπον τῆς σκηνῆς τοῦ μαρτυρίου ἀπὸ ἀνατολῆς, Μωυσῆς καὶ Ἀαρὼν καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ, φυλάσσοντες τὰς φυλακὰς τοῦ ἁγίου εἰς τὰς φυλακὰς τῶν υἱῶν Ἰηραήλ· καὶ ὁ ἀλλογενὴς ὁ ἁπτόμενος, ἀποθανεῖται.
(Hoi paremballontes kata prosōpon taʸs skaʸnaʸs tou marturiou apo anatolaʸs, Mōusaʸs kai Aʼarōn kai hoi huioi autou, fulassontes tas fulakas tou hagiou eis tas fulakas tōn huiōn Yaʸraaʸl; kai ho allogenaʸs ho haptomenos, apothaneitai. )

BrTr They that encamp before the tabernacle of witness on the east shall be Moses and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charges of the sanctuary according to the charges of the children of Israel; and the stranger that touches them, shall die.

ULT And the ones camping before the face of the dwelling to the east, before the face of the tent of meeting toward the sunrise, were to be Moses and Aaron and his sons, the keepers of the keeping of the holy place, according to the keeping of the sons of Israel. And the stranger who comes near shall be put to death.

UST Moses, Aaron, and his descendant would camp in front of the sacred tent on its eastern border, in front of the sacred tent toward the direction of the sunrise. They managed everything in the Holy Place. In this way, they would protect the Israelites. If a person who is not an Israelite approaches the sacred tent, he should die.

BSB § Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, before the Tent of Meeting. They were to perform the duties of the sanctuary as a service on behalf of the Israelites; but any outsider who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.

OEB No OEB NUM book available

WEBBE Those who encamp before the tabernacle eastward, in front of the Tent of Meeting towards the sunrise, shall be Moses, with Aaron and his sons, keeping the requirements of the sanctuary for the duty of the children of Israel. The outsider who comes near shall be put to death.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET But those who were to camp in front of the tabernacle on the east, in front of the tent of meeting, were Moses, Aaron, and his sons. They were responsible for the needs of the sanctuary and for the needs of the Israelites, but the unauthorized person who approached was to be put to death.

LSV And those encamping before the Dwelling Place eastward, before the Tent of Meeting, at the east, [are] Moses and Aaron, and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the sons of Israel, and the stranger who comes near is put to death.

FBV The camp of Moses, Aaron, and Aaron's sons was to the east of the Tabernacle, in the direction of the sunrise, in front of the Tent of Meeting. They were responsible for the sanctuary on behalf of the Israelites. Anyone else who tried to act as a priest was to be executed.

T4T Aaron and Moses/I and Aaron’s sons were told to set up their/our tents in the area in front of the Sacred Tent, on the east side. Their/Our work was to supervise the work that would be done in and around the Sacred Tent, for the benefit of the Israeli people. Only the priests were permitted to do that. Yahweh declared that we should execute anyone else who went near the tent to do the work that the priests do.

LEB Those encamped before the tabernacle to the east—before the tent of assembly to the east—were Moses and Aaron and his sons; they will keep the responsibility of the sanctuary for the Israelites;[fn] and the stranger[fn] who approaches will be put to death.

3:38 Literally “for the responsibility of the children of Israel”

3:38 Or “outsider”

BBE And those whose tents are to be placed on the east side of the House in front of the Tent of meeting, looking to the dawn, are Moses and Aaron and his sons, who will do the work of the holy place for the children of Israel; and any strange person who comes near will be put to death.

Moff No Moff NUM book available

JPS And those that were to pitch before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrising, were Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary, even the charge for the children of Israel; and the common man that drew nigh was to be put to death.

ASV And those that encamp before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrising, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

DRA Before the tabernacle of the covenant, that is to say on the east side, shall Moses and Aaron camp, with their sons, having the custody of the sanctuary, in the midst of the children of Israel. What stranger soever cometh unto it, shall be put to death.

YLT And those encamping before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting, at the east, [are] Moses and Aaron, and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the sons of Israel, and the stranger who cometh near is put to death.

Drby And those who encamped before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrising, were Moses, and Aaron and his sons, who kept the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh near shall be put to death.

RV And those that pitch before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrising, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

Wbstr But those that encamp before the tabernacle towards the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward shall be Moses and Aaron, and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary, for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

KJB-1769 ¶ But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
(¶ But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh/comes nigh shall be put to death. )

KJB-1611 ¶ But those that encampe before the Tabernacle toward the East, euen before the Tabernacle of the Congregation Eastward, shall be Moses and Aaron, and his sonnes, keeping the charge of the Sanctuary, for the charge of the children of Israel: and the stranger that commeth nigh, shall be put to death.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps But on the forefront of the tabernacle towarde the east, before the tabernacle of the congregation eastwarde, shall Moyses & Aaron and his sonnes, pitche and wayte to kepe the sanctuarie, and to kepe the chyldren of Israel: And the strannger that commeth nye, shalbe slayne.
(But on the forefront of the tabernacle towarde the east, before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall Moses and Aaron and his sons, pitche and wait to keep the sanctuarie, and to keep the children of Israel: And the strannger that cometh/comes near, shall be slayne.)

