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Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord meant when he said,

‘I will display my holiness
    through those who come near me.
I will display my glory
    before all the people.’”

And Aaron was silent.

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Moses then said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke of when he said:

“‘Among those who approach me(A)
    I will be proved holy;(B)
in the sight of all the people
    I will be honored.(C)’”

Aaron remained silent.

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22 Even the priests who regularly come near to the Lord must purify themselves so that the Lord does not break out and destroy them.”

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22 Even the priests, who approach(A) the Lord, must consecrate(B) themselves, or the Lord will break out against them.”(C)

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He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel,
    and you will bring me glory.”

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He said to me, “You are my servant,(A)
    Israel, in whom I will display my splendor.(B)

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They must be set apart as holy to their God and must never bring shame on the name of God. They must be holy, for they are the ones who present the special gifts to the Lord, gifts of food for their God.

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They must be holy to their God(A) and must not profane the name of their God.(B) Because they present the food offerings to the Lord,(C) the food of their God,(D) they are to be holy.(E)

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12 But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust me enough to demonstrate my holiness to the people of Israel, you will not lead them into the land I am giving them!”

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12 But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust in me enough to honor me as holy(A) in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this community into the land I give them.”(B)

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12 He said to them, “You are the leaders of the Levite families. You must purify yourselves and all your fellow Levites, so you can bring the Ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it. 13 Because you Levites did not carry the Ark the first time, the anger of the Lord our God burst out against us. We failed to ask God how to move it properly.”

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12 He said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical families; you and your fellow Levites are to consecrate(A) yourselves and bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it. 13 It was because you, the Levites,(B) did not bring it up the first time that the Lord our God broke out in anger against us.(C) We did not inquire of him about how to do it in the prescribed way.(D)

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30 “Therefore, the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I promised that your branch of the tribe of Levi[a] would always be my priests. But I will honor those who honor me, and I will despise those who think lightly of me.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:30 Hebrew that your house and your father’s house.

30 “Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I promised that members of your family would minister before me forever.(A)’ But now the Lord declares: ‘Far be it from me! Those who honor me I will honor,(B) but those who despise(C) me will be disdained.(D)

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28 Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe. 29 For our God is a devouring fire.

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28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken,(A) let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe,(B) 29 for our “God is a consuming fire.”[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 12:29 Deut. 4:24

11 Get out! Get out and leave your captivity,
    where everything you touch is unclean.
Get out of there and purify yourselves,
    you who carry home the sacred objects of the Lord.

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11 Depart,(A) depart, go out from there!
    Touch no unclean thing!(B)
Come out from it and be pure,(C)
    you who carry the articles(D) of the Lord’s house.

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The highest angelic powers stand in awe of God.
    He is far more awesome than all who surround his throne.

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In the council(A) of the holy ones(B) God is greatly feared;
    he is more awesome than all who surround him.(C)

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20 “Who is able to stand in the presence of the Lord, this holy God?” they cried out. “Where can we send the Ark from here?”

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20 And the people of Beth Shemesh asked, “Who can stand(A) in the presence of the Lord, this holy(B) God? To whom will the ark go up from here?”

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51 For both of you betrayed me with the Israelites at the waters of Meribah at Kadesh[a] in the wilderness of Zin. You failed to demonstrate my holiness to the people of Israel there.

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Footnotes

  1. 32:51 Hebrew waters of Meribath-kadesh.

51 This is because both of you broke faith with me in the presence of the Israelites at the waters of Meribah Kadesh(A) in the Desert of Zin(B) and because you did not uphold my holiness among the Israelites.(C)

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21 No descendant of Aaron who has a defect may approach the altar to present special gifts to the Lord. Since he has a defect, he may not approach the altar to offer food to his God.

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21 No descendant of Aaron the priest who has any defect(A) is to come near to present the food offerings to the Lord.(B) He has a defect; he must not come near to offer the food of his God.(C)

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