Verse Comparison: Numbers 3:10
American Standard Version
And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall keep their priesthood: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
Amplified® Bible
And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall observe {and} attend to their priest's office; but the excluded [anyone daring to assume priestly duties or privileges who is not of the house of Aaron and called of God] who comes near [the holy things] shall be put to death.
Contemporary English Version
who have been appointed to be priests. Anyone else who tries to perform the duties of a priest must be put to death.
Darby English Version
And Aaron and his sons shalt thou appoint that they may attend to their priest's office; and the stranger that cometh near shall be put to death.
Good News Bible
You shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; anyone else who tries to do so shall be put to death."
King James Version
And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
New American Standard Bible
"So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons that they may keep their priesthood, but the layman who comes near shall be put to death."
New International Version
Appoint Aaron and his sons to serve as priests; anyone else who approaches the sanctuary must be put to death."
New King James Version
So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall attend to their priesthood; but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death.”
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons that they may keep their priesthood, but the layman who comes near shall receive the death penalty."
Revised Standard Version
And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall attend to their priesthood; but if any one else comes near, he shall be put to death."
Young's Literal Translation
`And Aaron and his sons thou dost appoint, and they have kept their priesthood, and the stranger who cometh near is put to death.'