Gnva Also on the forefront of the Tabernacle toward the East, before the Tabernacle, I say, of the Congregation Eastwarde shall Moses and Aaron and his sonnes pitch, hauing the charge of the Sanctuarie, and the charge of the children of Israel: but the stranger that commeth neere, shall be slayne.
(Also on the forefront of the Tabernacle toward the East, before the Tabernacle, I say, of the Congregation Eastward shall Moses and Aaron and his sons pitch, having the charge of the Sanctuarie, and the charge of the children of Israel: but the stranger that cometh/comes near, shall be slayne. )

Cvdl But before the Habitacion and before ye Tabernacle on the East syde shal Moses & Aaron & his sonnes pytche, that they maye wayte vpon the Sanctuary, & the children of Israel. Yf eny other preasse therto, he shal dye.
(But before the Habitacion and before ye/you_all Tabernacle on the East side shall Moses and Aaron and his sons pytche, that they may wait upon the Sanctuary, and the children of Israel. If any other preasse thereto, he shall die.)

Wycl Forsothe Moises and Aaron with hise sones schulen sette tentis bifor the tabernacle of boond of pees, that is, at the eest coost, and schulen haue the keping of the seyntuarie, in the myddis of the sones of Israel; what euer alien neiyeth, he schal die.
(Forsothe Moses and Aaron with his sons should set tents before the tabernacle of bond of peace, that is, at the east coost, and should have the keping of the seyntuarie, in the midst of the sons of Israel; what ever alien neiyeth, he shall die.)

Luth Aber vor der Wohnung und vor der Hütte des Stifts gegen Morgen sollen sich lagern Mose und Aaron und seine Söhne, daß sie des Heiligtums warten und der Kinder Israel. Wenn sich ein Fremder herzutut, der soll sterben,
(But before/in_front_of the/of_the Wohnung and before/in_front_of the/of_the hut/cabin the Stifts gegen Morgen sollen itself/yourself/themselves lagern Mose and Aaron and his sons, that they/she/them the Heiligtums warten and the/of_the children Israel. When itself/yourself/themselves a Fremder herzutut, the/of_the should die,)

ClVg Castrametabuntur ante tabernaculum fœderis, id est, ad orientalem plagam, Moyses et Aaron cum filiis suis, habentes custodiam sanctuarii in medio filiorum Israël. Quisquis alienus accesserit, morietur.[fn]
(Castrametabuntur before tabernaculum fœderis, id it_is, to orientalem plagam, Moyses and Aaron when/with childrens to_his_own, habentes custodiam sanctuarii in in_the_middle of_children Israel. Quiswho/any alienus accesserit, morietur. )

3.38 Ad orientalem plagam. Orientalis plaga ortum fidei significat, ubi Moyses, qui interpretatur assumptus de aqua, et Aaron mons fortitudinis, cum filiis suis castrametantur. Qui enim in Ecclesia præsunt, quibus claves regni cœlestis commissæ sunt Matth. 6., debent introitus ordinem cognoscere, et aliis prædicare. Quia oportet quemque in lucem fidei per portam confessionis ad aquam baptismi intrare, ut de aqua assumptus sit filius adoptionis; et robore constantiæ gignens filios boni operis, introitum fidei, per quem in Ecclesiam ingressus est, diligenter custodiat, ne otiosus et inutilis abjiciatur.

3.38 Ad orientalem plagam. Orientalis plaga ortum of_faith significat, where Moyses, who interpretatur assumptus about water, and Aaron mons fortitudinis, when/with childrens to_his_own castrametantur. Who because in Ecclesia præsunt, to_whom claves regni cœlestis commissæ are Matth. 6., debent introitus ordinem cognoscere, and aliis prædicare. Because oportet quemque in the_light of_faith through the_gate confessionis to waterm baptismi intrare, as about water assumptus let_it_be son adoptionis; and robore constantiæ gignens filios boni operis, introitum of_faith, through which in Ecclesiam ingressus it_is, diligenter custodiat, not otiosus and inutilis abyiciatur.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י & לִ⁠פְנֵי֩

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before & to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before

See how you translated the same use of this phrase in 3:7.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י הַ⁠מִּשְׁכָּ֡ן קֵ֣דְמָ⁠ה לִ⁠פְנֵי֩ אֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵ֨ד ׀ מִזְרָ֜חָ⁠ה

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the,tabernacle east,on to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before tent/house meeting sunrise,toward

These two clauses mean basically the same thing. Moses is using the two clauses together for emphasize that the descendants of Moses and Aaron camped in an honored place nearest to the Dwelling. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could combine the phrases and express the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: “nearest to the front of the eastern side of the tent of meeting”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וּ⁠בָנָ֗י⁠ו

and,sons,his

Here, sons refers to male descendants. See how you translated the same use of sons in 3:9.

Note 4 topic: writing-poetry

שֹֽׁמְרִים֙ מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת הַ⁠מִּקְדָּ֔שׁ

having_charge_of duties the,sanctuary

See how you translated this phrase in 3:28.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

for,service sons_of Yisrael

See how you translated the keeping of the sons of Israel in 3:8.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠הַ⁠זָּ֥ר הַ⁠קָּרֵ֖ב יוּמָֽת

and,the,outsider the,near put_to_death

See how you translated this sentence in 1:51.

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